| 1 | 1 | | 85R8028 BEE-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Isaac H.B. No. 2555 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the sale of beer and ale by certain manufacturers for |
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| 8 | 8 | | off-premises consumption. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 12.052, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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| 12 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12.01, the holder of a brewer's permit whose annual production of |
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| 15 | 15 | | ale together with the annual production of beer by the holder of a |
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| 16 | 16 | | manufacturer's license at the same premises does not exceed a total |
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| 17 | 17 | | of 225,000 barrels may sell ale produced on the brewer's premises |
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| 18 | 18 | | under the permit to ultimate consumers on the brewer's premises: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) for responsible consumption on the brewer's |
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| 20 | 20 | | premises; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) subject to Subsection (a-1), for off-premises |
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| 22 | 22 | | consumption. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (a-1) Sales to consumers on the brewer's premises for |
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| 24 | 24 | | off-premises consumption are limited to one purchase per consumer |
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| 25 | 25 | | per month. The consumer's monthly purchase is limited to 576 fluid |
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| 26 | 26 | | ounces of beer and ale combined. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. Section 62.122, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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| 28 | 28 | | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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| 29 | 29 | | read as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) A manufacturer's licensee whose annual production of |
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| 31 | 31 | | beer together with the annual production of ale by the holder of a |
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| 32 | 32 | | brewer's permit at the same premises does not exceed 225,000 |
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| 33 | 33 | | barrels may sell beer produced on the manufacturer's premises under |
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| 34 | 34 | | the license to ultimate consumers on the manufacturer's premises: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) for responsible consumption on the manufacturer's |
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| 36 | 36 | | premises; or |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) subject to Subsection (a-1), for off-premises |
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| 38 | 38 | | consumption. |
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| 39 | 39 | | (a-1) Sales to consumers on the manufacturer's premises for |
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| 40 | 40 | | off-premises consumption are limited to one purchase per consumer |
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| 41 | 41 | | per month. The consumer's monthly purchase is limited to 576 fluid |
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| 42 | 42 | | ounces of beer and ale combined. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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