S.B. No. 1939
AN ACT
relating to the storage of grapes in a public warehouse.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 14A.001(1), Agriculture Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(1) "Public warehouse operator" means a person who
stores cotton, wheat, rye, oats, grapes, or rice, or any kind of
produce.
SECTION 2. Chapter 14A, Agriculture Code, is amended by
adding Sections 14A.0065 and 14A.0115 to read as follows:
Sec. 14A.0065. RECEIPT FOR GRAPES. (a) A public warehouse
operator shall issue a warehouse receipt to any person who deposits
grapes in the warehouse operator's warehouse and requests a
receipt.
(b) The receipt shall contain:
(1) all information required to be included on a
receipt by Section 14A.005;
(2) the date on which the grapes were received in the
warehouse;
(3) a statement that the grapes represented by the
receipt are deliverable on return of the receipt properly endorsed
and payment of charges for storage and insurance stated on the face
of the receipt; and
(4) a statement of the varietal of the grapes
represented by the receipt.
(c) Failure or neglect by a public warehouse operator to
comply with the provisions of this section is a ground for
revocation of a certificate to transact business as a public
warehouse operator.
Sec. 14A.0115. GRAPE BYPRODUCTS. Notwithstanding any other
law, a natural byproduct of grapes stored in a public warehouse
operator's warehouse is an agricultural commodity and not subject
to regulation under other law, regardless of the byproduct's
alcohol content, until the byproduct is:
(1) removed from the warehouse; or
(2) mixed with another ingredient.
SECTION 3. Section 14A.012, Agriculture Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) This chapter does not apply to a producer of grapes who
stores in a warehouse owned by the producer grapes produced and
owned by the producer.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1939 passed the Senate on
April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1939 passed the House on
April 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor