Alcohol suppliers can restock store shelves with wine and spirits in bottles up to 500 ml
Beer, wine and spirits suppliers can pull their own ready-to-drink wine and spirits in containers of 500 milliliters or less from a store's back room to restock shelves. Before, only single-serve sizes counted: 50 to 355 milliliters for spirits and 187 to 355 for wine.
Who it affects
Alcohol makers and wholesalers, and stores that sell alcohol to go
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
Official text
California AB 744: Alcoholic beverage control: tied-house restrictions: exceptions: off-sale retail services.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
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