By: Williams, Watson S.B. No. 351
(Deshotel)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maximum capacity of a container of wine sold to a
retail dealer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 101.45, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.45. CONTAINERS OF WINE: MAXIMUM CAPACITY. A [No]
person may not sell wine to a retail dealer in a container
[containers] with a capacity greater than eight [4.9] gallons.
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
before that date.
(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.