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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing out-of-state winery direct shipper's |
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permit holders to conduct sampling or tasting events at certain |
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locations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. (a) The holder of an |
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out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may: |
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(1) sell and deliver wine that is produced or bottled |
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by the permittee to an ultimate consumer located in the State of |
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Texas; |
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(2) dispense free wine for consumption at an event |
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under Section 54.13; and |
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(3) collect an event or entrance fee. |
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(b) A delivery of wine into this state by the holder of an |
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out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit [Delivery] must be made |
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by the holder of a carrier permit. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 54, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 54.13 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.13. SAMPLING AT TEMPORARY LOCATION. (a) The holder |
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of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may conduct wine |
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samplings or tastings at a civic or wine festival, farmers' market, |
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celebration, or similar event. |
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(b) The wine provided as a sample or at a tasting under |
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Subsection (a) must be produced or bottled by the holder of the |
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out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit. |
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(c) Sample portions provided at a sampling or tasting event |
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under Subsection (a) may not exceed one ounce. |
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(d) A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample |
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from the premises of the event under Subsection (a). |
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(e) Wine may legally be transported by the holder of the |
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out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit or the permit holder's |
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agent or employee to the premises of the event for the purpose of |
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providing a sample or a tasting under this section. |
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(f) The cost of the wine provided for a sampling or tasting |
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under this section is the responsibility of the holder of the |
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out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit providing the sampling |
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or tasting. |
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(g) The commission may adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |