Liquor License Laws

There are some complicated considerations for liquor licenses for public markets.  These would be situations where there are multiple food

A "growler" is a refillable bottle or container that is brought into a brewery, filled, and then the customer is

During December and January, it is very common for the ABC to use decoys in operations intended to find establishments

If you are a microbrewery, what is the law regarding the sale of beer at your brewery that was manufactured

A temporary liquor license is common when a business is being purchased and the seller currently owns a liquor license.

Sometimes, when the ABC approves a California liquor license, it does so with specific operating conditions that must be followed

The ABC or local law enforcement will commonly look for contaminated beverages when performing a premises inspection.  They will look

The California legislature has recently changed over 25 statutes regarding alcoholic beverage control laws. One of these new changes involves the Notification of Application (the notification that a California liquor license applicant must give the public). While some of these modifications are surprising, they nonetheless favor the applicant and are very noteworthy.

From February to June this year, the ABC will be providing grants to local law enforcement agencies across California to