Sec. 57.02.  DETERMINATION OF DELIVERY AREA.  (a)  In determining whether the sale of an alcoholic beverage is legal in an area for purposes of Section 57.01, a person who sells or delivers an alcoholic beverage under that section may consult a map or other publicly available information produced by the commission for the purpose of establishing where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal.
(b)  The holder of a consumer delivery permit may make deliveries of alcoholic beverages:
(1)  only in response to bona fide orders placed by the consumer under Section 57.01; and 
(2)  only in areas where the sale of the beverages is legal in:
(A)  the county in which the premises of the retailer making the sale is located;
(B)  the city or town in which the premises of the retailer making the sale is located, if the retailer is located in a city or town; or
(C)  an area not further than two miles beyond the municipal boundary of the city or town in which the premises of the retailer is located, if applicable.
(c)  It is a defense to a prosecution alleging that an individual delivered an alcoholic beverage under this chapter to an address located in an area that is dry for the type of beverage delivered that:
(1)  the individual or the holder of a consumer delivery permit relied on publicly available information produced by the commission relating to the wet or dry classification of the address; and 
(2)  the information indicated that the address to which the beverage was delivered was classified as wet for the type of beverage delivered on the date of the delivery.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 1450), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.