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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the storage of grapes in a public warehouse. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 14A.001(1), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(1) "Public warehouse operator" means a person who |
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stores cotton, wheat, rye, oats, grapes, or rice, or any kind of |
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produce. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 14A, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Sections 14A.0065 and 14A.0115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 14A.0065. RECEIPT FOR GRAPES. (a) A public warehouse |
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operator shall issue a warehouse receipt to any person who deposits |
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grapes in the warehouse operator's warehouse and requests a |
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receipt. |
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(b) The receipt shall contain: |
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(1) all information required to be included on a |
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receipt by Section 14A.005; |
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(2) the date on which the grapes were received in the |
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warehouse; |
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(3) a statement that the grapes represented by the |
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receipt are deliverable on return of the receipt properly endorsed |
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and payment of charges for storage and insurance stated on the face |
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of the receipt; and |
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(4) a statement of the varietal of the grapes |
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represented by the receipt. |
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(c) Failure or neglect by a public warehouse operator to |
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comply with the provisions of this section is a ground for |
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revocation of a certificate to transact business as a public |
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warehouse operator. |
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Sec. 14A.0115. GRAPE BYPRODUCTS. Notwithstanding any other |
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law, a natural byproduct of grapes stored in a public warehouse |
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operator's warehouse is an agricultural commodity and not subject |
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to regulation under other law, regardless of the byproduct's |
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alcohol content, until the byproduct is: |
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(1) removed from the warehouse; or |
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(2) mixed with another ingredient. |
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SECTION 3. Section 14A.012, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This chapter does not apply to a producer of grapes who |
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stores in a warehouse owned by the producer grapes produced and |
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owned by the producer. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |