Off-sale beer and wine licenses: low alcohol-by-volume spirits beverages.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law authorizes the department to issue a retail package off-sale beer and wine license which authorizes the licensee to sell, to consumers only and not for resale, beer and wine in prescribed quantities, for consumption off the premises where sold. This bill would authorize a retail package off-sale beer and wine licensee to also sell low alcohol-by-volume (ABV) spirits beverages, as defined, in containers no larger than 16 ounces.