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CA Bus & Prof Code § 22979.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 4 - License and Administration Fee for Manufacturers and Importers|Section 22979.7.

22979.7.  In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty provided by law, upon a finding that a manufacturer or importer has violated any provision of this division, the board may take the following actions:(a) In the case of the first offense, the board may revoke or suspend the license or licenses of the manufacturer or importer pursuant to the procedures applicable to the revocation of a license set forth in Section 30148 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(b) In the case of a second or any subsequent offense, in addition to the action authorized under subdivision (a), the board may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of either of the following:(1) Five times the retail value of the seized cigarettes or tobacco products defined as cigarettes under this section.(2) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 512, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22980 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties|Section 22980.

22980.  (a) (1) Any peace officer, or board employee granted limited peace officer status pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 830.11 of the Penal Code, upon presenting appropriate credentials, is authorized to enter any place as described in paragraph (3) and to conduct inspections in accordance with the following paragraphs, inclusive.(2) Inspections shall be performed in a reasonable manner and at times that are reasonable under the circumstances, taking into consideration the normal business hours of the place to be entered.(3) Inspections may be at any place at which cigarettes or tobacco products are sold, produced, or stored or at any site where evidence of activities involving evasion of cigarette or tobacco products tax and violations of Section 30165.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may be discovered.(4) Inspections shall be requested or conducted no more than once in a 24-hour period.(b) Any person that refuses to allow an inspection shall be subject to the penalties imposed pursuant to Section 22981.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 265, Sec. 2. (AB 2496) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22980.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties|Section 22980.2.

22980.2.  (a) A person or entity that engages in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products in this state either without a valid license or after a license has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation that so engages in this business, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 22981.(b) Each day after notification by the board or by a law enforcement agency that a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, importer, retailer, or any other person required to be licensed under this division offers cigarette and tobacco products for sale or exchange without a valid license for the location from which they are offered for sale shall constitute a separate violation.(c) Continued sales or gifting of cigarettes and tobacco products either without a valid license or after a notification of suspension or revocation shall constitute a violation punishable as provided in Section 22981, and shall result in the seizure of all cigarettes and tobacco products in the possession of the person by the board or a law enforcement agency. Any cigarettes and tobacco products seized by the board or by a law enforcement agency shall be deemed forfeited.(d) For the purposes of this section, notwithstanding subdivision (s) of Section 22971, “tobacco products” includes a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5.(e) This section shall be operative on January 1, 2017.(Repealed (in Sec. 6) and added by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 7. (SB 5 2x) Effective June 9, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22980.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties|Section 22980.4.

22980.4.  A person who, after receiving a notice of suspension or revocation, continues to display for sale cigarettes or tobacco products shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense, and shall not be subject to Section 22981.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 607, Sec. 8. (AB 2733) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22980.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties|Section 22980.5.

22980.5.  (a) A retailer whose license has been suspended or revoked by order of the board shall conspicuously post a notice at both of the following locations:(1) Each public entrance to the retail location. The notice shall directly face any person who enters the retail location and shall not be obstructed from view or placed at a height of less than four feet or greater than nine feet from the floor.(2) Each cash register and other point of retail sale. The notice shall be posted so as to be readily viewable by a person standing at or approaching the cash register or other point of retail sale. The notice shall directly face the purchaser and shall not be obstructed from view or placed at a height of less than four feet or greater than nine feet from the floor.(b) The notices described in this section shall be in the size and form prescribed by the board. The notice shall be provided by the board and may be reproduced in the same size and form in order to comply with subdivision (a).(c) A retailer whose license was suspended shall post the notice at the retail location that was the subject of the suspension for the duration of the suspension.(d) A retailer whose license was revoked shall post the notice at the retail location that was the subject of the revocation for a 30-day period from the effective date of the revocation.(e) Every retailer who fails to post the notices as required by this section, who alters the notice provided by the board, or who removes the notice before the posting period required in subdivision (c) or (d), as appropriate, expires, shall be subject, notwithstanding Section 22981, to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 607, Sec. 9. (AB 2733) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22981 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties|Section 22981.

22981.  Any violation of this division by any person, except as otherwise provided, is a misdemeanor. Each offense shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment not exceeding one year in a county jail, or both the fine and imprisonment. The court shall order any fines assessed be deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22982 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties|Section 22982.

22982.  Any prosecution for a violation of any of the penal provisions of this division shall be instituted within four years after the commission of the offense.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22983 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties|Section 22983.

22983.  The provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 55121) of Part 30 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code apply with respect to the collection of the fees, civil fines, and penalties imposed pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 82, Sec. 8. Effective June 30, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22990 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 6 - Disposition of Funds|Section 22990.

22990.  (a) All moneys collected pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. No moneys in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund shall be used to supplant state or local General Fund money for any purpose.(b) All moneys in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund are available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22990.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 6 - Disposition of Funds|Section 22990.5.

22990.5.  Notwithstanding Sections 30124 and 30131.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or any other law, on or after July 1, 2019, no revenues derived from the taxes imposed upon the distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products by Article 1 (commencing with Section 30101), Article 2 (commencing with Sections 30121), and Article 3 (commencing with Section 30131) of Chapter 2 of Part 13 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be appropriated to the board for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, or administering the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 699, Sec. 5. (AB 2770) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22990.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 6 - Disposition of Funds|Section 22990.7.

22990.7.  (a) The board shall report to the Legislature, Governor, and Department of Finance on or before January 1, 2019, and on and before January 1 annually thereafter, regarding the adequacy of funding for the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003. The report shall include data and recommendations about whether the annual licensing fee funding levels are set at an appropriate level to maintain an effective enforcement program.(b) The report to the Legislature required by subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 699, Sec. 6. (AB 2770) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 22991 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003|CHAPTER 6 - Disposition of Funds|Section 22991.

22991.  The amount of eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) is appropriated from the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund during the 2003–04 fiscal year to the State Board of Equalization for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003, subject to the following provisions:(a) Spending under the appropriation made by this subdivision is limited solely to revenues in the fund that are derived from fees imposed on cigarette and tobacco product manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, importers, and retailers.(b) Of the total amount appropriated under this subdivision, five million four hundred thousand dollars ($5,400,000) is available for reimbursement to the Department of Justice through an interagency agreement with the board for investigation and enforcement assistance.(c) The expenditure of any funds from the appropriation made by this subdivision shall require the prior approval of the Director of Finance. The amounts appropriated may be approved for expenditure on an allotment basis and shall be limited to the amounts necessary to carry out the operating and staffing plans for the implementation of the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 as approved by the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of its approval of any expenditure authorization 30 days prior to that approval.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23000.

23000.  This division shall be known and may be cited as the “Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.”(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23001.

23001.  This division is an exercise of the police powers of the State for the protection of the safety, welfare, health, peace, and morals of the people of the State, to eliminate the evils of unlicensed and unlawful manufacture, selling, and disposing of alcoholic beverages, and to promote temperance in the use and consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is hereby declared that the subject matter of this division involves in the highest degree the economic, social, and moral well-being and the safety of the State and of all its people. All provisions of this division shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these purposes.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23001.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23001.5.

23001.5.  If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this division that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, and to this end the provisions of this division are severable. It is the intent of the Legislature that this division would have been adopted regardless if such invalid provision had not been included or any invalid application had not been made.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 910, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23002.

23002.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23003.

23003.  “Alcohol” means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23003.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23003.1.

23003.1.  “Powdered alcohol” means an alcohol prepared or sold in a powder or crystalline form that is used for human consumption in that form or reconstituted as an alcoholic beverage when mixed with water or any other liquid. “Powdered alcohol” does not include “vaporized alcohol,” as defined in Section 25621.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 742, Sec. 1. (AB 1554) Effective January 1, 2017. See same-numbered section added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 778.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23003.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23003.1.

