Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25202 · Article 2. Beer
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25202
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Manufacturers’ names, brand names, print, or markings first placed on returnable beer containers, metal kegs, or cartons made of wood or fiber board shall not be obliterated, mutilated, or marked out without the written consent of the manufacturer whose name, brand, or printed markings is to be obliterated, mutilated, or marked out.
(b) This section does not apply to metal kegs or wood or fiber board containers or cartons of a beer manufacturer who has discontinued business and production and is no longer a licensed beer manufacturer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 236, Sec. 1. (AB 2203) Effective January 1, 2015.
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