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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of certain alcoholic beverages that become |
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unfit for consumption after a natural disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 109, |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER A. SALVAGED AND INSURED LOSSES; UNINSURED LOSSES |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 109.09 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 109.09. REMOVAL OF UNINSURED BEVERAGES UNFIT FOR |
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CONSUMPTION. (a) Uninsured ale, malt liquor, or beer that becomes |
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unfit for human consumption as the result of a natural disaster in |
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an area declared to be a disaster under Section 418.014, Government |
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Code, may be removed from the inventory of a retailer if the removal |
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is agreed to by: |
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(1) the holder of the brewer's permit or |
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manufacturer's license who manufactured the beverage; and |
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(2) the wholesaler or distributor that distributed the |
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beverage. |
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(b) A manufacturer or brewer and a wholesaler or distributor |
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who agree to the removal of a beverage under Subsection (a) must |
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hold the retailer from whose inventory the beverage is removed |
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harmless for the cost of the removal. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |