AB2069:v97#DOCUMENTBill Start
Assembly Bill
No. 2069
CHAPTER 306
An act to amend Section 23398.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.
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Approved by
Governor
September 20, 2024.
Filed with
Secretary of State
September 20, 2024.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2069, Gallagher.
Sale of soju and shochu.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides for the issuance of various categories of alcoholic beverage licenses, including the imposition of fees, conditions, and restrictions in connection with the issuance of those licenses. The act provides that any on-sale licensee authorized to sell wine may also sell soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage, as specified, and shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage, as specified.
This bill would provide that any on-sale licensee authorized to sell wine may also sell domestically produced soju and shochu, as specified.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
YES
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 23398.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:23398.5.
Any on-sale license, issued pursuant to this division that authorizes the sale of wine, also authorizes the sale of all of the following:(a) Soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
(b) Shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
(c) Domestically produced soju and shochu, alcoholic beverages that contain not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and are derived from agricultural products.