Bill Text: TX HB408 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a distillery festival permit; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-16 - Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures [HB408 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB408-Introduced.html
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| By: Springer | H.B. No. 408 | |
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| relating to the creation of a distillery festival permit; | ||
| authorizing a fee. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 15A to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 15A. DISTILLERY FESTIVAL PERMIT | ||
| Sec. 15A.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. (a) The holder of a | ||
| distillery festival permit may sell distilled spirits at a civic or | ||
| alcoholic beverage festival, farmers' market, celebration, or | ||
| similar event. | ||
| (b) The permit holder may not offer distilled spirits for | ||
| sale under this chapter: | ||
| (1) for more than five days within a 30-day period; or | ||
| (2) on more than three consecutive days at the same | ||
| location. | ||
| Sec. 15A.02. QUALIFICATION FOR PERMIT. A distillery | ||
| festival permit may be issued only to the holder of a distiller's | ||
| and rectifier's permit. | ||
| Sec. 15A.03. NOTICE OF SALES; PROCEDURES. Before the | ||
| holder of a distillery festival permit offers distilled spirits for | ||
| sale under this chapter, the permit holder must, in accordance with | ||
| any rules adopted or procedures established by the commission, | ||
| notify the commission of the date on which and location where the | ||
| permit holder will offer distilled spirits for sale under this | ||
| chapter. | ||
| Sec. 15A.04. PERMIT FEE. The fee for a distillery festival | ||
| permit is $50. | ||
| Sec. 15A.05. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. The provisions of | ||
| this code applicable to the sale of distilled spirits on the | ||
| permitted premises of the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's | ||
| permit apply to the sale of distilled spirits under this chapter. | ||
| Sec. 15A.06. EFFECT OF VIOLATION ON DISTILLER'S AND | ||
| RECTIFIER'S PERMIT. The distiller's and rectifier's permit of the | ||
| holder of a distillery festival permit may be canceled or suspended | ||
| for a violation occurring in connection with activities conducted | ||
| under this chapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