23003.1.  “Powdered alcohol” means an alcohol prepared or sold in a powder or crystalline form that is used for human consumption in that form or reconstituted as an alcoholic beverage when mixed with water or any other liquid. “Powdered alcohol” does not include “vaporized alcohol,” as defined in Section 25621.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 778, Sec. 1. (SB 819) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23004.

23004.  “Alcoholic beverage” includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and which contains one-half of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances. “Alcoholic beverage” does not include “powdered alcohol,” as defined in Section 23003.1.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 778, Sec. 2. (SB 819) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23005.

23005.  “Distilled spirits” means an alcoholic beverage obtained by the distillation of fermented agricultural products, and includes alcohol for beverage use, spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, and gin, including all dilutions and mixtures thereof. “Distilled spirits” does not include “powdered alcohol,” as defined in Section 23003.1.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 778, Sec. 3. (SB 819) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23006.

23006.  “Beer” means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or any other similar product, or any combination thereof in water, and includes ale, porter, brown, stout, lager beer, small beer, and strong beer, but does not include sake, known as Japanese rice wine. Beer may be produced using the following materials as adjuncts in fermentation: honey, fruit, fruit juice, fruit concentrate, herbs, spices, and other food materials. Beer aged in an empty wooden barrel previously used to contain wine or distilled spirits shall be defined exclusively as “beer” and shall not be considered a dilution or mixture of any other alcoholic beverage.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 60, Sec. 1. (AB 205) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23007.

23007.  “Wine” means the product obtained from normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound ripe grapes or other agricultural products containing natural or added sugar or any such alcoholic beverage to which is added grape brandy, fruit brandy, or spirits of wine, which is distilled from the particular agricultural product or products of which the wine is made and other rectified wine products and by whatever name and which does not contain more than 15 percent added flavoring, coloring, and blending material and which contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume, and includes vermouth and sake, known as Japanese rice wine.Nothing contained in this section affects or limits the power, authority, or duty of the State Department of Health Services in the enforcement of the laws directed toward preventing the manufacture, production, sale, or transportation of adulterated, misbranded, or mislabeled alcoholic beverages, and the definition of “wine” contained in this section is limited strictly to the purposes of this division and does not extend to, or repeal by implication, any law preventing the production, manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated, misbranded, or mislabeled alcoholic beverages.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23008.

23008.  “Person” includes any individual, firm, copartnership, joint adventure, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular number.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23009.

23009.  “Licensee” means any person holding a license, a permit, a certification, or any other authorization issued by the department.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 437, Sec. 1. Effective September 9, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23010.

23010.  “Taxpayer” means a person liable for the payment of a tax pursuant to Part 14 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1842.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23011.

23011.  “Salesman” means any individual who solicits or receives an order for alcoholic beverages from any licensee.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23012.

23012.  “Beer manufacturer” means any person that has facilities and equipment for the purposes of, and is engaged in, the commercial manufacture of beer.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 647) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23013.

23013.  “Winegrower” means any person who has facilities and equipment for the conversion of grapes, berries, or other fruit into wine and is engaged in the production of wine.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 28, Sec. 1. Effective June 6, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23013.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23013.5.

23013.5.  A “wine blender” is a person authorized to operate a bonded wine cellar pursuant to a permit issued for that purpose under the Internal Revenue Laws of the United States but who does not have facilities or equipment for the conversion of grapes, berries or other fruit into wine and does not engage in the production of wine in commercial quantities, provided that any person who produces or blends not to exceed 200 gallons of wine per year shall not, because of such production or blending, be considered a wine blender within the meaning of this division.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 499.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 23014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 23014.

23014.  “Brandy manufacturer” means any person engaged in the manufacture of brandy only and not in the manufacture of any other distilled spirits.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)