Bill Text: TX SB1181 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a permit to allow alcoholic beverage wholesalers to store alcoholic beverages at certain auxiliary locations; providing for a permitting fee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB1181 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1181-Introduced.html
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By: Van de Putte | S.B. No. 1181 |
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relating to the creation of a permit to allow alcoholic beverage | ||
wholesalers to store alcoholic beverages at certain auxiliary | ||
locations; providing for a permitting 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 19A to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 19A. WHOLESALER'S BRANCH PERMIT | ||
Sec. 19A.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a | ||
wholesaler's branch permit may maintain one or more auxiliary | ||
locations other than the permitted premises maintained by the | ||
permit holder under the authority of a wholesaler's permit to store | ||
alcoholic beverages that are in transit between premises covered by | ||
that wholesaler's permit and the premises of a retailer, including | ||
the holder of a private club registration permit, or another | ||
wholesaler. | ||
Sec. 19A.02. FEE. The commission shall exercise the | ||
commission's authority under Section 5.50(b) to set an annual state | ||
fee for a wholesaler's branch permit. | ||
Sec. 19A.03. ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMIT. A wholesaler's branch | ||
permit may only be issued to the holder of a wholesaler's permit. | ||
Sec. 19A.04. MINIMUM STORAGE PERIOD. Alcoholic beverages | ||
delivered to an auxiliary location permitted under this chapter | ||
must remain in storage at that location for at least 24 hours before | ||
being transported to another location. | ||
Sec. 19A.05. ORIGINATION OF SALES OR SHIPPING PROHIBITED. | ||
The holder of a wholesaler's branch permit may not: | ||
(1) sell or take orders for alcoholic beverages at an | ||
auxiliary location permitted under this chapter; or | ||
(2) initiate shipping from an auxiliary location | ||
permitted under this chapter of an alcoholic beverage sold by the | ||
permit holder under the authority of the permit holder's | ||
wholesaler's permit. | ||
Sec. 19A.06. SAMPLING OF BEVERAGES AUTHORIZED. The holder | ||
of a wholesaler's branch permit may allow retailers to sample | ||
alcoholic beverages at no charge at a location permitted under this | ||
chapter. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |