Alcoholic beverage licensees.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act contains various provisions regulating the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Under existing law, a licensed winegrower that is exercising specified privileges may allow a person who has purchased and partially consumed a bottle of wine to remove that bottle from the premises upon departure. Existing law also authorizes a licensed winegrower to, among other things, sell wine and brandy for consumption to consumers for on-premises consumption at branch offices or warehouses or United States bonded wine cellars located away from his or her place of production or manufacture. Existing law also requires the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue a duplicate license to a winegrower or brandy manufacturer for locations other than his or her wine production or brandy manufacture premises. This bill would also authorize an on-sale beer and wine public premises licensee and a licensed winegrower who exercises his or her license privileges at specified locations to allow a person who has purchased and partially consumed a bottle of wine to remove the partially consumed bottle from the premises upon departure. This bill would, additionally, remove the prohibition against licensed winegrowers or brandy manufacturers selling wine for consumption on the premises of a branch office. This bill would also remove the requirement that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control issue a duplicate license for a winegrower or brandy manufacturer for locations other than his or her wine production or brandy manufacture premises, and would instead provide that the department may issue the duplicate license. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides that a violation of any of its provisions for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided is a misdemeanor. This bill would expand existing crimes by imposing additional requirements on a licensee under the act, thus, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.