| (a) This rule relates to §32.09 of the Alcoholic
Beverage Code.
(b) A holder of a private club registration permit
shall:
(1) issue a temporary membership card to any person
who intends to be served alcoholic beverages on its licensed premises,
except a person who is a member of the club or a guest of a member
of the club, or, if the club is located in a hotel, a patron of the
hotel who is at the hotel for overnight lodging and is a guest of
the hotel manager who is a member of the club; and
(2) keep a record with entries made in chronological
order showing the following about temporary membership cards issued:
the date issued, the name of the person to whom the card was issued,
and the serial number of the temporary membership card.
(c) A holder of a private club registration permit
shall not serve an alcoholic beverage to a person who holds a temporary
membership card unless the temporary card is:
(1) issued to the club by the commission;
(2) issued to the temporary member by the manager of
the club, or other person in charge of the premises of the club;
(3) complete and legible, with all blanks, except signature
blanks, properly completed, including the name of the temporary member,
club name, city, and time period covered;
(4) signed at the time of issuance by the manager of
the club or other person in charge of the licensed premises; and
(5) in possession of the temporary member to whom it
is issued.
(d) The commission shall not issue a temporary membership
card to a club until the commission has received a written request
from a club in the manner prescribed by the commission, together with
the effective fee established in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Payment of the fee shall be made only by cashier's check, certified
check, corporate check, through the commission's electronic portal,
or by United States postal money order payable to the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission.
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