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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 3TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 45MARKETING PRACTICES
SUBCHAPTER ESPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR WINE
RULE §45.50Certificate of Registration for Wine

(a) Except as provided by §45.4(b) of this title, no wine may be shipped into the state or sold within the state without a Certificate of Registration issued by the commission.

(b) An applicant for a Certificate under this section must hold a winery or a nonresident seller's permit issued by the commission.

(c) An applicant must submit an Application to Register a Wine on the form prescribed by the commission along with the application fee to the commission. The application must contain the following:

  (1) If the product is eligible for a COLA:

    (A) a legible copy of the COLA;

    (B) an actual label that is affixed to the wine as shipped or sold, or a legible exact color copy of a label; and

    (C) all information required to complete the application form.

  (2) If the product is not eligible for a COLA:

    (A) an actual label that is affixed to the wine as shipped or sold, or a legible exact color copy of the label;

    (B) the TTB formulation, if required by the TTB; and

    (C) all information required to complete the application form.

(d) Wines with an alcohol content of at least 0.5% but less than 7% are ineligible for a COLA and must adhere to the labeling requirements contained in 21 C.F.R. Part 101; 27 C.F.R. Parts 16, 24, and 27; 21 U.S.C. §§341-350; 26 U.S.C. Ch. 51; and 27 U.S.C. §215.


Source Note: The provisions of this §45.50 adopted to be effective December 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 7425; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5182

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