(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §41.52 adopted to be effective December 6, 2021, 46 TexReg 8246