Bus. & Prof. Code, § 23398.5 · Article 3. Rights and Obligations of Licensees
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 23398.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any on-sale license, issued pursuant to this division that authorizes the sale of wine, also authorizes the sale of all of the following:
(a) Soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
(b) Shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
(c) Domestically produced soju and shochu, alcoholic beverages that contain not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and are derived from agricultural products.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 306, Sec. 1. (AB 2069) Effective January 1, 2025.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=23398.5.
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