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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hours of sale for liquor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. [(a)] Except as |
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provided in Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, and 105.08, no person |
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may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor: |
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(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas |
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Day; |
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(2) before noon or after 10 p.m. on Sunday; or |
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(3) before 9 [10] a.m. or after 10 [9] p.m. on any |
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other day. |
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[(b)
When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday,
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Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 105.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.02. HOURS OF SALE: WHOLESALERS AND LOCAL |
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DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS. (a) A holder of a wholesaler's permit |
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may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime |
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except [Sunday and] Christmas Day. |
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(b) A local distributor's permittee may sell, offer for |
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sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on |
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any day except: |
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(1) [Sunday;
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[(2)] Christmas Day; or |
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(2) [(3)] a day on which a package store permittee is |
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prohibited from selling liquor. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |