Alcoholic beverage control: on-sale general license: County of Riverside.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and the granting of licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state. The act limits the amount of on-sale general licenses that may be issued by the department based on the population of the county in which the licensed premises are located, as provided. Existing law makes various exceptions to this limitation, including for premises located on land owned by the State of California, any incorporated city, county, city and county, airport district, or other district or public corporation of the State of California provided that the premises are operated as a bona fide public eating place, except as specified. This bill would specify that the exception described above does not require on-sale general bona fide eating place licensed premises located on land owned by the County of Riverside and operated as the Riverside County Fairgrounds to be operated as a bona fide public eating place, except as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Riverside.