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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a distillery festival permit; |
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authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 15A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 15A. DISTILLERY FESTIVAL PERMIT |
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Sec. 15A.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. (a) The holder of a |
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distillery festival permit may sell distilled spirits at a civic or |
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alcoholic beverage festival, farmers' market, celebration, or |
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similar event. |
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(b) The permit holder may not offer distilled spirits for |
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sale under this chapter: |
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(1) for more than five days within a 30-day period; or |
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(2) on more than three consecutive days at the same |
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location. |
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Sec. 15A.02. QUALIFICATION FOR PERMIT. A distillery |
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festival permit may be issued only to the holder of a distiller's |
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and rectifier's permit. |
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Sec. 15A.03. NOTICE OF SALES; PROCEDURES. Before the |
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holder of a distillery festival permit offers distilled spirits for |
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sale under this chapter, the permit holder must, in accordance with |
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any rules adopted or procedures established by the commission, |
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notify the commission of the date on which and location where the |
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permit holder will offer distilled spirits for sale under this |
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chapter. |
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Sec. 15A.04. PERMIT FEE. The fee for a distillery festival |
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permit is $50. |
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Sec. 15A.05. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. The provisions of |
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this code applicable to the sale of distilled spirits on the |
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permitted premises of the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's |
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permit apply to the sale of distilled spirits under this chapter. |
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Sec. 15A.06. EFFECT OF VIOLATION ON DISTILLER'S AND |
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RECTIFIER'S PERMIT. The distiller's and rectifier's permit of the |
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holder of a distillery festival permit may be canceled or suspended |
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for a violation occurring in connection with activities conducted |
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under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |