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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of an alcoholic beverage by an ultimate |
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consumer from the premises of a mixed beverage permit holder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.10(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as |
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effective September 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A mixed beverage permittee may not permit any person to |
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take any alcoholic beverage purchased on the licensed premises from |
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the premises where sold, except that: |
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(1) a person who orders wine with food [and has a |
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portion of the open container remaining] may remove the [open] |
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container of wine from the premises whether the container is opened |
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or unopened; and |
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(2) a mixed beverage permittee who also holds a |
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brewpub license may sell or offer without charge on the premises of |
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the brewpub, to an ultimate consumer for consumption on or off the |
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premises, malt beverages produced by the permittee, in or from a |
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lawful container in an amount that does not exceed one-half barrel, |
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provided that the aggregate amount of malt beverages removed from |
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the premises under this subdivision does not exceed 1,000 barrels |
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annually. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |