A warehouse or transfer company that holds a local cartage permit may transport liquor for hire inside the corporate limits of any city or town in the state.
No person may transport liquor for hire inside a city or town unless he holds a local cartage permit. No person may transport liquor in violation of the motor carrier laws of this state.
Text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1232 ), Sec. 3
For text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545 ), Sec. 148, see other Sec. 43.04.
(a) No local cartage permittee may transport liquor unless:
(1) a description of each vehicle used in the transportation, as required by the commission, has been submitted to the commission; and
(2) each vehicle has been plainly marked or lettered to indicate that it is being used for the transportation of liquor by a local cartage permittee.
(b) The transportation of liquor by a permittee in a vehicle not described and marked in accordance with this section is a violation of this code and is a ground for the cancellation of the permit.