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By:  Van de Putte                                                 S.B. No. 1817


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of a grocery certificate for the sale of 
alcoholic beverages.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 25, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 
by adding Section 25.14 as follows:
	Sec. 25.14.  GROCERY CERTIFICATE.  (a)  A holder of a Wine 
and Beer Retailer's permit may be issued a grocery certificate by 
the commission if the premises for which the certificate is issued 
exceed 15,000 square feet, have three or more checkout counters and 
provide retail food sales.
	(b)  The fee for a grocery certificate shall be set at a level 
sufficient to recover the cost of issuing the certificate and 
administering this section.
	(c)  A certificate expires on the expiration of the primary 
permit.   
	SECTION 2.  Chapter 26, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 
by adding Section 26.08 as follows:
	Sec. 26.08.  Grocery Certificate.  (a)  A holder of a Wine 
and Beer Retailer's Off-Premise permit may be issued a grocery 
certificate by the commission if the premises for which the 
certificate is issued exceed 15,000 square feet, have three or more 
checkout counters and provide retail food sales.
	(b)  The fee for a grocery certificate shall be set at a level 
sufficient to recover the cost of issuing the certificate and 
administering this section.
	(c)  A certificate expires on the expiration of the primary 
permit.   
	SECTION 3.  Chapter 69, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 
by adding Section 69.17 as follows:
	Sec. 69.17.  GROCERY CERTIFICATE.  (a)  A holder of a Retail 
Dealer's On-Premise license may be issued a grocery certificate by 
the commission if the premises for which the certificate is issued 
exceed 15,000 square feet, have three or more checkout counters and 
provide retail food sales.
	(b)  The fee for a grocery certificate shall be set at a level 
sufficient to recover the cost of issuing the certificate and 
administering this section.
	(c)  A certificate expires on the expiration of the primary 
license.  
	SECTION 4.  Chapter 71, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 
by adding Section 71.11 as follows:
	Sec. 71.11.  GROCERY CERTIFICATE.  (a)  A holder of a Retail 
Dealer's Off-Premise license may be issued a grocery certificate by 
the commission if the premises for which the certificate is issued 
exceed 15,000 square feet, have three or more checkout counters and 
provide retail food sales.
	(b)  The fee for a grocery certificate shall be set at a level 
sufficient to recover the cost of issuing the certificate and 
administering this section.
	(c)  A certificate expires on the expiration of the primary 
license.  
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.