Alcoholic beverage control: fees.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law prescribes a schedule of fees for different license types and distinguishes between new licenses and duplicate licenses. This bill would prescribe the application fee for a special use (Type 99) license. The bill also would correct various obsolete cross-references for purposes of identifying specified application fee provisions. Under existing law, if an alcoholic beverage license application includes multiple new permanent licenses to be issued at the same premises, the application fee is to be required for only one of the applied-for licenses, and an application fee may not be charged for the remainder of the licenses. Existing law requires, in these situations, that the application fee to be paid shall be the highest of the applicable fees. This bill would require that, when an application for a new permanent license is combined with a specified application for license transfer at the same premises, only the transfer application fee or the new permanent license application fee be paid, whichever is highest. Existing law prescribes the amounts of fees required in connection with applications to transfer specified alcoholic beverage licenses. Under existing law, if the application for a transfer includes multiple licenses issued at the same premises, an application fee is required for only one of the licenses being transferred, in which case the application fee is the highest of the applicable fees. This bill would require that, when an application for a transfer of a license is combined with an application for a new permanent license at the same premises, only the transfer application fee or the new permanent license application fee be paid, whichever is highest. The bill would also specify the annual fee payable for each new permanent license issued pursuant to certain provisions. Existing law requires a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company holding an alcoholic beverage license, or holding 10% or more of the ownership of a license, to provide specified reports to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and a fee for submission of the report. This bill would prohibit requiring payment of the above-described report fee for duplicate licenses issued to branch office locations, as specified, or for club licenses or veterans' club licenses issued to nonprofit or fraternal organizations, as specified. Existing law generally prohibits an alcoholic beverage licensee from giving any premium, gift, or free goods in connection with the sale or distribution of any alcoholic beverage, except as authorized by rules adopted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law, until January 1, 2023, authorizes a manufacturer of distilled spirits, distilled spirits manufacturer's agent, out-of-state distilled spirits shipper's certificate holder, winegrower, rectifier, or distiller to provide, free of charge, entertainment, food, and distilled spirits, wine, or nonalcoholic beverages to consumers at an invitation-only event in connection with the sale or distribution of wine or distilled spirits, subject to specified conditions. This bill would extend operation of the authorization described above until January 1, 2028. Existing law, until January 1, 2023, additionally authorizes a beer manufacturer to give, free of charge, up to 5 cases of retail advertising glassware to an on-sale retail licensee, per licensed location, each calendar year, and authorizes an on-sale retail licensee to accept, free of charge, up to 10 cases of retail advertising glassware, per licensed location, from licensed beer manufacturers each calendar year, subject to specified conditions. This bill would extend operation of the authorization described above until January 1, 2026. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 23320 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by SB 793 to be operative only if this bill and SB 793 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.