84R4867 AJA-F
By: Geren H.B. No. 3015
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to production requirements for holders of winery permits;
establishing minimum annual production requirements for permit
holders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 16, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
by adding Section 16.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 16.012. PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The holder of a
winery permit must produce, bottle, or blend at least 200 gallons of
wine or fruit brandy annually beginning in the 12-month period
preceding the third anniversary of the date the winery's original
permit is issued.
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the holder of a
winery permit issued before September 1, 2015, must produce,
bottle, or blend at least 200 gallons of wine or fruit brandy
annually beginning in the 12-month period preceding September 1,
2018. This subsection expires September 1, 2019.
(b) The winery activities required by this section may be
done through an agreement authorized by Section 16.05 or through an
agreement with another winery in this state for a bottling brand
under an Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Basic Permit trade
name application.
(c) Failure to comply with this section constitutes grounds
to cancel or suspend a winery permit or deny an application for
renewal of a winery permit.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.