Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 106.16 – Exception for Certain Course Work
(a) In this section:
(1) “Career school or college” has the meaning assigned by § 132.001, Education Code.
(2) “Taste” means to draw a beverage into the mouth without swallowing or otherwise consuming the beverage.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a minor may taste an alcoholic beverage if:
(1) the minor:
(A) is at least 18 years old; and
(B) is enrolled:
(i) as a student at a public or private institution of higher education or a career school or college that offers a program in culinary arts, viticulture, enology or wine technology, brewing or malt beverage technology, or distilled spirits production or technology; and
(ii) in a course that is part of a program described by Subparagraph (i);
(2) the beverage is tasted for educational purposes as part of the curriculum for the course described by Subdivision (1)(B)(ii);
(3) the beverage is not purchased by the minor; and
(4) the service and tasting of the beverage is supervised by a faculty or staff member who is at least 21 years of age.
Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 106.16
- Alcoholic beverage: means alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Distilled spirits: means alcohol, spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, gin, or any liquor produced in whole or in part by the process of distillation, including all dilutions or mixtures of them, and includes spirit coolers that may have an alcoholic content as low as four percent alcohol by volume and that contain plain, sparkling, or carbonated water and may also contain one or more natural or artificial blending or flavoring ingredients. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Malt beverage: means a fermented beverage of any name or description containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, brewed or produced from malt, in whole or in part, or from any malt substitute. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
(c) A public or private institution of higher education or a career school or college is not required to hold a license or permit to engage in the activities authorized under this section.