AB 1425, as introduced, Committee on Governmental Organization. Alcoholic beverages.
(1) Under existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law requires the department to make an annual report to the Legislature on the department’s activities, on or before March 1 of each year.
This bill would require the department to post the report on its Internet Web site.
(2) Existing law prohibits a licensed wine blender from owning or holding, directly or indirectly, a retailer’s license. Existing law also provides that a wine blender’s license does not authorize specified wine tasting activities.
This bill would remove obsolete references from these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 23055 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
On or before March 1 of each year, the director shall
4prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report on the
5department’s activitiesbegin insert and post the report on the department’s
6Internet Web siteend insert. The report shall include, but not be limited to,
7the following information for the previous fiscal year:
8(a) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the department
9for licensing, enforcement, and administration.
10(b) The number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended,
11and revoked, by license category.
12(c) The average time for processing license
applications, by
13license category.
14(d) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted
15by the department and by local law enforcement agencies in
16conjunction with the department.
17(e) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other
18disciplinary actions taken by the department.
Section 23356.8 of the Business and Professions Code
20 is amended to read:
A licensed wine blender shall not be issued and shall
22not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any retailer’s license, nor
23shall the holder of a retailer’s license be issued or own or hold,
24directly or indirectly, a wine blender’s license, or own or hold any
25interest in a wine blender’s license.
26This section shall not apply to a wine blender with respect to a
27retailer’s license held by him on or before February 2, 1968, or to
28the holder of a retailer’s license with respect to a wine blender’s
29license for which an application for transfer to the holder of the
30retailer’s license was on file with the department on or before
31February 2, 1968.
Section 23356.9 of the Business and Professions Code
33 is amended to read:
A wine blender’s license does not authorize
35winetasting activities or the conducting or sponsoring of wine
36tastings either on or off the wine blender’s licensed premises.
37This section shall not apply to a wine blender who was licensed
38as such on or before February 2, 1968, or with respect to a wine
P3 1blender’s license for which an application for transfer to the holder
2of a retailer’s license was on file with the department on or before
3February 2, 1968.
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