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TABC adopts emergency rules banning sale of consumable hemp products to minors, requires ID checks
Summary
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission adopted emergency rules implementing Gov. Abbott’s executive order to prohibit sales of consumable hemp products to anyone under 21 and to require government‑issued ID verification; enforcement begins Oct. 1.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission on Sept. 23 voted to adopt emergency rules that bar retail sales of consumable hemp products to people under 21 and require verification of a purchaser’s age with government‑issued identification.
General Counsel James Person told commissioners the rules implement Governor Greg Abbott’s Sept. 10 executive order GA‑56 and rely on the commission’s statutory authority under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. “The emergency rules presented today comply with the governor’s directive and are based on existing statutory authority in sections 11.61 and 61.71 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code,” Person said. He added the rules “make it clear that businesses do not comply with those laws if they sell, offer for sale, serve, or deliver consumable hemp products to” persons under 21 or “they fail to check IDs when selling, serving, or delivering those products.”
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