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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1429
Author: Evans (D)
Amended: 4/9/12
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 11-0, 5/8/12
AYES: Wright, Anderson, Cannella, Corbett, De Le�n, Evans,
Hernandez, Padilla, Walters, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill, Calderon
SUBJECT : Alcoholic beverages: instruction: tastings
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill makes a couple of technical and
clarifying changes to an existing provision of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Act relative to requiring
winegrowers and distilled spirits manufacturers to dispose
of leftover product provided at instructional tastings
events.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the ABC and grants it
exclusive authority to administer the provisions of the ABC
Act in accordance with laws enacted by the Legislature.
This involves licensing individuals and businesses
associated with the manufacture, importation and sale of
alcoholic beverages in this state and the collection of
license fees for this purpose.
The ABC Act permits a winegrower or distilled spirits
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manufacturer, or its authorized agent, to conduct
"instructional" consumer tastings at an on-sale retail
licensed premise provided the following conditions are met:
(1) no more than one-fourth ounce of distilled spirits is
offered in one tasting; (2) no more than one ounce of wine
is offered in one tasting; and, (3) no more than three
tastings are offered to an individual in one day. An
instruction may include the history, nature, values and
characteristics of the product being offered, and the
methods of presenting and serving the product. The law
also requires the winegrower or distilled spirits
manufacturer to remove any unfinished alcoholic beverage
product that he/she provided following the instruction.
This bill makes revisions to the law requiring the removal
of unfinished alcohol beverages by a winegrower or
distilled spirits manufacturer to state that upon
concluding the instruction, to consumers at an on-sale
retail business premises, winegrowers or distilled spirits
manufacturer, or its authorize agent shall remove any
unfinished beverage that he/she provides during , instead of
following the instruction.
Background
According to the author's office, this bill was generated
from constituent feedback to the Senate Select Committee on
California's Wine Industry. The author's office notes
that, current law intends for wine instructors to remove
"leftover wine" after the tasting/instruction concludes.
They point out that the grammatical changes incorporated in
this bill add clarity to this existing provision of law.
NOTE: See Senate Governmental Organization Committee's
analysis for prior/related legislation.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
DLW:do 5/9/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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