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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 1.5 - Conditional Licenses › Section 23804.

23804. A violation of a condition placed upon a license pursuant to this article shall constitute the exercising of a privilege or the performing of an act for which a license is required without the authority thereof and shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of such license.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1351.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 1.5 - Conditional Licenses › Section 23805.

23805. The proceedings specified in Section 23800(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall be conducted in the same manner as is required for other proceedings involving petitions, protests or accusations, and the right of a respondent in the proceedings to appeal shall include the right to appeal from an order imposing conditions upon the licenses involved in the proceedings. If the department gives notice of conditions pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 23800 or denies a petition filed under Section 23803, the licensee or transferee may, within 10 days after the mailing of the denial, make a written request for a hearing. The proceedings at the hearing shall be conducted as provided in Section 24300, and the respondent shall have the same rights of appeal therefrom as in disciplinary actions.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 499, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23815.

23815. It is hereby determined that the public welfare and morals require that there be a limitation on the number of premises licensed for the sale of distilled spirits.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23816.

23816. The number of premises for which an onsale general license is issued shall be limited to one for each 2,000, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county in which the premises are situated. No additional onsale general licenses, other than a renewal or transfer or as permitted by Section 23821, shall be issued in any county where the number of all premises for which onsale general licenses are issued is more than one for each 2,000, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county. No onsale general license shall be issued in lieu of or upon the cancellation or surrender of an onsale beer and wine license.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 783.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23817.

23817. Until July 1, 1963, the number of premises for which an offsale general license is issued shall be limited to one for each 2,000, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county in which the premises are situated; and no additional offsale general license, other than a renewal or transfer or as permitted by Section 23821, shall be issued in any county where the number of premises for which all offsale general licenses are issued is more than one for each 2,000, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county.
On and after July 1, 1963, the number of premises for which an offsale general license is issued shall be limited to one for each 2,500, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county in which the premises are situated; and no additional offsale general license, other than a renewal or transfer or as permitted by Section 23821, shall be issued in any county where the number of premises for which all offsale general licenses are issued is more than one for each 2,500, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 783.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23817.4.

23817.4. The Legislature finds and declares that the public welfare and morals require that there be a limitation on the number of premises licensed for the off sale of beer and wine.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 564, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23817.5.

23817.5. (a) (1) The number of premises for which an off-sale beer and wine license is issued shall be limited to one for each 2,500, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the city or county in which the premises are situated. No additional off-sale beer and wine license, other than a renewal or transfer or as permitted by Section 23821, shall be issued in any city or county where the number of premises for which all off-sale beer and wine licenses are issued is more than one for each 2,500, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the city or county.
(2) The number of premises for which an off-sale beer and wine license is issued in a city and county, in combination with the number of premises for which an off-sale general license is issued in a city and county, shall be limited to one for each 1,250, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the city and county in which the premises are situated. No additional off-sale beer and wine license, other than a renewal or transfer or as permitted by Section 23821, shall be issued in any city and county where the number of premises for which all off-sale beer and wine licenses in combination with off-sale general licenses are issued is more than one for each 1,250, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the city and county.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a retail off-sale beer and wine replacement license may be issued at a premises that was operated under an existing off-sale beer and wine license no less than 90 days prior to the date of application for the replacement license, provided that the existing licensee is subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and the existing licensee has no right to operate at the premises, or has abandoned the premises of that license.
(2) A replacement license shall not be issued if the existing license has been, or is in the process of being, transferred, or if the existing license has been canceled by the licensee or surrendered by the licensee pursuant to department rule.
(3) An application for a replacement license shall be accompanied by a fee equivalent to the application fee for a retail package off-sale beer and wine license and all conditions imposed upon the existing off-sale beer and wine license at the premises shall be imposed upon the replacement license.
(4) Upon issuance of the replacement license, the off-sale beer and wine license existing at the premises shall be canceled by operation of law. A replacement license shall not be transferred to another premises.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 37. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23817.7.

