California Business and Professions Code

§ 23396

BPC § 23396 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 9 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Any on-sale license authorizes the sale of the alcoholic beverage specified in the license for consumption on the premises where sold. No alcoholic beverages, other than beers, may be sold or served in any bona fide public eating place for which an on-sale license has been issued unless the premises comply with the requirements prescribed in Section 23038, 23038.1, 23038.2, or 23038.3.

(b)(1) In addition to the privilege in subdivision (a), any on-sale license for a premises located in an entertainment zone authorizes the licensee to permit consumers to leave the licensed premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises within the entertainment zone if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(A)The alcoholic beverage is specified in both the license and the ordinance creating the entertainment zone.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 869, Sec. 4. (SB 969) Effective January 1, 2025.