California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 23396.5

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 535, Sec. 2. (AB 1470) Effective January 1, 2010.

Notwithstanding any other law, any on-sale licensee that maintains a bona fide eating place in conjunction with such license, any on-sale beer and wine public premises licensee, or any winegrower that is exercising a privilege pursuant to Section 23358 or 23390 may allow any person who has purchased and partially consumed a bottle of wine to remove the partially consumed bottle from the premises upon

departure.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 23396.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-9-alcoholic-beverages/chapter-3-licenses-and-fees/article-3-rights-and-obligations-of-licensees/section-23396.5

Other sections in Article 3 - Rights and Obligations of Licensees

§ 23355§ 23355.1§ 23355.2§ 23355.3§ 23356§ 23356.1§ 23356.2§ 23356.3§ 23356.5§ 23356.6…§ 23401.5§ 23402§ 23402.5§ 23403§ 23404§ 23405§ 23405.1§ 23405.2§ 23405.3§ 23405.4

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