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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's |
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| 7 | 9 | | and rectifier's permit and nonresident seller's permit. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 37, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 12 | | by amending Section 37.011(a) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | Sec. 37.011. OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH IN-STATE DISTILLERY. |
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| 12 | 14 | | (a) The holder of a nonresident seller's permit who owns a |
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| 13 | 15 | | distillery outside of the state and holds a distiller's and |
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| 14 | 16 | | rectifier's permit or whose affiliate owns a distillery outside of |
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| 15 | 17 | | the state and holds a distiller's and rectifier's permit may enter |
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| 16 | 18 | | into an agreement with the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's |
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| 17 | 19 | | permit that allows the nonresident seller to engage in the |
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| 18 | 20 | | following activities on the distiller's and rectifier's permitted |
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| 19 | 21 | | premises: |
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| 20 | 22 | | (1) manufacture distilled spirits; |
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| 21 | 23 | | (2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and |
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| 22 | 24 | | wines; |
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| 23 | 25 | | (3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors; |
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| 24 | 26 | | (4) bottle, label, and package the nonresident |
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| 25 | 27 | | seller's finished products; and |
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| 26 | 28 | | (5) sell the finished products in this state to |
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| 27 | 29 | | holders of distiller's and rectifier's permits and holders of |
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| 28 | 30 | | wholesaler's permits and to authorized wholesalers and |
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| 29 | 31 | | manufacturers outside the state. |
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| 30 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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