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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maximum capacity of a container of wine sold to a |
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retail dealer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101.45, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.45. CONTAINERS OF WINE: MAXIMUM CAPACITY. A |
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person may not sell wine to a retail dealer in a container with a |
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capacity greater than 15.5 [eight] gallons. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before |
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the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs |
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before that date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |