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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale by package stores of containers of liquor with |
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a capacity of less than six fluid ounces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101.46(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d) [of
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this section], no person may import, sell, or possess with intent to |
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sell any liquor in a container with a capacity of less than 20 |
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milliliters. A container of liquor offered for sale that has a |
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capacity of less than six fluid ounces must substantially conform |
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to the labeling requirements of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and |
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Firearms for larger containers in which liquor is sold. Holders of |
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distiller's or rectifier's permits wishing to sell liquor bottled |
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in containers of less than six fluid ounces to wholesalers must sell |
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such containers of liquor to wholesalers in units of unbroken, |
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sealed cases. Wholesalers shall sell liquor bottled in containers |
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of less than six fluid ounces to package stores in units of |
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unbroken, sealed cases. [Containers of liquor with a capacity of
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less than six fluid ounces offered for sale in a package store must
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be sold in units of sealed packages featuring multiple bottles of
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liquor.] |
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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, 2015. |