California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 23398.5

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 306, Sec. 1. (AB 2069) Effective January 1, 2025.

Any on-sale license, issued pursuant to this division that authorizes the sale of wine, also authorizes the sale of all of the following:

(a)Soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
(b)Shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage that contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and is derived from agricultural products.
(c)Domestically produced soju and shochu, alcoholic beverages that contain not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume and are derived from agricultural products.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 23398.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-9-alcoholic-beverages/chapter-3-licenses-and-fees/article-3-rights-and-obligations-of-licensees/section-23398.5

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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