TITLE: Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to the holder of an industrial permit.

SUMMARY: Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to the holder of an industrial permit.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the sale of distilled spirits to the holder of an industrial permit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 14.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may: (1) manufacture distilled spirits; (2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and wines; (3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors; (4) bottle, label, and package the permit holder's finished products; (5) sell the finished products in this state to holders of wholesaler's permits and to qualified persons outside the state; (6) import distilled spirits, to be used only for manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of nonresident seller's permits; [and] (7) dispense free distilled spirits for consumption on the permitted premises;and (8) sell bulk alcohol produced by the permit holder to holders of industrial permits in this state.SECTION 2. Chapter 14, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Section 14.05 to read as follows: Sec. 14.05. REPORT OF CERTAIN SALES. A holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit who sells distilled spirits to a holder of an industrial permit under Section 14.01(a)(8) shall keep records of those sales in a manner prescribed by the commission or administrator. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.