A distiller’s and rectifier’s permit holder may sample or taste distilled spirits at certain temporary events, but the samples must be made by that permit holder, servings cannot exceed one-half ounce, and samples cannot be taken off the premises.
Sec. 14.09. DISTILLED SPIRITS SAMPLING AT TEMPORARY EVENT. (a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may conduct distilled spirits samplings or tastings at a civic or distilled spirits festival, farmers' market, celebration, or similar event. (b) The distilled spirits provided as a sample or at a tasting under Subsection (a) must be manufactured by the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit. (c) Sample portions served at a distilled spirits sampling or tasting under Subsection (a) may not exceed one-half ounce. (d) A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample from the event premises. (e) Distilled spirits may legally be transported by the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit or the permit holder's agent or employee to the temporary event for the purpose of providing a sample or a tasting under this section. (f) The cost of the distilled spirits provided for a sampling or tasting under this section is the responsibility of the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit providing the sampling or tasting. (g) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules that: (1) establish a procedure to verify the wet or dry status of the location where the permit holder intends to temporarily sample or taste distilled spirits under this section; (2) detail the circumstances when a permit holder may temporarily sample distilled spirits under this section with just a notification to the commission and the circumstances that require the commission's preapproval before a permit holder may temporarily sample distilled spirits under this section; and (3) require the permit holder to provide any other information the commission determines necessary. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 26 (S.B. 1375), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.