AB 2005, as introduced, Chesbro. Beer: labeling requirements.
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 specified labeling requirements for containers of alcoholic beverages sold within this state, and requires that all beer sold in the state have a label affixed to its package or container with the true and correct name and address of the manufacturer of the beer and the true and correct name of the bottler of the beer if other than the manufacturer. Existing law requires a beer manufacturer that refills any container supplied by a consumer to affix a label on the container that complies with these provisions prior to its resale to the consumer.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to 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 25200 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
(a) All beer sold in this state shall have a label affixed
2to the package or container thereof, containing the brand and type
3of beer, upon which shall appear the true and correct name and
4address of the manufacturer of the beer, and also the true and
5correct name of the bottler of the beer if other than the
6manufacturer.
7(b) A manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler of beer shall not
8use a container or carton as a package or container of a beer other
9than the beer as is manufactured by the manufacturer whose name
10or brand of beer appears upon the container or carton, or use as a
11package or container of a beer a container or carton which bears
12the name of a manufacturer of beer or the brand of any beer other
13than those of the manufacturer of the beer contained in the
14
container or carton.
15(c) A beer manufacturer that refills any container supplied by
16a consumer shall affix a label that complies with this section on
17the container prior tobegin delete itsend delete resalebegin insert of the containerend insert to the consumer.
18Any information concerning any beer previously packaged in the
19container, including, but not limited to, information regarding the
20manufacturer and bottler of the beer, or any associated brands or
21trademarks, shall be removed or completely obscured in a manner
22not readily removable by the consumer prior to the resale of the
23container to the consumer. This subdivision does not authorize a
24beer manufacturer to refill a container supplied by a consumer
25with a capacity of five liquid gallons or more.
O
99