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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the approval of certain alcoholic beverages by the |
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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101.671(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) On registration of a certificate of label approval |
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issued by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade |
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Bureau, the commission shall approve the product under this section |
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and issue a letter to that effect to the permittee. The commission |
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may not require additional approval for the product unless there is |
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a change to the label or product that requires reissuance of the |
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federal certificate of label approval. The commission shall |
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accept the certificate of label approval as constituting full |
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compliance only with any applicable standards adopted under Section |
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5.38 regarding quality, purity, and identity of distilled spirits |
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or wine. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |