California Business and Professions Code

§ 23363.1

BPC § 23363.1 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 9 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)A distilled spirits manufacturer’s license or a craft distiller’s license authorizes the licensee to conduct tastings of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee’s premises.

(b)(1) Distilled spirits tastings may be conducted by the licensee off the licensee’s premises only for an event sponsored by a nonprofit organization. A distilled spirits manufacturer shall not sell or solicit sales of distilled spirits at an event. The sponsoring organization shall first obtain a permit from the department.

(2)For purposes of this subdivision, “nonprofit organization” does not include any community college or other institution of higher learning, as defined in the Education Code, nor does it include any officially recognized club, fraternity, or sorority, whether or not that entity is located on or off the institution’s campus.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 695, Sec. 2. (SB 1164) Effective January 1, 2019.