16 Tex. Admin. Code § 33.71 - Classification of Event Authorizations
(a) A
File and Use Notification does not require prior approval of the commission and
may be used only if:
(1) the estimated total
wholesale value of the alcohol to be provided or sold at the event is less than
$10,000;
(2) the estimated
attendance at the event is not more than 500 persons;
(3) the event is private and not open to the
general public;
(4) the event is
not sponsored by a member of the wholesale tier or the manufacturing tier,
unless the event is conducted pursuant to Chapters 14 or 16 of the Alcoholic
Beverage Code; and
(5) the owner of
the premises where the event will be held has authorized the sale or service of
alcohol at the event.
(b)
In determining whether an event meets the requirement of subsection (a)(3) of
this section, the commission may consider whether tickets are sold and whether
the event spans more than one day.
(c) A Nonprofit Entity Temporary Event is a
picnic, celebration, or similar event, such as a cultural, charitable,
religious, or civic event of a limited and specified duration that is organized
for, and open to the public and is put on by a nonprofit entity as defined by
Alcoholic Beverage Code §
30.01.
(d) For all other events that will be held at
a temporary location, a Temporary Event Approval is required.
(e) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(1)-(4)
and (d) of this section, holders 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 in accordance with
Alcoholic Beverage Code §
14.09 without
obtaining prior approval from the Commission by submitting a notice on forms
provided by the commission.
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