By Reyna of Bexar                                     H.B. No. 3462
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the transportation of wine into the state by an
 1-3     individual for personal consumption.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 107.08, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 107.08.  TRANSPORTATION OF BEVERAGES FOR PERSONAL
 1-8     CONSUMPTION.  (a)  A person who purchases an alcoholic beverage for
 1-9     his own consumption may transport it from a place where its sale is
1-10     legal to a place where its possession is legal without holding a
1-11     license or permit.
1-12           (b)  A person may purchase wine and ship or cause to be
1-13     shipped the wine purchased to the person's residence for personal
1-14     use, if:
1-15                 (1)  the person purchases the wine while physically
1-16     present at a winery in Texas or another state or country;
1-17                 (2)  the person purchasing the wine is physically
1-18     present when the wine is delivered to the person's residence;
1-19                 (3)  the person making the sale has verified that the
1-20     person purchasing the wine is 21 years of age or older.
1-21           SECTION 2.  Section 107.11, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
1-22     amended to read as follows:
1-23           Sec. 107.11.  IMPORTATION OF PERSONAL WINE COLLECTION. (a)  A
 2-1     person who is relocating a household may import, or contract with a
 2-2     motor carrier or another person to import, a personal wine
 2-3     collection as a part of that person's household goods.
 2-4           (b)  Section 107.07 of this code does not apply to a person
 2-5     who is importing a personal wine collection under Subsection (a) of
 2-6     this section.
 2-7           (c)  Wine purchased and shipped pursuant to Section 107.08 of
 2-8     this code shall be treated as an addition to a person's personal
 2-9     wine collection.
2-10           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001