By Jackson                                             S.B. No. 965
         77R169 AJA-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to sale of wine by the holder of a winery permit.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 16.01(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
 1-5     amended to read as follows:
 1-6           (d)  The holder of a winery permit may sell wine to ultimate
 1-7     consumers for consumption on or off winery premises and dispense
 1-8     free wine for consumption on or off the winery premises if the
 1-9     winery is located:
1-10                 (1)  in a city that:
1-11                       (A) [(1)]  is located in three or more counties,
1-12     at least one of which has a population of 500,000 or more; and
1-13                       (B) [(2)]  has within its boundaries all or part
1-14     of an international airport; or
1-15                 (2)  in a county that:
1-16                       (A)  has a population of 240,000 or more; and
1-17                       (B)  borders:
1-18                             (i)  the Gulf of Mexico; and
1-19                             (ii)  a county that has within its
1-20     boundaries all or part of an international airport.
1-21           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.