23817.7. (a) Notwithstanding Section 23817.5, the department may approve an application for an off-sale beer and wine license in areas covered by Section 23817.5, if the applicant shows that public convenience or necessity would be served by the issuance, and where all of the following conditions are found to exist:
(1) The applicant premises are located in a crime reporting district that is below that specified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 23958.4. In considering an application, the department may take into account adjacent crime reporting districts, if the applicant premises are located within 100 feet of the boundaries of any adjacent district. The department shall use an average of reported crimes in the crime reporting district in which the premises are located and reported crimes in any adjacent crime reporting district, if the total of crimes reported in the adjacent district or districts is greater than the crime reporting district in which the premises are located.
(2) The applicant premises are located in an area that falls below the concentration level provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 23958.4.
(3) The local governing body of the area in which the applicant premises are located, or its designated subordinate officer or body, determines that public convenience or necessity would be served by the issuance.
(b) The department may impose reasonable conditions on a licensee as may be needed in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare regarding signing, training for responsible beverage sales and hours, and mode of sale.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 931, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23817.8.

23817.8. (a) Notwithstanding Section 23817.5, the department may approve an application for an off-sale beer and wine license by a licensed beer and wine wholesaler, even though the applicant premises will be located in an area having an undue concentration of off-sale beer and wine licenses, as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 23958.4, provided each of the following conditions are met:
(1) The off-sale beer and wine license shall be held at the same location as the beer and wine wholesaler license.
(2) The off-sale beer and wine license shall be restricted to sales solicited and accepted by direct mail, telephone, or on-line computer. The off-sale beer and wine license shall not be used for operations conducted from a retail store open to the public.
(b) The department may impose reasonable conditions on a licensee as may be needed in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare regarding signing, training for responsible beverage sales, hours, and mode of sale.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 564, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23817.9.

23817.9. For the purposes of Section 23817.5, beginning with the year 2000, population shall be determined by the most recent United States decennial census or a single subsequent census between United States decennial censuses validated by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance five years after a United States decennial census.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 38. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23817.10.

23817.10. Whenever it is made to appear to the department by satisfactory evidence that the population in any city or county has increased by more than 2,500 or multiples of 2,500 inhabitants or the population in a city and county has increased by more than 1,250 or multiples of 1,250 inhabitants since the most recent United States decennial census and if the total number of off-sale beer and wine licenses in that city, county, or city and county does not then exceed the maximum specified in Section 23817.5, the department may issue additional licenses, not to exceed one off-sale beer and wine license for each increase of 2,500 inhabitants in the city or county or for each increase of 1,250 inhabitants in the city and county since the taking of the census.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 564, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23818.

23818. Population, for the purpose of Sections 23816 and 23817, shall be determined by the most recent United States decennial or special census or a subsequent census validated by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 39. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23819.

23819. Nothing in this article authorizes the cancellation of any license which may be outstanding in any county in excess of the number authorized by the ratio established in this article, nor shall anything in this article require the issuance of any license in any county because the number of the licenses does not equal the authorized ratio.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23820.

23820. The department may make all rules consistent with the provisions of Section 22 of Article XX of the Constitution, or the provisions of this division, necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this article, and to restrict the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses, including seasonal licenses, but not including beer, beer and wine wholesaler’s, and winegrower’s licenses, to a number in any county as the department shall determine is in the interest of public welfare and morals, convenience, or necessity.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 564, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23821.

23821. Whenever it is made to appear to the department by satisfactory evidence that the population in any county has increased by more than 2,000 or multiples of 2,000 inhabitants since the most recent United States decennial or special census, and it appears to the department that by reason thereof the inhabitants of the county are unjustly and unfairly discriminated against, and if the total number of on-sale general licenses in such county do not then exceed the maximum specified in Section 23816, the department, subject to the limitation contained in Section 24070, may issue not to exceed one on-sale general license for each increase of 2,000 inhabitants in the county since the taking of the census.
Whenever it is made to appear to the department by satisfactory evidence that the population in any county has increased by more than 2,500 or multiples of 2,500 inhabitants since the most recent United States decennial or special census and it appears to the department that by reason thereof the inhabitants of the county are unjustly and unfairly discriminated against, and if the total number of off-sale general licenses in such county do not then exceed the maximum specified in Section 23817, the department, subject to the limitation contained in Section 24070, may issue not to exceed one off-sale general license for each increase of 2,500 inhabitants in the county since the taking of the census.
Before any applications for new original on-sale general or new original off-sale general or intercounty transfer of off-sale general or on-sale general licenses are accepted, the department shall publish pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the county where such new original licenses may be issued or into which off-sale general or on-sale general licenses may be transferred, notice of the department’s intention to receive applications for the issuance of such new original licenses or for the intercounty transfer of off-sale general or on-sale general licenses, setting forth the date, time, manner and place of acceptance of such applications within the county. In all other respects the limitation hereinbefore provided for shall continue in effect.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1466.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23824.

