Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 16.06 · Chapter 16. WINERY PERMIT
PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN OFF-PREMISES WINE EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For the purpose of participating in an organized wine tasting, wine evaluation, wine competition, or literary review, the holder of a winery permit may deliver wine produced and manufactured by the holder to locations that are not licensed under this code for the purpose of submitting the wine to an evaluation at an organized wine tasting competition attended primarily by unlicensed persons or by a wine reviewer whose reviews are published if:
(1) no charge of any kind is made for the wine, delivery, or attendance at the event; and
(2) the commission consents in writing to the delivery.
(b) In connection with events authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, the holder of the winery permit may dispense wine to individuals attending the event and discuss with them the manufacture and characteristics of the wine.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 142, Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 3.001, eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.16.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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