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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to activities of a winery located in a dry county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.011, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.011. PREMISES IN DRY AREA. A winery permit may be |
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issued for premises in an area in which the sale of wine has not been |
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authorized by a local option election. A holder of a permit under |
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this section may engage in any activity authorized under Section |
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16.01 except that the permit holder may sell or dispense wine under |
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that section only if the wine is: |
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(1) bottled in this state; and |
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(2) at least 50 [75] percent by volume fermented juice |
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of grapes or other fruit grown in this state or a lesser percentage |
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established by the commissioner of agriculture under Section |
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12.039, Agriculture Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |