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| 1 | 1 | 83R6054 JAM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Smith H.B. No. 3504 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to certain promotional activities on the premises of a | |
| 8 | 8 | retailer of alcoholic beverages. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 108.061, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 108.061. SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTIONS AUTHORIZED. (a) | |
| 13 | 13 | Notwithstanding the prohibition against prizes given to a consumer | |
| 14 | 14 | in Section 108.06 and subject to the rules of the commission, a | |
| 15 | 15 | manufacturer or nonresident manufacturer may offer a prize to a | |
| 16 | 16 | consumer if the offer is a part of a promotional sweepstakes | |
| 17 | 17 | activity. A purchase or entry fee may not be required of any person | |
| 18 | 18 | to enter in a sweepstakes authorized under this section. A person | |
| 19 | 19 | affiliated with the alcoholic beverage industry may not receive a | |
| 20 | 20 | prize from a sweepstakes promotion. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) Commission rules implementing this section may not | |
| 22 | 22 | prohibit a manufacturer or nonresident manufacturer from awarding a | |
| 23 | 23 | prize to a consumer on a retailer's premises in a sweepstakes | |
| 24 | 24 | conducted under this section. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |