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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's |
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and rectifier's permit and nonresident seller's permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 37, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by |
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amending Section 37.0ll(a) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.011. OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH IN-STATE DISTILLERY. |
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(a) The holder of a nonresident seller's permit who owns a |
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distillery outside of the state and holds a distiller's and |
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rectifier's permit or whose affiliate owns a distillery outside of |
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the state and holds a distiller's and rectifier's permit may enter |
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into an agreement with the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's |
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permit that allows the nonresident seller to engage in the |
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following activities on the distiller's and rectifier's permitted |
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premises: |
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(1) manufacture distilled spirits; |
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(2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and |
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wines; |
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(3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors; |
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(4) bottle, label, and package the nonresident |
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seller's finished products; and |
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(5) sell the finished products in this state to |
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holders of distiller's and rectifier's permits and holders of |
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wholesaler's permits and to authorized wholesalers and |
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manufacturers outside the state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |