California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2488

Introduced by Assembly Member Levine

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 24204 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2488, as introduced, Levine. Alcoholic beverages: licenses: suspension and revocation.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law requires the Chief of the Bureau of Food and Drug Inspection to notify the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the conviction of any licensee of any violation of the California Pure Foods Act in connection with alcoholic beverages. Existing law requires the department to promptly investigate whether grounds exist for suspension or revocation of the license.

This bill would instead require the Director of the State Department of Public Health to notify the department of the conviction of any licensees of any violation of the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law in connection with alcoholic beverages.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 24204 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

24204.  

The begin delete Chief of the Bureau of Food and Drug Inspection end delete
begin insert Director of the State Department of Public Health end insert shall
immediately notify the department of the conviction of any licensee
of any violation of the begin delete California Pure Foods Act end delete begin insert Sherman Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Law end insert in connection with alcoholic beverages.
The department shall promptly cause an investigation to be made
as to whether grounds exist for suspension or revocation of the
license of such licensee.