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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain |
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transactions involving malt liquor containing certain stimulants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 101.651 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.651. CERTAIN STIMULANTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except |
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as provided by this section, a person may not manufacture, import, |
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sell, or possess for the purpose of sale malt liquor in a sealed |
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container that contains caffeine, ginseng, taurine, or guarana as |
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an added ingredient. |
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(b) This section does not apply to malt liquor that contains |
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caffeine that is a natural constituent of an ingredient other than |
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an ingredient listed in Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |