AB 647, as introduced, Chesbro. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, prescribes requirements for licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages. The act specifically authorizes the department to refuse the issuance, other than renewal or ownership transfer, of any retail license for premises located within the immediate vicinity of a church or hospital.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 23789 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
(a) The department is specifically authorized to refuse
4the issuance, other than renewal or ownership transfer, of any retail
5license for premises located within the immediate vicinity of
6begin delete churches and hospitalsend deletebegin insert a church or hospitalend insert.
P2 1(b) The department is specifically authorized to refuse the
2issuance, other than renewal or ownership transfer, of any retail
3license for premises located within at least 600 feet ofbegin delete schools and begin insert
a school, public playground,end insert or nonprofit youth
4public playgroundsend delete
5begin delete facilities,end deletebegin insert facility,end insert including, but not limited to,begin delete facilitiesend deletebegin insert a facilityend insert
6 serving Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, or Campfire Girls. This distance
7shall be measured pursuant to rules of the department.
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