CHAPTER 14. DISTILLER'S AND RECTIFIER'S PERMIT
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE
TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS
SUBTITLE A. PERMITS
CHAPTER 14. DISTILLER'S AND RECTIFIER'S PERMIT
Sec. 14.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. (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.
(b) The privileges granted to a distiller and rectifier are
confined strictly to distilled spirits and wines manufactured and
rectified under his permit.
(c) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may
dispense distilled spirits for consumption on the permitted
premises under Section 14.04.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 415, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1342, ch. 278, Sec. 5,
eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
31, Sec. 1, eff. May 13, 2009.
Sec. 14.02. FEE. The annual state fee for a distiller's and
rectifier's permit is $1,500.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 415, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1342, ch. 278, Sec. 5,
eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Sec. 14.03. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AFTER LOCAL OPTION
ELECTION. The right of a distiller's and rectifier's permittee
to continue in operation after a prohibitory local option
election is covered by Section 251.76 of this code.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 415, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1342, ch. 278, Sec. 5,
eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Sec. 14.04. DISTILLED SPIRITS SAMPLING. (a) The holder of a
distiller's and rectifier's permit may conduct distilled spirits
samplings on the permitted premises.
(b) A sampling event authorized by this section may not be
advertised except by on-site communication or by direct mail.
(c) A person other than the holder of a permit or the holder's
agent or employee may not dispense or participate in the
dispensing of distilled spirits under this section.
(d) A person authorized to dispense distilled spirits under this
section may not:
(1) serve a person more than one sample of each brand of
distilled spirits being served at a sampling event; or
(2) serve a sample to a minor or to an obviously intoxicated
person.
(e) Sample portions served at a distilled spirits sampling event
may not exceed one-half ounce.
(f) A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample
from the permitted premises.
(g) For the purposes of this code and any other law of this
state or a political subdivision of this state, the holder of a
permit, during the sampling of distilled spirits under this
section, is:
(1) not the holder of a permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic
beverages for on-premises consumption; and
(2) not considered to have received any revenue from the
on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
31, Sec. 2, eff. May 13, 2009.