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Business and Professions Code - BPC

DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES [23000 - 25762] Â Â ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152. ) Â Â CHAPTER 3. Licenses and Fees [23300 - 23552] Â Â ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152. ) Â Â

ARTICLE 6. Craft Distiller’s Licenses [23500 - 23508]   ( Article 6 added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 640, Sec. 2. )

  23501.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The regulation and licensing of the sale of alcoholic beverages in this state has operated for over 80 years under what is commonly referred to as the “three-tier system,” which generally prohibits vertical integration within the distilled spirits industry. This system has helped in protecting against undue marketing influences within the distilled spirits industry and assisted the goals of promoting temperance and reasonable regulation of the sale of distilled spirits within the state. In addition, this system has helped create thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic development within California. (b) Small craft distillers have begun to operate in this state, and these craft distillers have begun to increase employment and provide jobs and economic development in various locations within the state. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this act, to encourage the development of the craft distilling industry within the state by enacting various limited exemptions to the general provisions of the three-tier system, while also continuing to uphold and support the three-tier system as the appropriate mechanism for regulating and licensing the sale of distilled spirits in California. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 640, Sec. 2. (AB 1295) Effective January 1, 2016.)