Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 103.03

  • Illicit beverage: means an alcoholic beverage:
    (A) manufactured, distributed, bought, sold, bottled, rectified, blended, treated, fortified, mixed, processed, warehoused, stored, possessed, imported, or transported in violation of this code;
    (B) on which a tax imposed by the laws of this state has not been paid and to which the tax stamp, if required, has not been affixed; or
    (C) possessed, kept, stored, owned, or imported with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, bottle, rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, process, warehouse, store, or transport in violation of this code. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04

A peace officer may seize without a warrant:
(1) any illicit beverage, its container, and its packaging;
(2) any vehicle, including an aircraft or watercraft, used to transport an illicit beverage;
(3) any equipment designed for use in or used in manufacturing an illicit beverage; or
(4) any material to be used in manufacturing an illicit beverage.