AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 23, 2019

AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2019

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 60

Statutes of 2019

[ Approved by Governor July 9, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State July 9, 2019. ]

Introduced by Assembly Member Daly

January 14, 2019

An act to amend Section 23006 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law defines “beer” for purposes of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act as 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.

This bill would revise the definition of “beer” for purposes of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to provide that beer may be produced using honey, fruit, fruit juice, fruit concentrate, herbs, spices, and other food materials, as adjuncts in fermentation.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 23006 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

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.