Bill Text: CA AB1722 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Alcoholic beverage licensees: restrictions: coupons.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 419, Statutes of 2017. [AB1722 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1722-Amended.html
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Amended
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Senate
July 03, 2017 |
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Amended
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Senate
June 12, 2017 |
| Assembly Bill | No. 1722 |
| Introduced by Committee on Governmental Organization (Assembly Members Gray (Chair), Bigelow (Vice Chair), Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Bocanegra, Brough, Cooley, Cooper, Daly, Gallagher, Gipson, Kiley, Rubio, Salas, and Waldron) |
March 16, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, prohibits a nonretail licensee, as defined, from offering, funding, producing, sponsoring, promoting, furnishing, or redeeming any type of coupon and a licensee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages at retail from accepting, redeeming, possessing, or utilizing any type of coupon that is funded, produced, sponsored, promoted, or furnished by a nonretail licensee. Existing law defines “coupon,” for the above purposes, as any method by which a consumer receives an instant discount at the time of a purchase of any item if an alcoholic beverage purchase is required in connection with such purchase that is funded, produced, sponsored, promoted, or furnished, either directly or indirectly, by a nonretail licensee, as provided. Existing law provides that a “coupon” does not include various rebates and discounts, including a discount that is offered and funded by specified licensees, regardless of other licenses held, that
offers a discount on the purchase of a distilled spirits product if beer, malt beverages, or wine products are not advertised in connection with the coupon. Existing law makes a violation of any of its provisions, for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided, a misdemeanor.
This bill would revise the definition of “coupon” for the above purposes to remove the requirement that the discount be instantly provided and that an alcoholic beverage be purchased, and would include a mail-in rebate or mail-in discount as a “coupon.” The bill would revise “nonretail licensee” for purposes of the mail-in rebate or discount exception to the definition of a “coupon,” and would make various revisions to some of the discount exceptions to the definition of a “coupon.” By imposing additional duties on a licensee under the act, and, thereby, expanding the definition of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
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.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 23792 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.(a)A nonretail licensee shall not offer, fund, produce, sponsor, promote, furnish, or redeem any type of coupon.
(b)A licensee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages at retail shall not accept, redeem, possess, or utilize any type of coupon that is funded, produced, sponsored, promoted, or furnished by a nonretail licensee.
(c)For purposes of this section:
(1)“Nonretail licensee” means any person who own or holds any interest, directly or indirectly, in any license, authorization, or permit issued pursuant to this division that authorizes the manufacture, production, rectification, importation, or wholesaling of alcoholic
beverages, except for a brewpub restaurant license issued pursuant to Section 23396.3.
(2)“Cider” has the same meaning set forth in Section 4.21(e)(5) of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3)“Perry” has the same meaning set forth in Section 4.21(e)(5) of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(4)“Coupon” means any method by which a consumer receives a discount on the purchase of any item that is funded, produced, sponsored, promoted, or furnished, either directly or indirectly, by a nonretail
licensee, including, but not limited to, a paper coupon, a digital coupon, an instant redeemable coupon (IRC), or a mail-in rebate or mail-in discount, except as otherwise provided,
or an electronic coupon commonly referred to as a scan or scanback. “Coupon” does not include:
(A)A mail-in rebate or mail-in discount by which a consumer purchases an item and submits required information to the nonretail licensee in order to receive a rebate or discount from the nonretail licensee.
For purposes of this subparagraph, “nonretail license” shall not include an importer or wholesaler, regardless of other licenses held, that primarily sells beer, nonalcoholic beer, malt beverages, cider, or perry to retail licensees.
(B)A discount or rebate that is offered, funded, produced, sponsored, promoted, or furnished by a distilled spirits manufacturer, distilled manufacturer’s agent, brandy manufacturer, brandy importer, distilled spirits rectifier general, holder of an out-of-state distilled spirits shipper certificate, distilled spirits importer general, distilled spirits
importer, rectifier, brandy wholesaler, distilled spirits wholesaler, or a holder of a craft distiller’s license, regardless of other licenses held, that offers a discount or rebate on the purchase of any item so long as no nonalcoholic beer, beer, malt beverages, or wine products are advertised or promoted by these licensees in connection with the discount or rebate.
(C)A discount that is offered and funded by a beer manufacturer on the purchase of beer, malt beverages, cider, or perry at the licensed premises of production or other licensed premises owned or leased and operated by the beer manufacturer.
(D)A discount that is offered and funded by a winegrower on the purchase of wine sold directly by the winegrower to a consumer at or from the licensed premises of production or other licensed premises owned or leased and operated by the winegrower or through the Internet where a consumer buys directly from a winegrower.
(d)Until and including March 31, 2017, a nonretail licensee may
reimburse a licensee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages at retail for any coupon providing a consumer with an instant discount at the time of purchase of wine, if beer, malt beverages, cider, or perry are not advertised in connection with such coupon, that is otherwise prohibited by this section, that was received, accepted, or possessed by such licensee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages at retail on or before December 31, 2016.
(e)Nothing in this section is intended to preclude or prevent or otherwise restrict an on-sale or off-sale retail licensee that is not also a nonretail licensee from offering, funding, producing, sponsoring, promoting, furnishing, or redeeming a discount to consumers on the purchase of alcoholic beverages that is not otherwise prohibited by this section or any other provision of law.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
