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CALIFORNIA ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CONTROL ACT
with
Regulations
and
Related Statutes
2013
Statutes Include Amendments Through Chapter 876 of the 2012 Regular
Session, and Through 2012 Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 2
Amendments to Regulations Updated Through Register No. 48,
Dated December 2, 2012
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PREFACE
We are pleased to present the 2013 Edition of the California Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act. This compilation of selected laws incorporates all changes required by legislative
enactments up to and including Chapter 876 of the 2012 Regular Session, and through 2012
Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 2.
We appreciate the opportunity to work with the California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control to create this publication. The Department’s regulations, contained in
Division 1 of Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations, are also set out in this edition.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Sections Affected by 2012 Legislation ....................................................................................................xi
ConStitution of the united StAteS of AmeriCA
Amendment 21 ........................................................................................................................................1
ConStitution of the StAte of CALiforniA
Article XX. miscellaneous Subjects, § 22 .............................................................................................15
BuSineSS & ProfeSSionS Code
division 9. Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions, §§ 23000 to 23047 ...............................................39
Chapter 1.5. Administration
Article 1. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, §§ 23049 to 23058 ...........................56
Article 2. Prohibited Activity, § 23060 ..........................................................................................61
Article 3. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, §§ 23075 to 23078 ...........................62
Article 4. Appeals From Decisions of the Department, §§ 23080 to 23089 .................................63
Article 5. Judicial Review, §§ 23090 to 23091 ..............................................................................72
Article 6. Stay of Suspension, §§ 23095 to 23098 .........................................................................78
Chapter 2. Authorized Unlicensed Transactions and Exemptions, §§ 23100 to 23113 .................81
Chapter 3. Licenses and Fees
Article 1. In General, §§ 23300, 23301 ..........................................................................................92
Article 2. Fees, §§ 23320 to 23334 .................................................................................................93
Article 3. Rights and Obligations of Licensees, §§ 23355 to 23405.3 ........................................102
Article 4. Club Licenses, §§ 23425 to 23438 ................................................................................141
Article 5. Veterans’ Club Licenses, §§ 23450 to 23455 ...............................................................155
Chapter 4. Imports, §§ 23660 to 23673 ..........................................................................................156
Chapter 5. restrictions on issuance of Licenses
Article 1. In General, §§ 23770 to 23793 .....................................................................................166
Article 1.5. Conditional Licenses, §§ 23800 to 23805 .................................................................180
Article 2. Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises, §§ 23815 to 23827 .............................182
Chapter 6. issuance and transfer of Licenses
Article 1. Applications for Licenses, §§ 23950 to 23962 .............................................................194
Article 2. Notices and Protests, §§ 23985 to 23988 ....................................................................205
Article 3. Denial of Licenses, §§ 24010 to 24017 ........................................................................207
Article 4. Issuance and Renewal of Licenses, §§ 24040 to 24052 ..............................................212
Article 5. Transfer of Licenses, §§ 24070 to 24199 .....................................................................232
Chapter 7. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses, §§ 24200 to 24212 .......................................252
Chapter 8. Hearings, §§ 24300 to 24400 ........................................................................................282
Chapter 9. Excise Taxes, §§ 24401 to 24620 ..................................................................................284
Chapter 10. Alcoholic Beverages fair trade Contracts and Price Posting,
§§ 24749 to 24757.5 .....................................................................................................287
Chapter 11. Wine Fair Trade Contracts and Price Posting, §§ 24850 to 24881 ..........................290
Chapter 12. Beer Price Posting and marketing regulations, §§ 25000 to 25010 ........................293
Chapter 13. Labels and Containers
Article 1. Distilled Spirits, §§ 25170 to 25181 ............................................................................301
Article 2. Beer, §§ 25200 to 25212 ...............................................................................................303
Article 3. Wine, §§ 25235 to 25246 ..............................................................................................305
Chapter 14. Seizure and Forfeiture of Property, §§ 25350 to 25375 ............................................311
Chapter 15. tied-house restrictions, §§ 25500 to 25512..............................................................319
