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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of Beer and Wine on Sunday. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by altering Section 105.04 and 105.05 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.04. HOURS OF SALE: WINE AND BEER RETAILER. The |
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hours of sale and delivery for alcoholic beverages sold under a wine |
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and beer retailer's permit or a wine and beer retailer's off-premise |
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permit are the same as those prescribed for the sale of beer under |
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Section 105.05 of this code, except that no sale shall be allowed |
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between 2 a.m. and noon 9:00 a.ma. on Sunday. |
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Sec. 105.05. HOURS OF SALE: BEER. (a) No person may sell, |
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offer for sale, or deliver beer at any time not permitted by this |
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section. |
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(b) A person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver beer |
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between 7 a.m. and midnight on any day except Sunday. On Sunday he |
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may sell beer between midnight and 1:00 a.m. and between noon and |
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midnight, except that permittees or licensees authorized to sell
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for on-premise consumption may sell
beer between 10:00
a.m. and
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noon if
the beer is
served to a customer during the service of food
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to the customer. |
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(c) In a city or county having a population of 800,000 or |
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more, according to the last preceding federal census, or 500,000 or |
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more, according to the 22nd Decennial Census of the United States, |
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as released by the Bureau of the Census on March 12, 2001, a holder |
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of a retail dealer's on-premise late hours license may also sell, |
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offer for sale, and deliver beer between midnight and 2 a.m. on any |
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day. |
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(d) In a city or county other than a city or county described |
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by Subsection (c), the extended hours prescribed in Subsection (c) |
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of this section, or any part of the extended hours prescribed in |
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Subsection (c) of this section are effective for the sale, offer to |
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sell, and delivery of beer by a holder of a retail dealer's |
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on-premise late hours license: |
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(1) in the unincorporated areas of the county if the |
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extended hours are adopted by an order of the commissioners court; |
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and |
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(2) in an incorporated city or town if the extended hours |
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are adopted by an ordinance of the governing body of the city or |
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town. |
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(e) A violation of a city ordinance or order of a |
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commissioners court adopted pursuant to Subsection (d) of this |
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section is a violation of this code. |
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SECTION 2. The Act take effect September 1, 2015. |