(a) The holder of a general distributor's license may:
(1) receive malt beverages in unbroken original packages from brewers and brewpubs and from general or branch distributors;
(2) distribute or sell malt beverages in the unbroken original packages in which they are received to general or branch distributors, to local distributor permittees, to permittees or licensees authorized to sell to ultimate consumers, to private club registration permittees, to authorized outlets located on any installation of the national military establishment, or to qualified persons for shipment and consumption outside the state; and
(3) serve free malt beverages for consumption on the licensed premises.
(b) All sales made under the authority of this section except sales to general, local, or branch distributor's licensees must be made in accordance with Sections 61.73 and 102.31 of this code.