(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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