Part 3. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION
Subchapter B. PENALTIES
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed for repeal will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or in the Texas Register office, Room 245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin.)
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) proposes the repeal of §37.60, relating to the Standard Penalty Chart.
This rule will be replaced by proposed new rules under a new chapter 34 and will no longer be necessary after the new chapter is adopted.
Lou Bright, General Counsel, has determined that for each of the first five years that the proposed repeal is in effect there will be no fiscal impact on units of state or local government as a result of this repeal.
Lou Bright, General Counsel, has determined that for each of the first five years following the proposed repeal of the rule there will be no fiscal impact on small and micro-businesses and individuals who will no longer be required to comply with the sections.
Lou Bright, General Counsel, has determined that for each of the first five years following the proposed repeal of the rule there will be no public benefit from the repeal.
Comments on the proposed repeal may be addressed to Lou Bright, General Counsel, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, P.O. Box 13127, Austin, Texas 78711. Comments will be accepted for 45 days following publication of the repeal in the Texas Register.
The proposed repeal of the rule is authorized by §5.31 and §5.362 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code. Section 5.31 gives the commission authority to prescribe and publish rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Code. Section 5.362 provides the specific authority to adopt a schedule of sanctions that may be imposed for a violation of the Code.
Cross Reference: Sections 5.31, 5.362, 11.64, 11.641, 61.76 and 61.761 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code will be affected by this repeal.
§37.60.Standard Penalty Chart.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 2, 2008.
TRD-200802344
Alan Steen
Administrator
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 15, 2008
For further information, please call: (512) 206-3204