85R8028 BEE-F
By: Buckingham S.B. No. 1217
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the sale of beer and ale by certain manufacturers for
off-premises consumption.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.052, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section
12.01, the holder of a brewer's permit whose annual production of
ale together with the annual production of beer by the holder of a
manufacturer's license at the same premises does not exceed a total
of 225,000 barrels may sell ale produced on the brewer's premises
under the permit to ultimate consumers on the brewer's premises:
(1) for responsible consumption on the brewer's
premises; or
(2) subject to Subsection (a-1), for off-premises
consumption.
(a-1) Sales to consumers on the brewer's premises for
off-premises consumption are limited to one purchase per consumer
per month. The consumer's monthly purchase is limited to 576 fluid
ounces of beer and ale combined.
SECTION 2. Section 62.122, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a) A manufacturer's licensee whose annual production of
beer together with the annual production of ale by the holder of a
brewer's permit at the same premises does not exceed 225,000
barrels may sell beer produced on the manufacturer's premises under
the license to ultimate consumers on the manufacturer's premises:
(1) for responsible consumption on the manufacturer's
premises; or
(2) subject to Subsection (a-1), for off-premises
consumption.
(a-1) Sales to consumers on the manufacturer's premises for
off-premises consumption are limited to one purchase per consumer
per month. The consumer's monthly purchase is limited to 576 fluid
ounces of beer and ale combined.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.