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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE |
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Title 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS |
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Subtitle A. PERMITS |
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Chapter 14. DISTILLER'S AND RECTIFIER'S PERMIT |
Sec. 14.04. DISTILLED SPIRITS SAMPLING
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(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.