1. (a) No wine may be shipped into the state or sold within the state without a Certificate of Registration (Certificate) issued by the commission.
2. (b) An applicant for a Certificate under this section must hold a Winery or a Nonresident Seller's Permit issued by the commission.

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

   1. (1) A certificate of label approval (COLA) issued by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB);
   2. (2) product brand name; and
   3. (3) product class and type;
   4. (4) fanciful name;
   5. (5) appellation and vintage;
   6. (6) alcohol content;
   7. (7) size of container.
4. (d) A legible copy of the COLA must be included with the application. If the COLA is not legible, an actual label that is affixed to the wine as shipped, sold, or marketed, or an exact color copy of a label must be included with the application.
5. (e) The application fee for a Certificate of Registration is $25.00.
6. (f) No additional approval or testing of the wine by the commission is required for issuance of a Certificate of Registration.

Source Note:The provisions of this §45.50 adopted to be effective April 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 2685.