78R6144 MCK-D

By:  Cook of Colorado                                             H.B. No. 1264



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the sale of wine by certain holders of a winery permit.           
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 16.01(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The holder of a winery permit may sell wine to ultimate 
consumers for consumption on or off winery premises and dispense 
free wine for consumption on or off the winery premises if the 
winery is located:
		(1)  in a city that:                                                          
			(A)  is located in three or more counties, at 
least one of which has a population of 500,000 or more; and
			(B)  has within its boundaries all or part of an 
international airport;    
		(2)  in a county that:                                                        
			(A)  has a population of 240,000 or more; and                                
			(B)  borders:                                                                
				(i)  the Gulf of Mexico; and                                                
				(ii)  a county that has within its 
boundaries all or part of an international airport; [or]
		(3)  in a county that:                                                        
			(A)  has a population of 20,000 or more; and                                 
			(B)  has within its boundaries all or part of 
three or more American viticultural areas, as recognized and 
defined by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms; or
		(4)  in a county that:                                                 
			(A)  has a population of 10,000 or more; and                          
			(B)  was created by the legislature from four or 
more pre-existing counties.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.