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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exempting certain licensees and permittees from the |
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food service requirements of a food and beverage certificate issued |
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under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.13(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An applicant or holder of a food and beverage |
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certificate shall have food service facilities for the preparation |
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and service of multiple entrees. The commission shall adopt rules |
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as necessary to assure that the holder of a food and beverage |
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certificate maintains food service as the primary business on the |
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premises for which a food and beverage certificate has been issued. |
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The commission may exempt permittees who are concessionaires in |
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public entertainment venues such as sports stadiums and convention |
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centers from the requirement that food service be the primary |
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business on the premises. The commission may exempt the holder of a |
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brewpub license who sells alcoholic beverages manufactured only on |
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the brewpub's premises from: |
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(1) the requirement that the license holder have food |
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service facilities for the preparation and service of multiple |
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entrees; |
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(2) the requirement that food service be the primary |
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business on the premises; or |
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(3) any other requirement relating to food service. |
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SECTION 2. Section 69.16(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An applicant or holder of a food and beverage |
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certificate shall have food service facilities for the preparation |
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and service of multiple entrees. The commission shall adopt rules |
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as necessary to assure that the holder of a food and beverage |
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certificate maintains food service as the primary business on the |
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premises for which a food and beverage certificate has been issued. |
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The commission may exempt permittees who are concessionaires in |
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public entertainment venues such as sports stadiums and convention |
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centers from the requirement that food service be the primary |
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business on the premises. The commission may exempt the holder of a |
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brewpub license who sells alcoholic beverages manufactured only on |
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the brewpub's premises from: |
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(1) the requirement that the license holder have food |
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service facilities for the preparation and service of multiple |
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entrees; |
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(2) the requirement that food service be the primary |
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business on the premises; or |
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(3) any other requirement relating to food service. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2016. |