Chapter 16. regulatory Provisions
Article 1. in General, §§ 25600 to 25622 .....................................................................................364
Article 2. Hours of Sale and Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages, §§ 25630 to 25633 ....................396
Article 3. Women and Minors, §§ 25655 to 25667 ......................................................................397
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Chapter 17. Administrative Provisions, §§ 25750 to 25763 ..........................................................418
Chapter 18. Alcoholic Rehabilitation [Repealed] ...........................................................................428
CALiFOrNiA COdE OF rEguLATiONS
Title 4. Business Regulations
division 1. department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Article 1. Violation of Rules [Repealed]...........................................................................................431
Article 2. Records, §§ 4 to 14 ............................................................................................................431
Article 4. Invoices, §§ 17 to 19 .........................................................................................................433
Article 5. Inventories, §§ 27 to 29 ....................................................................................................434
Article 6. Reports [Repealed] ...........................................................................................................435
Article 7. Losses and Allowances [Repealed] ..................................................................................435
Article 8. Classification of Particular Beverages [Repealed] .........................................................435
Article 9. Samples, §§ 52 to 53.5 ......................................................................................................435
Article 10. Sales for Export, § 54 .....................................................................................................439
Article 11. Applications and Licenses, §§ 55 to 68.6 .......................................................................439
Article 12. Military and Naval Reservations and Camps [Repealed] ............................................457
Article 13. Private Warehouses, § 76 ..............................................................................................457
Article 14. Sales Without Licenses, §§ 79 to 81 ..............................................................................457
Article 15. Prices, §§ 90 to 105 .........................................................................................................459
Article 16. Signs and notices, §§ 106 to 111 ...................................................................................460
Article 17. Distilled Spirits and Wine Credit Regulations [Repealed], § 115 ...............................464
Article 18. Standard Cases for Distilled Spirits [Repealed] ...........................................................465
Article 19. Malt Beverage Regulations, §§ 128 to 135 ....................................................................465
Article 20. Measurement of Time [Repealed], § 137 .......................................................................466
Article 21. Interior Illumination of Licensed Premises, § 139 .......................................................467
Article 22. Suspension or Revocation of Licenses, §§ 141 to 144 ...................................................467
Article 23. Administrative Procedure, §§ 145, 146 .........................................................................471
Article 24. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control—Conflict-of-Interest Code, § 150 ...........472
Appendix ...........................................................................................................................................472
MiSCELLANEOuS rELATEd STATuTES
GenerAL LAW
California Statutes of 1976
Chapter 398 [Uncodified] .................................................................................................................477
BuSineSS & ProfeSSionS Code
division 1. department of Consumer Affairs
Chapter 1. the department, §§ 119, 125.6 .....................................................................................479
Division 8. Special Business Regulations
Chapter 18. Identification Cards, § 22430 ......................................................................................480
CiviL Code
Preliminary Provisions, § 10 ...............................................................................................................481
Division 3. Obligations
Part 3. Obligations Imposed by Law, § 1714 ..................................................................................481
Code of CiviL ProCedure
Part 2. of Civil Actions
title 9. enforcement of Judgments
division 2. enforcement of money Judgments
Chapter 1. General Provisions, § 695.060 ................................................................................483
Chapter 3. Execution, § 699.720 ...............................................................................................483
Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Creditors’ Remedies, § 708.630 ......................................................483
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finAnCiAL Code
division 6. escrow Agents
Chapter 1. Application of This Division, §§ 17005, 17006 .............................................................485
Chapter 2. License and Bond, § 17200 ............................................................................................485
Government Code
title 1. General
Division 7. Miscellaneous
Chapter 8. Computation of Time, § 6800 .....................................................................................487
title 2. Government of the State of California
