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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale and use of certain alcoholic beverages |
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manufactured by holders of a winery permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 16.01, |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 16.011, the holder of a |
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winery permit may: |
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(1) manufacture, bottle, label, and package wine |
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containing not more than 24 percent alcohol by volume; |
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(2) manufacture fruit brandy and: |
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(A) use that brandy on the winery permit holder's |
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permitted premises for fortifying purposes only; or |
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(B) sell that brandy to other winery permit |
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holders; |
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(3) [and] import or buy fruit brandy from a permit |
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holder authorized to manufacture fruit [grape] brandy [for
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fortifying purposes only] and use that brandy [to be used only] on |
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the winery permit holder's permitted [his licensed] premises for |
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fortifying purposes only; |
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(4) [(3)] sell wine in this state to or buy wine from |
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permit holders authorized to purchase and sell wine, including |
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holders of wholesaler's permits, winery permits, and wine bottler's |
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permits; |
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(5) [(4)] sell wine to ultimate consumers: |
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(A) for consumption on the winery premises; or |
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(B) in unbroken packages for off-premises |
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consumption in an amount not to exceed 35,000 gallons annually; |
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(6) [(5)] sell the wine outside this state to |
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qualified persons; |
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(7) [(6)] blend wines; and |
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(8) [(7)] dispense free wine for consumption on the |
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winery premises. |
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(b) The holder of a winery permit may manufacture and label |
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wine for an adult in an amount not to exceed 50 gallons annually for |
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the personal use of the adult. Any amount of wine produced under |
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this subsection is included in the annual total amount that may be |
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sold by the holder under Subsection (a)(5) [(a)(4) of this
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section]. An adult for whom wine is manufactured and labeled under |
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this subsection is not required to hold a license or permit issued |
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under this code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |