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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition of certain alcoholic beverages; |
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creating an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.04(4), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(4) "Illicit beverage" means: |
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(A) an alcoholic beverage: |
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(i) [(A)] manufactured, distributed, |
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bought, sold, bottled, rectified, blended, treated, fortified, |
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mixed, processed, warehoused, stored, possessed, imported, or |
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transported in violation of this code; |
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(ii) [(B)] on which a tax imposed by the |
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laws of this state has not been paid and to which the tax stamp, if |
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required, has not been affixed; or |
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(iii) [(C)] possessed, kept, stored, owned, |
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or imported with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, bottle, |
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rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, process, warehouse, store, or |
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transport in violation of this code; or |
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(B) powdered alcohol. |
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SECTION 2. Section 101.65, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.65. BEVERAGES MADE FROM CERTAIN MATERIALS |
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PROHIBITED. No person may manufacture, import, sell, serve, or |
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possess for the purpose of sale an alcoholic beverage made from: |
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(1) any compound made from synthetic materials; |
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(2) substandard wines; |
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(3) imitation wines; [or] |
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(4) must concentrated at any time to more than 80 |
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degrees Balling; or |
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(5) powdered alcohol, whether alone or reconstituted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |