Bill > AB1008

This bill adds a special provision to California's Alcoholic Beverage Control regulations specifically for San Luis Obispo County, authorizing the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue up to 10 additional on-sale general licenses (permits allowing restaurants to sell alcohol for consumption on their premises) for bona fide public eating places. The department is limited to issuing no more than 5 such licenses per year, and these licenses have several key restrictions: they cannot be transferred to another county or to premises that do not qualify under the bill's provisions, cannot be sold or transferred for more than the original fee paid, and can be designated as "on-sale general for special use" without changing their underlying privileges. The bill includes a legislative finding that this special statute is necessary due to exponential tourism growth in San Luis Obispo County, which has created increased demand for alcohol licenses, even though the county's population has remained steady. Businesses with existing seasonal on-sale general licenses are not prohibited from applying for these new licenses, providing additional flexibility for local restaurants and eateries.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1008