BILL NUMBER: AB 1812	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  96
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 13, 2012
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 13, 2012
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 2, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 10, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 27, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chesbro

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2012

   An act to amend Section 23006 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1812, Chesbro. Alcoholic beverages: beer.
   Existing law defines "beer" for purposes of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act and specifically includes ale, porter, brown, stout,
lager beer, small beer, and strong beer within that definition.
   This bill would revise the definition of "beer" for purposes of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to also provide that beer aged in
barrels previously used to contain wine or distilled spirits shall be
defined exclusively as "beer," as specified.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 23006 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   23006.  "Beer" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the
fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or
any other similar product, or any combination thereof in water, and
includes ale, porter, brown, stout, lager beer, small beer, and
strong beer, but does not include sake, known as Japanese rice wine.
Beer aged in an empty wooden barrel previously used to contain wine
or distilled spirits shall be defined exclusively as "beer" and shall
not be considered a dilution or mixture of any other alcoholic
beverage.