84R29088 MCK-D

By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 828

(Kuempel)

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 828: No.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 14.05(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by Chapter 106 (S.B. 905), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is amended to read as follows:

(c) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may not under Subsection (b) sell more than two 750 milliliter bottles or the equivalent of each distilled spirits product the permit holder produces [or the equivalent] to the same consumer within a 30-day period. Each product sold must have a certificate of label approval issued by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The total sales made by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit under Subsection (b) to the same consumer may not exceed six 750 milliliter bottles or the equivalent within a 30-day period.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.