Title BPC — California Bus. & Prof. Code

The order or decision of the department upon a petition for reassessment becomes final upon service upon the licensee of notice of the order or decision. All assessments made by the department in regard to license fees become due and payable at the time they become final.

On- or off-sale general licensees shall keep books of accounts in which shall be kept records of all distilled spirits acquired by them, or in lieu thereof shall preserve all original bills and invoices for distilled spirits acquired. The records shall be in the form prescribed b…

Except as otherwise provided in this division and subject to the provisions of Section 22 of Article XX of the Constitution, the licenses provided for in Article 2 of this chapter authorize the person to whom issued to exercise the rights and privileges specified in this article …

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the following acts are authorized: (a) Deliveries of distilled spirits by a licensee to a retail licensee may be made from the vendor’s licensed premises or from a warehouse located within the county in which the vendor’s lice…

(a) For purposes of this section, “controlled access alcoholic beverage cabinet” means a closed container, either refrigerated, in whole or in part, or nonrefrigerated, and access to the interior of which is (1) restricted by means of a locking device which requires the use of a …

(a) A licensee may sponsor or otherwise participate in an event conducted by, and for the benefit of, a nonprofit organization in which retail and nonretail licensees are involved as sponsors or participants, subject to all of the following conditions: (1) Except as otherwise pro…

Any manufacturer’s or winegrower’s license authorizes the person to whom it is issued to become a manufacturer or producer of the alcoholic beverage specified in the license, and to do any of the following: (a) Whether manufactured or produced by him or her or any other person, t…

(a) A winegrower’s license also authorizes the person to whom issued to conduct winetastings of wine produced or bottled by, or produced and packaged for, the licensee, either on or off the winegrower’s premises. When a winetasting is held off the winegrower’s premises at an even…

(a) No license or permit shall be required for the manufacture of beer or wine for personal or family use, and not for sale, by a person over 21 years of age. The aggregate amount of beer or wine with respect to any household shall not exceed (1) 100 gallons per calendar year if …

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, an out-of-state winegrower, after notification to, and approved by, the department, may furnish American wine which the winegrower produces and bottles for wine tastings sponsored by a private nonprofit organization. This priv…

A wine blender’s license authorizes the person to whom issued to exercise all of the privileges of a winegrower’s license except: (a) To crush and ferment and produce wine from grapes, berries or other fruits. (b) To obtain or be issued a duplicate winegrower’s license as provide…

Except as otherwise provided in this act, all provisions in this division pertaining to winegrowers, or to directors, officers, agents and employees of winegrowers, shall apply to wine blenders and to directors, officers, agents and employees of wine blenders.

Nothing in this division shall be or be construed to be retroactive or to affect the rights of a person holding a winegrower’s license or licenses or winegrower’s duplicate license or licenses at the time this section becomes effective, or to prohibit the renewal or transfer of s…

A licensed wine blender shall not be issued and shall not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any retailer’s license, nor shall the holder of a retailer’s license be issued or own or hold, directly or indirectly, a wine blender’s license, or own or hold any interest in a wine bl…

A wine blender’s license does not authorize winetasting activities or the conducting or sponsoring of wine tastings either on or off the wine blender’s licensed premises.

(a) A licensed beer manufacturer may, at the licensed premises of production, sell to consumers for consumption off the premises beer that is produced and bottled by, or produced and packaged for, that manufacturer. Licensed beer manufacturers may also exercise any of the followi…

An out-of-state beer manufacturer’s certificate authorizes the shipment of beer manufactured without this state to licensed importers within this state. Beer manufactured without this state, but not beer manufactured without the United States, may only be obtained by a licensed i…

(a) An out-of-state beer manufacturer’s certificate may be issued by the department upon the written undertaking and agreement by the applicant: (1) That it and its agents and all agencies within this state controlled by it shall comply with all laws of this state and all rules o…

(a) A beer manufacturer’s license or out-of-state beer manufacturer’s certificate issued to a manufacturer located within the United States authorizes the licensee to conduct tastings of beer produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, an incorporated beer manufacturer’s trade association may conduct beer tastings on behalf of one or more licensed beer manufacturers for public educational purposes. Beer tastings conducted by an incorporated beer manu…

(a) Licensed winegrowers, notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, may also exercise the following privileges: (1) Sell wine and brandy to any person holding a license authorizing the sale of wine or brandy. (2) Sell wine and brandy to consumers for consumption off …

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a winegrower or brandy manufacturer, at his or her licensed premises where the sale of wine or brandy is authorized or permitted, when selling to consumers, may sell only wine or brandy which is produced or bottled by such lic…

A wine grape grower’s storage license authorizes the holder to store bulk wine, made from grapes produced by the holder, on the premises of a licensed winegrower and to sell that wine, within this state, to winegrowers, distilled spirits manufacturers, brandy manufacturers, wine …

A wine grower’s license also authorizes the manufacture of grape brandy to be used exclusively in the production of wine by its holder on the premises for which issued and also the sale of grape brandy to licensed wine growers to be used exclusively in the production of wine.

Licensed brandy manufacturers, notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, may also sell brandy and wine to consumers for consumption off the premises where sold, and to any person holding a license authorizing the sale of brandy and wine.

