83R11950 JAM-F
By: Carona S.B. No. 962
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the approval of certain alcoholic beverages by the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 101.671, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), on [On]
registration of a certificate of label approval issued by the
United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the
commission shall approve the product under this section and issue a
letter to that effect to the permittee. The commission may not
require additional approval for the product unless there is a
change to the label or product that requires reissuance of the
federal certificate of label approval. The commission shall
accept the certificate of label approval as constituting full
compliance with any applicable standards adopted under Section 5.38
regarding quality, purity, and identity of distilled spirits or
wine.
(b-1) The commission may refuse to register a product under
this section if the label violates state law.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.