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78R5375 AJA-D


By:  Deshotel                                                     H.B. No. 1625



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to temporary wine and beer retailer's permits.                       
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 27.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 27.01.  AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.  The holder of a 
temporary wine and beer retailer's permit may sell for consumption 
on or off the premises where sold, but not for resale, wine, beer, 
and malt liquors containing alcohol in excess of one-half of one 
percent by volume but not more than 17 percent by volume.  [The 
permit does not authorize the sale of those beverages outside the 
county for which it is issued.]
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 27, Alcoholic Beverage 
Code, is amended by adding Section 27.011 to read as follows:
	Sec. 27.011.  SALE OUTSIDE PERMIT HOLDER'S COUNTY.  A holder 
of a temporary wine and beer retailer's permit that sells wine, 
beer, or malt liquor under that permit in a county other than the 
county in which the premises covered by the permit required by 
Section 27.04 is located must:
		(1)  purchase the beverages from a distributor or 
wholesaler authorized under this code to sell the beverages in the 
county in which the permit holder sells the beverages under this 
chapter; and
		(2)  report to the commission, in the manner prescribed 
by the commission by rule, the amount of beverages purchased and 
sold under this section, by type.
	SECTION 3.  This Act applies only to a temporary wine and 
beer retailer's permit issued on or after the effective date of this 
Act.  A temporary wine and beer retailer's permit issued before the 
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect 
immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect 
for that purpose.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.