Text of section effective until September 01, 2021

Sec. 24.12. WINE AND ALE SAMPLING. (a) The holder of a wine only package store permit may conduct free product samplings of wine or ale on the permit holder's premises during regular business hours as provided by this section.

(b) An agent or employee of the holder of a wine only package store permit may open, touch, or pour wine or ale, make a presentation, or answer questions at a sampling event.

(c) For the purposes of this code and any other law or ordinance:

(1) a wine only package store permit does not authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption; and

(2) none of the permit holder's income may be considered to be income from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption.

(d) Any wine or ale used in a sampling event under this section must be purchased from or provided by the retailer on whose premises the sampling event is held.

(e) When a sampling event under this section is held on the premises of a wine only package store permit located in an area which is wet for the sale of wine but which is not wet for the sale of higher alcohol content wines that may be sold under an unrestricted wine only package store permit, the only wines that may be sampled are wines which may be legally sold by the wine only package store permittee as restricted under Section 251.81.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 192 (H.B. 937), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1073 (H.B. 2723), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1073 (H.B. 2723), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 98, eff. September 1, 2021.