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AN ACT
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relating to possession by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders |
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of certain alcoholic beverages for cooking purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.09, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.09. POSSESSION OF CERTAIN BEVERAGES PROHIBITED. |
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(a) Except as provided by this section, a [No] wine and beer |
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retailer's permittee or an[, nor] officer of the permittee[,] may |
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not possess distilled spirits or liquor containing alcohol in |
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excess of 17 percent by volume on the licensed premises. |
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(b) The commission by rule may allow a wine and beer |
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retailer's permittee or the permittee's officer to possess and use |
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alcoholic beverages in excess of 17 percent by volume on the |
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licensed premises for cooking purposes. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission by rule may allow the holder of a mixed |
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beverage permit or an officer, agent, or employee of the permit |
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holder to possess and use alcoholic beverages that are not covered |
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by an invoice on the permitted premises for cooking purposes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2237 was passed by the House on March |
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31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2237 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |