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- . . . Alcoholic beverage law and legal services for businesses engaged in, or seeking to engage in, the sales of alcoholic beverages. California Alcoholic Beverage Law services include ABC licenses, conditional use permits, Police Department permits, Sheriff Department permits, and determinations of Public Convenience or Necessity. California Alcoholic Beverage Law is a legal practice area of William A. Adams of Norton, Moore, & Adams, LLP. Mr. Adams has been providing legal services to the hospitality, grocery, and convenience store industries for over 20 years. Although the firm's offices are in San Diego California, the firm provides its alcoholic beverage legal services statewide. The firm also provides representation to businesses in enforcement proceedings related to alcoholic beverage sales, entertainment, and related matters.
Category Archives: ABC
New law allows fruity brewing
A new California law signed by Gov. Newsom on July 9, 2019 expands the definition of beer under California, which carries with it certain tax benefits and other advantages. Using fruit in the fermentation process or aging in wine barrels … Continue reading
Blood alcohol content bill would make California only state to match Utah’s law.
In California, a bill (AB-1723) is pending that would lower the legal driving blood alcohol content (BAC) limit from 0.8% to 0.5%. Only Utah currently has a blood alcohol law with a limit that low, although similar bills have been … Continue reading
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Tagged blood alcohol level
Distilled spirits maker ABC license types
On the heels of the craft brewing explosion came a smaller craft beverage revolution: Craft distillers. Suddenly, the California Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) saw applications for license types that rarely see new applications. For those unfamiliar with alcoholic … Continue reading
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Tagged craft distillery, craft spirits, distillery, spirits, tequila making, type 74, vodka, whiskey making
Updates to ABC brewery license descriptions:
I wrote about the three basic types of brewery licenses in California. However, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control updates it’s descriptions periodically. These licenses are known as “non-retail” licenses (except for the type 75). In other words, they are … Continue reading
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Tagged brew pub, brewery, craft brewers, micro-brewery
Cannabis infused beer?
At least two manufacturers are infusing Cannabis (including THC) into beer. Combining alcohol and cannabis product – even those without cannabis – is illegal in California. I wrote about the new law in October last year. So how are these … Continue reading
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Tagged Assembly Bill 2914, beer, Brewer, cannabis, cbd, thc
Never the twain shall meet? – alcoholic beverages and cannabis topic of new law
A new law in California prohibits the sale or manufacture of beverages that mix cannabis (aka marijuana, weed, pot, etc.) and “cannabis products” with alcohol. Assembly Bill No. 2914 was signed into law by Gov. Brown on Sept. 27, 2018. It … Continue reading
Uber and Lyft drivers allowed to drink alcoholic beverages but less under new law.
Ride share drivers like Uber and Lyft were allowed by California law to drive with the same amount of alcohol in their bloodstreams as non-commercial drivers, i.e., 0.08 percent. Under a new law that went into effect on July 1, … Continue reading
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Tagged Assembly Bill 2687, blood alcohol, Lyft, Uber
Does Selling Growlers Leave Customers Susceptible to Open Container Violation?
Growlers: Branding them can make for great marketing. Holding events around them can develop a loyal customer base. For smaller breweries, they can be the only cost-effective way to allow your established customers to share your drink with others. These … Continue reading
