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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of alcoholic beverages by certain holders |
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of a private club registration permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 32.08(b) and (c), Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If the club holding the permit is in a county [an area] |
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where there are no local distributors, alcoholic beverages may be |
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purchased in any county [area] where local distributors are located |
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and may be transported to the club premises if the club also holds a |
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beverage cartage permit. The transporter may acquire the alcoholic |
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beverages only on the written order of an officer or manager of the |
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club holding the permit. The alcoholic beverages must be |
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accompanied by a written statement furnished and signed by the |
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local distributor showing the name and address of the consignee and |
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consignor, the origin and destination of the shipment, and any |
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other information required by the commission or administrator. The |
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person in charge of the alcoholic beverages while they are being |
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transported shall exhibit the written statement to any |
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representative of the commission or any peace officer on demand, |
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and the statement shall be accepted by the representative or |
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officer as prima facie evidence of the lawful right to transport the |
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alcoholic beverages. |
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(c) If a private club registration permittee holds a |
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beverage cartage permit and the permittee's [his] premises are |
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located in a regional airport governed by a board, commission, or |
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authority composed of members from two or more counties, and there |
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is no local distributor at the airport, the private club |
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registration permittee may purchase alcoholic beverages from any |
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local distributor in a county wholly or partly located in a trade |
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area served by the airport and transport them to the permittee's |
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[his] licensed premises. The transportation of the beverages must |
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be in accordance with Subsection (b) [of this section]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |