With the dropping of the ball on 2013, new laws went into effect throughout the state of California. One of those laws was the expansion of the legal use of growlers in the sale of beer. Prior to the passing of Assembly Bill 647, retailers were not permitted to re-fill Read more…
In California, every person who sells, furnishes, gives, or causes to be sold, furnished, or given away, any alcoholic beverage to any habitual or common drunkard or to any obviously intoxicated person is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Bus. & Prof Code section 25602.) Yes, this means, technically, if you buy a beer Read more…
In the past 30 years, home brewing and wine making have taken off. This entrepreneurial phenomena has sparked an ever growing craft beer and craft wine craze across the country. One would think that such a movement would spread into the home distilling of spirits and liquor. However, such an Read more…
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is charged with the responsibility under state statute to review and issue licenses for the sale and/or manufacture of alcoholic beverages. State law provides that ABC shall deny an application for a license if, “the issuance of that license would either create a law Read more…
Simas & Associates, Ltd. was recently added as a sustaining member of the National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Attorneys (NAABLA). Formed in 2003, NAABLA serves as a resource for licensees and attorneys, nationally, to identify and provide contact information for experienced, competent professional licensing attorneys with experience representing liquor Read more…
It’s been one year since DMV starting issuing the new Driver Licenses and ID cards with a vertical layout for persons under 21. This is an important identification tool for licensees and employees of cardrooms and bars or convenience stores. Strict age rules apply to sales of cigarettes, lottery tickets, Read more…
California Law requires revocation of a state license to sell alcohol if an establishment has three violations within three years of selling alcohol to, or permitting consumption of alcohol by, a person under 21 years of age (ABC’s version of “three strikes”). All ABC Licensees must therefore be extremely vigilant Read more…