division 1. General
Chapter 5. Miscellaneous, § 8311 .................................................................................................487
Division 3. Executive Department
Part 1. State departments and Agencies
Chapter 1. State Agencies, § 11003...........................................................................................487
heALth And SAfety Code
division 10. uniform Controlled Substances Act
Chapter 6. Offenses and Penalties, § 11364.7 ................................................................................489
Chapter 8. Seizure and Disposition, § 11474 ..................................................................................490
division 20. miscellaneous health and Safety Provisions
Chapter 6.6. Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, §§ 25249.5, 25249.6 .....490
PenAL Code
Part 1. of Crimes and Punishments
Title 7. Of Crimes Against Public Justice
Chapter 7. Other Offenses Against Public Justice, §§ 172 to 172j, 172l to 172.8, 172.9,
172.95 ..........................................................................................................................491
title 9. of Crimes Against the Person involving Sexual Assault, and Crimes Against Public
decency and Good morals
Chapter 7. Of Crimes Against Religion and Conscience, and Other Offenses Against Good
Morals, §§ 303, 303a, 307, 308, 308.2 .........................................................................................496
Chapter 7.6. Harmful Matter, § 313.1 .........................................................................................498
Chapter 8. Indecent Exposure, Obscene Exhibitions, and Bawdy and Other Disorderly
Houses, §§ 316, 318.5, 318.6 ......................................................................................499
Chapter 9. Lotteries, §§ 319, 320, 321 ..........................................................................................500
Chapter 10. Gaming, §§ 330 to 330c, 337a, 337j .........................................................................500
Chapter 12. Other Injuries to Persons, § 347b ............................................................................504
Title 10. Of Crimes Against the Public Health and Safety, §§ 373a, 382, 397 .............................505
Title 13. Of Crimes Against Property
Chapter 5. Larceny, § 496 .............................................................................................................505
Chapter 8. False Personation and Cheats, §§ 529a, 529.5 ..........................................................506
title 15. miscellaneous Crimes
Chapter 2. Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses, §§ 647, 647e .................................................507
Part 2. of Criminal Procedure
Title 3. Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure
Chapter 4.5. Peace Officers, § 830.2 .............................................................................................509
Part 4. Prevention of Crimes and Apprehension of Criminals
title 2. Control of deadly Weapons
Chapter 1. Firearms [Repealed], § 12020 ....................................................................................511
PuBLiC reSourCeS Code
division 12.1. California Beverage Container recycling and Litter reduction Act
Chapter 6. Returns, § 14575 ............................................................................................................513
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revenue And tAXAtion Code
division 2. other taxes
Part 14. Alcoholic Beverage Tax
Chapter 3. Registration and Bonds, § 32101 ...............................................................................517
Chapter 4. Tax on Beer and Wine, § 32177.5 ..............................................................................517
vehiCLe Code
division 6. drivers’ Licenses
Chapter 1. Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal, §§ 13004, 13004.1 ...........................519
Chapter 2. Suspension or Revocation of Licenses, § 13202.5 .........................................................519
Chapter 4. Violation of License Provisions, §§ 14610, 14610.1 ......................................................520
division 11. rules of the road
Chapter 12. Public Offenses, §§ 23136, 23152, 23220 to 23229 .....................................................521
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user’s Guide to the index .......................................................................................................................525
index ........................................................................................................................................................527
TABLE OF CALIFORNIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL ACT SECTIONS ADDED, AMENDED,
REPEALED, OR OTHERWISE AFFECTED
Business & Professions Code
Section Affected Type of Change Chapter Number
23006 Amended 96
23050 Amended 147
23075 Amended 147
23083.5 Amended 327
23104.2 Amended 163
23320 Repealed 327
23320 Added 327
23393.5 Amended 162
23393.5 Amended 327
23396.6 Amended 327
23405.2 Amended 419
23426.5 Amended 181
23428.20 Amended 181
23800 Amended 327
23817.5 Amended 327
23826.11 Added 467
23958.4 Amended 327
24016 Repealed 327
24045.11 Amended 327
24079 Repealed 327
24079 Added 327
24210 Repealed 327
24300 Amended 327
25500.1 Repealed 374
25500.1 Amended & Renumbered from §25500.2 374
25500.2 Amended & Renumbered to §25500.1 374
25502.2 Added 480
25503.29 Amended 327
25503.32 Added 334
25503.37 Amended 327
25503.42 Amended 327
25503.56 Amended 162
25504.5 Amended 367
25511 Amended 367
25600.1 Added 489
25600.2 Added 489
25600.5 Amended 153
25762 Amended 470
Penal Code
Section Affected Type of Change Chapter Number
308 Amended 335
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Vehicle Code
Section Affected Type of Change Chapter Number
23152 Amended 753
23152 Repealed 753