AB 1558, as amended, Mathis. Alcoholic beverages: licenses.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and the granting of licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state. The act also provides for a limitation on the amount of on-sale general licenses that may be issued by the department based on the population of the county in which the licensed premises are located, as provided.
This bill would provide an exception to this limitation for the County of Inyo, as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding the necessity of a special statute.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 23826.13 is added to the Business and
2Professions Code, to read:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
2chapter, in the County of Inyo, the department may issue no more
3than a total of five additional new original on-sale general licenses
4for bona fide public eatingbegin delete placesend deletebegin insert places, public premises, or bothend insert
5 from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2019, inclusive. To qualify
6for a license under this section, the premises upon which a bona
7fide public eating place is operated shall have a seating capacity
8for 50 or more diners.
9(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the
10department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
11(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person who currently holds
12a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying
13for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
14(d) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred
15from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any
16premises not qualifying under this section.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
18is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
19within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
20Constitution because of the unique circumstances of the economy
21of the County of Inyobegin delete, as specified in Section 1,end delete that apply only
22to the County of Inyo.
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