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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a permit to allow alcoholic beverage |
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wholesalers to store alcoholic beverages at certain auxiliary |
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locations; providing for a permitting fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 19A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 19A. WHOLESALER'S BRANCH PERMIT |
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Sec. 19A.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a |
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wholesaler's branch permit may maintain one or more auxiliary |
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locations other than the permitted premises maintained by the |
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permit holder under the authority of a wholesaler's permit to store |
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alcoholic beverages that are in transit between premises covered by |
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that wholesaler's permit and the premises of a retailer, including |
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the holder of a private club registration permit, or another |
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wholesaler. |
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Sec. 19A.02. FEE. The commission shall exercise the |
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commission's authority under Section 5.50(b) to set an annual state |
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fee for a wholesaler's branch permit. |
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Sec. 19A.03. ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMIT. A wholesaler's branch |
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permit may be issued only to the holder of a wholesaler's permit. |
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Sec. 19A.04. ORIGINATION OF SALES OR SHIPPING PROHIBITED. |
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The holder of a wholesaler's branch permit may not: |
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(1) sell or take orders for alcoholic beverages at an |
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auxiliary location permitted under this chapter; or |
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(2) initiate shipping from an auxiliary location |
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permitted under this chapter of an alcoholic beverage sold by the |
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permit holder under the authority of the permit holder's |
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wholesaler's permit. |
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Sec. 19A.05. SAMPLING OF BEVERAGES AUTHORIZED. The holder |
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of a wholesaler's branch permit may allow retailers to sample |
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alcoholic beverages at no charge at a location permitted under this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |