Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 16.08
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 16.08, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 16.08. WINE FESTIVALS.
Official statutory text
(a) At an event that is approved by the commission, organized to celebrate and promote the wine industry in this state, and held in whole or in part on the premises of the holder of a winery permit, the permit holder may:
(1) sell wine to consumers for consumption on or off the holder's premises; and
(2) dispense wine without charge for consumption on or off the holder's premises.
(b) The holder of a winery permit may sell wine to the holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit, mixed beverage permit, private club permit, or nonprofit entity temporary event permit for an event that is approved by the commission and organized to celebrate and promote the wine industry in this state.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 878, Sec. 10(1), eff. June 17, 2005.
(1) sell wine to consumers for consumption on or off the holder's premises; and
(2) dispense wine without charge for consumption on or off the holder's premises.
(b) The holder of a winery permit may sell wine to the holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit, mixed beverage permit, private club permit, or nonprofit entity temporary event permit for an event that is approved by the commission and organized to celebrate and promote the wine industry in this state.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 878, Sec. 10(1), eff. June 17, 2005.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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