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Senate Bill 711 |
Senate Author: Nelson |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Geren |
Senate Bill 711 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to create a winery festival permit that authorizes the permit holder, who must also hold a winery permit, to sell wine at a civic or wine festival, farmers' market, celebration, or similar event, with certain restrictions. The bill requires the holder of a winery festival permit, before offering wine for sale and in accordance with rules adopted or procedures established by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, to notify the commission of the date on which and location where the permit holder will offer wine for sale, and establishes a permit fee of $50. The bill makes provisions relating to the sale of wine on the permitted premises of a winery permit holder applicable to the sale of wine under these provisions and authorizes the winery permit of the holder of a winery festival permit to be canceled or suspended for a violation occurring in connection with activities conducted under these provisions.