| 1 | 1 | | 81R32101 E |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Farrar, Thompson H.B. No. 2094 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2094: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Kuempel C.S.H.B. No. 2094 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to authorizing certain brewers and manufacturers to |
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| 10 | 10 | | conduct tours of their premises after which beer or ale is provided |
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| 11 | 11 | | to ultimate consumers for off-premises consumption. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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| 14 | 14 | | by adding Section 12.07 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 12.07. TOUR OF PERMITTED PREMISES. (a) The holder of |
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| 16 | 16 | | a brewer's permit may give tours of the brewery premises and may |
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| 17 | 17 | | charge an admission fee for the tour. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) The holder of a brewer's permit whose annual production |
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| 19 | 19 | | of ale in this state does not exceed, together with the annual |
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| 20 | 20 | | production of beer by the holder of a manufacturer's license under |
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| 21 | 21 | | Section 62.15 at the same premises, a total of 250,000 barrels may, |
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| 22 | 22 | | at the end of a tour of the brewery premises, give ale to tour |
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| 23 | 23 | | participants in unbroken packages for off-premises consumption |
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| 24 | 24 | | without an additional charge. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (c) The total amount of ale a tour participant may receive |
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| 26 | 26 | | in a single day under this section, together with the amount of beer |
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| 27 | 27 | | the tour participant receives under Section 62.15 at the same |
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| 28 | 28 | | premises, may not exceed 48 12-ounce bottles. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (d) This section does not authorize the holder of a brewer's |
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| 30 | 30 | | permit to sell ale to an ultimate consumer. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 62, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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| 32 | 32 | | by adding Section 62.15 to read as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sec. 62.15. TOUR OF LICENSED PREMISES. (a) The holder of a |
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| 34 | 34 | | manufacturer's license may give tours of the manufacturer's |
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| 35 | 35 | | premises and may charge an admission fee for the tour. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (b) The holder of a manufacturer's license whose annual |
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| 37 | 37 | | production of beer in this state does not exceed, together with the |
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| 38 | 38 | | annual production of ale by the holder of a brewer's permit under |
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| 39 | 39 | | Section 12.07 at the same premises, a total of 250,000 barrels may, |
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| 40 | 40 | | at the end of a tour of the manufacturer's premises, give beer to |
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| 41 | 41 | | tour participants in unbroken packages for off-premises |
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| 42 | 42 | | consumption without an additional charge. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (c) The total amount of beer a tour participant may receive |
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| 44 | 44 | | in a single day under this section, together with the amount of ale |
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| 45 | 45 | | the tour participant receives under Section 12.07 at the same |
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| 46 | 46 | | premises, may not exceed 48 12-ounce bottles. |
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| 47 | 47 | | (d) This section does not authorize the holder of a |
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| 48 | 48 | | manufacturer's license to sell beer to an ultimate consumer. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 50 | 50 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 51 | 51 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 52 | 52 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 53 | 53 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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