Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 14.04
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 14.04, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 14.04. DISTILLED SPIRITS SAMPLING.
Official statutory text
(a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may conduct distilled spirits samplings on the permitted premises. The permit holder may:
(1) dispense free samples; or
(2) if the permitted premises is located in an area where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal as provided by a ballot issue approved by the voters under Section 501.035(b)(7), (8), or (9), Election Code, collect a fee for the sampling.
(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(g) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 106, Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
(1) dispense free samples; or
(2) if the permitted premises is located in an area where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal as provided by a ballot issue approved by the voters under Section 501.035(b)(7), (8), or (9), Election Code, collect a fee for the sampling.
(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) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 106, Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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