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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of mixed beverages aboard certain passenger |
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vessels. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.13, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (f) and amending |
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Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A mixed beverage permit may be issued for a regularly |
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scheduled excursion boat that is licensed by the United States |
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Coast Guard to carry passengers on the navigable waters of the state |
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if: |
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(1) the boat: |
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(A) carries at least 45 passengers; |
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(B) weighs at least 35 gross tons; and |
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(C) is at least 55 feet long; |
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(2) the home port of the boat is in an area where the |
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sale of mixed beverages is legal; and |
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(3) the owner or operator of the boat is the sole |
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permit holder for the boat. |
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(d) A mixed beverage permit may be issued under this section |
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to a boat regularly used for voyages in international waters |
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regardless of whether the sale of mixed beverages is lawful in the |
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area of the home port. A person having authority to deliver |
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alcoholic beverages to a mixed beverage permit holder in the county |
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where the licensed premises is located may deliver alcoholic |
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beverages purchased by the permit holder. Subsections [Subsection] |
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(a)(2) and (a-1)(2) do [does] not apply to this subsection. |
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(e) The provisions of Section 109.53 that relate to |
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residency requirements and compliance with Texas laws of |
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incorporation: |
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(1) do not apply to the holders of a mixed beverage |
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permit under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) do apply to the holder of a mixed beverage permit |
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under Subsection (a-1) [this section]. |
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(f) A permit for an excursion boat issued under Subsection |
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(a-1) is inoperative in a dry area. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |