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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of distilled spirits to the holder of an |
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industrial permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 14.01, Alcoholic |
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Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may: |
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(1) manufacture distilled spirits; |
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(2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and |
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wines; |
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(3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors; |
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(4) bottle, label, and package the permit holder's |
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finished products; |
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(5) sell the finished products in this state to |
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holders of wholesaler's permits and to qualified persons outside |
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the state; |
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(6) import distilled spirits, to be used only for |
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manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of |
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nonresident seller's permits; [and] |
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(7) dispense free distilled spirits for consumption on |
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the permitted premises; and |
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(8) sell bulk alcohol produced by the permit holder to |
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holders of industrial permits in this state. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 14, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 14.05 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 14.05. REPORT OF CERTAIN SALES. A holder of a |
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distiller's and rectifier's permit who sells distilled spirits to a |
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holder of an industrial permit under Section 14.01(a)(8) shall keep |
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records of those sales in a manner prescribed by the commission or |
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administrator. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |