Bill Text: CA AB629 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 629 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Alcoholic beverages: licenses: art galleries.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB629 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB629-Amended.html

Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2017

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 629

Introduced by Assembly Member Harper

February 14, 2017

An act to add Section 23356.4 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 629, as amended, Harper. Alcoholic beverages: licenses: art galleries.

Existing law makes it unlawful for any person other than a licensee of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell, manufacture, or import alcoholic beverages in this state.

This bill would provide that a license or permit is not needed for an art gallery to provide wine and beer to patrons, for consumption on the gallery premises, ~~as long as~~ subject to specified conditions, including that the price of the wine and beer is not included in the sales price of any piece of art or merchandise sold by the gallery.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 23356.4 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

23356.4.

(a) An art gallery shall not be required to obtain a license or permit to furnish or give away beer and wine to patrons of the gallery for consumption on the gallery ~~premises as long as the costs of the wine and beer are not included in the sales price of any art or merchandise sold by the gallery.~~ premises subject to the following conditions:

(1) The costs of the wine and beer are not included in the sales price of any art or merchandise sold by the gallery.
(2) No more than 12 ounces of beer or six ounces of wine by the glass is offered to a patron.
(3) The beer and wine is provided only during business hours and in no case later than 10 p.m.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of a city or city and county to restrict or limit the consumption of alcoholic beverages, as described in this section, pursuant to Section 23791.