23824. (a)  Limitations provided by Section 23816 on the number of licensed premises shall not apply to premises located on land owned by and leased from the State of California, or to premises owned by the State of California, any incorporated city, county, city and county, airport district, or other district or public corporation of the State of California or to premises leased to the State of California or to any city or county, so long as the premises are operated as a bona fide public eating place, provided, however, that civic auditoriums owned by any incorporated city, county, city and county, or other district or any premises leased to the State of California or to any county or city for use as a civic auditorium and directly operated by a public entity shall be subject to the limitations provided by Section 23816, but shall not be required to be operated as a bona fide public eating place. The civic auditorium shall further not be subject to the provisions of Section 23793.
(b) Licenses issued on premises owned by the state, incorporated city, county, city and county, airport district, or other district or public corporation of the State of California, or issued on premises leased to the State of California or to any county or city, shall be renewable as set forth in Section 24048. These licenses shall be excluded from the number of premises used in determining application of the limitations provided by this article. These licenses shall only be transferable from person to person at the same premises. Prior to the issuance of these licenses, the governmental agency owning or leasing the premises shall file with the department a written request that the license be issued and a written statement setting forth the reasons why issuance of the license would be in the public interest.
(c) A written request filed with the department by the governmental agency owning or the city or county leasing premises used as a civic auditorium and directly operated as a public entity that the license be issued need not contain a written statement setting forth the reasons why issuance of the license would be in the public interest.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 40. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23824.1.

23824.1. (a) The provisions of Section 23824 shall apply to convention centers and event centers which are operated by municipal, independent nonprofit agencies for the purpose of providing meeting rooms, exhibit space, or event and theatrical seating, or all of these.
(b) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued only upon condition that all revenues generated from the license shall be segregated and allocated for the operations and capital requirements of the convention center or event center only.
(c) For purposes of this section, “event center” means a community center, activity center, auditorium, convention center, arena, or other building, collection of buildings, or facility which is used exclusively or primarily for the holding of exhibitions, conventions, meetings, spectacles, concerts, or shows.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 254, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23825.

23825. As used in this article, “onsale general license” includes a special onsale general license; provided, that the limitation prescribed in Section 23816 shall not prohibit the exchange of an onsale general license for a special onsale general license, or the exchange of a special onsale general license for an onsale general license.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 785.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.

23826. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any county where the inhabitants number less than 2,500 and where on July 1 of any calendar year there exists in any such county none or only one on-sale general license and none or only one off-sale general license the department may issue one additional original on-sale general license and one additional original off-sale general license during the following 12-month period.
In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
A license issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferred from one county to another.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 889.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.2.

23826.2. No new off-sale beer and wine license shall be issued in a county of the first class, as specified in Section 28022 of the Government Code, unless it is issued with conditions, pursuant to Sections 23800 and 23801, which provide that the sale of products other than beer and wine on an annual basis, measured by gross receipts, shall exceed the annual sales of beer and wine products measured by the same basis.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 793, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.5.

23826.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any county of the 58th class, the department may issue three additional original off-sale general licenses.
In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
A license issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferred from one county to another.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 407.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.7.

23826.7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any county where the inhabitants number less than 5,000 but more than 3,000 according to the 1970 federal census and where the major economy of that county is dependent upon the year-round use of that county’s recreational facilities the department may issue five additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. Any premises to qualify for a license under this section shall have a seating capacity for 100 or more diners. In no event shall more than five such licenses be issued under this section.
In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a person who currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 571.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.8.

23826.8. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may authorize the conversion of any on-sale general license for seasonal business to an on-sale general license if the on-sale general license for seasonal business was originally issued before May 1, 1982, or if an application for original issuance of that license was filed before May 1, 1982, or, in the case of any county of the 34th class, if the on-sale general license for seasonal business was originally issued before October 1, 1982, or if an application for original issuance of that license was filed before October 1, 1982. An application for conversion shall be accompanied by the fee for the on-sale general licenses specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 23320. The department shall not accept any applications for original issuance of an on-sale general license for seasonal business on or after January 1, 1983.
(b) An on-sale general license for seasonal business which is converted to an on-sale general license under this section may not be transferred for a period of two years from the date of issuance, except as provided in Section 24071, and except when the department determines that the transfer is necessary to prevent undue hardship. The purchase price or consideration that may be paid by a transferee or received by a transferor of an on-sale general license created by conversion under this section shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000), except that after a period of five years from the date of issuance of the license there shall be no restriction as to the purchase price or consideration that may be paid by a transferee or received by a transferor.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 41. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.9.

23826.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any county of the 56th class, the department may issue 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. Any premises to qualify for a license under this section shall have a seating capacity for 50 or more diners. In no event shall more than 10 on-sale general licenses for bona fide eating places be issued under this section.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a person who currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 193, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.11.

23826.11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any county of the 18th class the department may issue five additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places per year, until January 1, 2016. To qualify for a license under this section the premises upon which a bona fide public eating place is operated shall have a seating capacity for 50 or more diners. Not more than a total of 15 on-sale general licenses shall be issued under this section.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person who currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 467, Sec. 1. (AB 1320) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.12.

23826.12. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any county of the 24th class, the department may issue no more than a total of five additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2016, inclusive. To qualify for a license under this section, the premises upon which a bona fide public eating place is operated shall have a seating capacity for 50 or more diners.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person who currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 13. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.14.

23826.14. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of Inyo, the department may issue no more than a total of five additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places, public premises, or both from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2019, inclusive. To qualify for a license under this section, the premises upon which a bona fide public eating place is operated shall have a seating capacity for 50 or more diners.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 256, Sec. 1. (AB 1558) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.15.

23826.15. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of Mariposa, the department may issue no more than a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. To qualify for a license under this section, the premises upon which a bona fide public eating place is operated shall have a seating capacity for 50 or more diners.
(b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Mariposa, by resolution, may specify the maximum number of licenses to be issued under this section in any year, not to exceed five. Such a resolution shall be effective for one year and shall be adopted and submitted to the department no later than July 1 of the year to which the resolution applies. The department shall not issue more than five licenses under this section per year. In the event that the board of supervisors fails to submit a resolution under this subdivision by July 1 of any year, the department may issue any licenses that have not been issued under this section during that year.
(c) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(d) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(e) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(2) A license issued under this section shall not be sold or transferred for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.
(f) The department may designate licenses issued pursuant to this section as on-sale general for special use. This designation does not alter any license privileges or restrictions established by this section.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 53, Sec. 2. (AB 2459) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.16.

23826.16. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of El Dorado, the department may issue no more than a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. The department shall not issue more than four licenses under this section per year.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(2) A license issued under this section shall not be sold or transferred for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.
(e) The department may designate licenses issued pursuant to this section as on-sale general for special use. This designation does not alter any license privileges or restrictions established by this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 889, Sec. 1. (SB 1452) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.17.

23826.17. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of Shasta, the department may issue no more than a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. The department shall not issue more than four licenses under this section per year.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(2) A license issued under this section shall not be sold or transferred for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.
(e) The department may designate licenses issued pursuant to this section as on-sale general for special use. This designation does not alter any license privileges or restrictions established by this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 889, Sec. 2. (SB 1452) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.18.

23826.18. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of Nevada, the department may issue no more than a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. The department shall not issue more than four licenses under this section per year.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(2) A license issued under this section shall not be sold or transferred for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.
(e) The department may designate licenses issued pursuant to this section as on-sale general for special use. This designation does not alter any license privileges or restrictions established by this section.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 113, Sec. 1. (SB 787) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23826.19.

23826.19. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of Placer, the department may issue no more than a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. The department shall not issue more than four licenses under this section per year.
(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.
(d) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.
(2) A license issued under this section shall not be sold or transferred for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.
(e) The department may designate licenses issued pursuant to this section as on-sale general for special use. This designation does not alter any license privileges or restrictions established by this section.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 282, Sec. 1. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses › ARTICLE 2 - Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises › Section 23827.

23827. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any county where the inhabitants number less than 7,000 and where the major economy of that county is dependent upon the continual use of that county’s recreational facilities the department may issue four additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. Any premises to qualify for a license under this section shall have a seating capacity for 100 or more diners. In no event shall more than four such licenses be issued under this section.
In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961.
A license issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferred from one county to another.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1078.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23950.

23950. Application for a license shall be made to the department upon a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by such other information as the department may require to assist it in determining whether the applicant and the premises qualify for a license.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1270.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23951.

23951. The application shall contain the following information:
(a) The name of the applicant.
(b) For a general partnership, the names of the individual partners.
(c) For a limited partnership, limited liability company, or a corporation, the name of the entity.
(d) The location of the premises for which the license is applied.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 639, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23952.

23952. The application shall also contain a statement to the effect that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony and has not violated and will not violate or cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions of this division or any rule of the department applicable to the applicant or pertaining to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic beverages, particularly any of the provisions of Sections 25500 to 25504, inclusive, or Sections 25611 to 25615, inclusive. If the applicant cannot make this statement the application shall contain a statement of the violation, if any, or reasons which will prevent the applicant from being able to comply with the requirements with respect to the statement.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 447.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23953.

23953. (a) The application shall be signed by the applicant.
(b) For a general partnership, the application shall be signed by each of the partners, and for the purposes of this division the partners shall be deemed the applicant for any license and the licensees under any license issued pursuant to that application.
(c) For a limited partnership, the application for any license shall be signed by each of the general partners.
(d) For a limited liability company that has elected to be managed by its members, the application shall be signed by each member or by an officer authorized by the articles of organization or the operating agreement to bind the company. In the case of a limited liability company that has elected to be managed by a manager or managers, the application shall be signed by the manager or managers or by an officer authorized by the articles of organization or the operating agreement to bind the company.
(e) For a corporation, the application shall be signed by two officers of the corporation, one from each of the following categories:
(1) The chairperson of the board, the president, or a vice president.
(2) The secretary, assistant secretary, chief financial officer, or assistant treasurer.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 639, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23954.6.

23954.6. As used in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 23320, “original on-sale general license” includes an original special on-sale general license; provided, that the fee prescribed in that subparagraph shall not be required in connection with the exchange of an on-sale general license for a special on-sale general license, or for the exchange of a special on-sale general license for an on-sale general license.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 44. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23955.

23955. Any applicant for a wine grower’s license shall, at the time of filing application for license, accompany the application with a license fee based upon a reasonable estimate of the amount of wine gallonage to be produced by the applicant.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23956.

23956. Any applicant for an offsale general license shall, at the time of filing application for such license, accompany the application with the minimum license fee required or such larger fee as the applicant elects.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1040.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23957.

23957. Applications for licenses for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for premises which are to be constructed or which are in the process of construction shall contain the information required by this article and such other information concerning the proposed premises as the department may require to assist it in determining whether the proposed premises will qualify for a license.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23958.

23958. Upon receipt of an application for a license or for a transfer of a license and the applicable fee, the department shall make a thorough investigation to determine whether the applicant and the premises for which a license is applied qualify for a license and whether the provisions of this division have been complied with, and shall investigate all matters connected therewith which may affect the public welfare and morals. The department shall deny an application for a license or for a transfer of a license if either the applicant or the premises for which a license is applied do not qualify for a license under this division.
The department further shall deny an application for a license if issuance of that license would tend to create a law enforcement problem, or if issuance would result in or add to an undue concentration of licenses, except as provided in Section 23958.4.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 630, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23958.1.

23958.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 23958, the department is not required to investigate the personal qualifications of a licensed beer and wine wholesaler who applies for additional beer and wine wholesaler licenses.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1887.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Issuance and Transfer of Licenses › ARTICLE 1 - Applications for Licenses › Section 23958.2.

23958.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 23958, the department is not required to investigate the personal qualifications or premises of a currently licensed person when a license is being transferred between partners and no new partner is being licensed.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 477.)