Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: advertising.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides that any manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer's agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler, or any officer, director, or agent of any of those persons, may furnish, give, lend, or rent specified types of signs, including signs relating to advertising beer, wine, or distilled spirits. This bill would provide that specified licensees under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, may purchase advertising from a nonlicensee that provides Internet-delivered content for show on video display devices located on the premises of on-sale retail licensees, subject to specified restrictions. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides that a violation of its provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor, unless otherwise specified. This bill, by including provisions that would be subject to those existing criminal sanctions, would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make findings regarding the need for special legislation. 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.