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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to production requirements for holders of winery permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 16, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 16.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.012. PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The holder of a |
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winery permit must produce or blend wine in sufficient quantities |
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as to make the winery a bona fide manufacturing operation before the |
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third anniversary of the date the winery's original permit is |
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issued. |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the holder of a |
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winery permit issued before September 1, 2013, must produce or |
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blend wine in sufficient quantities as to make the winery a bona |
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fide manufacturing operation before September 1, 2016. This |
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subsection expires September 1, 2017. |
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(b) Proof that the winery has sold wine that it has produced |
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or blended, bottled, and labeled is prima facie evidence that the |
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winery is a bona fide manufacturing operation. |
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(c) The winery activities required by this section may be |
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done through an agreement authorized by Section 16.05 or through an |
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agreement with another winery in this state for a bottling brand |
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under an Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Basic Permit trade |
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name application. |
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(d) Failure to comply with this section constitutes grounds |
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to cancel or suspend a winery permit or deny an application for |
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renewal of a winery permit. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |