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§ 69. Drawings for Priority of Obtaining Limited General Alcoholic Beverage Licenses.

4 CA ADC § 69Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: June 29, 2022

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 4. Business Regulations
Division 1. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Refs & Annos)
Article 11. Applications and Licenses
Effective: June 29, 2022
4 CCR § 69
§ 69. Drawings for Priority of Obtaining Limited General Alcoholic Beverage Licenses.
(a) The intent of this regulation is to establish the processes and procedures for the department to conduct yearly priority drawings pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 23961 for general licenses in counties throughout the state.
(b) Definitions for use in Title 4 California Code of Regulations Sections 69-69.4:
(1) “Count” means the number of on-sale general licenses and off-sale general licenses, including both issued licenses and pending applications, within a county that are limited by population pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 23816 and 23817.
(2) “Department” means the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(3) “Formal application” means a full licensing application for an alcoholic beverage license pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 23950-23954.
(4) “Intercounty transfer” means a transfer of either an on-sale general license or an off-sale general license from one county in the state to another county in the state.
(5) “Off-sale general license” means any alcoholic beverage license described in Business and Professions Code section 23394 and 23826.5.
(6) “On-sale general license” means any alcoholic beverage license described in Business and Professions Code sections 23396, 23396.1, 23396.2, 23396.3, 23826, 23826.7, 23826.9, 23826.10, 23826.11, 23826.12, 23826.13, 23826.14, 23827.
(7) “Population” means the estimated county population as determined by Business and Professions Code section 23818.
(8) “Priority application” means an application as prescribed by Title 4 California Code of Regulations section 69.2 for an individual or entity to participate in a priority drawing pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 23821 and 23961.
(9) “Priority application period” is the time prescribed by Business and Professions Code section 23821 that the department will accept priority applications to participate in a priority drawing.
(10) “Priority drawing” means the random selection of applicants by the department and granting applicants priority to apply for on-sale general licenses, off-sale general licenses, the intercounty transfer of on-sale general licenses, or the intercounty transfer of off-sale general licenses, on a yearly basis pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 23961.
(11) “Priority winner” means a priority applicant who is chosen in a priority drawing, or as a replacement for a former priority winner, and can submit a formal application to the department for one of the limited licenses available in a county.
(12) “Residency” means an individual living in California, a California business with valid articles of incorporation, or any business registered with the California Secretary of State to do business in California.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 23820, 23821, 23959 and 23961, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 23394, 23396, 23396.1, 23396.2, 23396.3, 23816, 23817, 23818, 23821, 23826, 23826.5, 23826.7, 23826.9, 23826.10, 23826.11, 23826.12, 23826.13, 23826.14, 23827, 23950, 23951, 23952, 23953, 23954, 23954.6, 23959, 23961 and 24070, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 6-29-2022; operative 6-29-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 26).
This database is current through 3/22/24 Register 2024, No. 12.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 4, § 69, 4 CA ADC § 69
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