A person holding a brandy manufacturer’s license may also sell grape brandy, fruit brandy, or spirits of wine to licensed wine growers for use by the latter in the production of wine and the production or manufacturing of alcohol for the United States Government, and beverage bra…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, a licensed winegrower or brandy manufacturer may be issued and may hold an off-sale general license or a retail package off-sale beer and wine license. The issuance of these off-sale general licenses shall be subject to the p…

Any licensed manufacturer of distilled spirits originally distilled in this State may sell them to any person holding a license authorizing the sale of distilled spirits. This section shall not apply to distilled spirits manufacturer licenses issued after the effective date of th…

(a) A distilled spirits manufacturer’s license or a craft distiller’s license authorizes the licensee to conduct tastings of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee’s premises. (b) (1) Distilled spirits tastings m…

(a) A distilled spirits manufacturer not licensed in California may designate in writing a California licensee, other than the holder of any retail license, to conduct tastings of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the manufacturer, off the desi…

(a) A brandy manufacturer’s license authorizes the licensee to conduct tastings of brandy produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee’s premises. (b) (1) A brandy manufacturer shall not sell or solicit sales of brandy at the event. The…

All provisions of this division relating to the sale and delivery of distilled spirits from distilled spirits wholesalers or rectifiers to on- or off-sale licensees, all provisions of Part 14 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code imposing an excise tax upon the sale of d…

Neither a corporation nor a limited partnership required to maintain a register under Section 23405.1 or licensed under Section 23405.2 engaged in the manufacture of distilled spirits shall, directly or indirectly, through affiliates, subsidiaries, or otherwise, distribute distil…

A distilled spirits manufacturer’s agent’s license authorizes any of the following: (a) The possession of distilled spirits in public or private warehouses. (b) The exportation of distilled spirits. (c) The cutting, blending, mixing, flavoring, and coloring of distilled spirits f…

No distilled spirits manufacturer or any agent thereof shall solicit a consumer to purchase amounts or lots of distilled spirits through a specific retailer. This section shall not prevent any distilled spirits manufacturer or the agent thereof who holds any license or licenses a…

An out-of-state distilled spirits shipper’s certificate authorizes the shipment of distilled spirits manufactured without this state to licensed importers within this state. Distilled spirits manufactured without this state may only be obtained by a licensed importer from the hol…

(a) An out-of-state distilled spirits shipper’s certificate may be issued by the department upon the written undertaking and agreement by the applicant: (1) That it and its agents and all agencies within this state controlled by it shall comply with all laws of this state and all…

A winegrower’s license, brandy manufacturer’s license, California winegrower’s agent’s license, beer and wine wholesaler’s license or a distilled spirits manufacturer’s agent’s license also authorizes the solicitation of orders for wine or brandy, or both, which are produced or m…

A still license authorizes the person to whom issued to own or possess the number of stills indicated in the license upon the premises for which issued.

A rectifier’s license authorizes the person to whom issued to cut, blend, rectify, mix, flavor, and color distilled spirits and wine upon which the excise tax imposed by Part 14 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code has been paid, and, whether so cut, blended, mixed, fla…

A distilled spirits rectifier’s general license authorizes the person to whom issued to cut, blend, rectify, mix, flavor, and color distilled spirits, and whether so cut, blended, mixed, flavored, or colored by him or any other person to package, label, export, and sell the disti…

In order to qualify for a rectifier’s license, a person shall actually be engaged at the time the license is issued or renewed, or within 30 days thereafter, in the bottling of distilled spirits owned by him. The distilled spirits owned by him shall comprise at least 50 percent o…

Nothing in Sections 23368 and 23369 prohibits the issuance of a distilled spirits manufacturer’s agent’s license to any person who is engaged in the bottling of distilled spirits owned solely by other manufacturer’s agents, rectifiers, wholesalers, or manufacturers.

A rectifier who also performs the functions of a distilled spirits wholesaler shall comply with all the provisions of this division applicable to a holder of a distilled spirits wholesaler’s license.

A wine rectifier’s license authorizes the person to whom issued to cut, blend, rectify, mix, flavor, or color wine upon which the excise tax imposed by Part 14 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code has been paid, and whether so cut, blended, rectified, mixed, flavored, o…

A California winegrower’s agent’s license authorizes any of the following: (a) The possession of wine produced in California and brandy distilled in California in public or private warehouses. (b) The sale to wholesalers for his or her own account or the solicitation of and sale …

Neither the holder of any wholesaler’s license nor the holder of any retail license may hold a California winegrower’s agent’s license, except that the holder of a wholesaler’s license who has been a primary distributor for a winegrower for more than 20 years immediately prior to…

A winegrower or brandy manufacturer may be represented by only one California winegrower’s agent.

A California winegrower’s agent’s license authorizes the holder to furnish samples, to produce and distribute wine lists, to produce and furnish advertising material, retailers’ advertising specialties and consumer advertising specialties, with respect to the wine or brandy he di…

Nothing in this division shall preclude the department from taking disciplinary action against a winegrower or brandy manufacturer for any violation of this division when such violation was committed by the holder of a California winegrower’s agent’s license while acting on behal…