ABC Study of Promoters (language only)

Item 504 #1s

Language
Page 385, following line 36, insert:
"The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall examine the use of promoters by non-profit organizations to whom banquet licenses have been issued to ensure that non-profit organizations are receiving the full benefit of the banquet license.  The scope of the Department's examination shall be limited to those instances where banquet licenses are issued for public events, as defined by regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, where alcoholic beverages are available for sale to the public.  The Department shall study the scope of financial sponsorship of such events by breweries, distilleries, wineries and wholesalers, including whether or not the products of competitors are available at events conducted with such sponsorship.  Copies of the Department's report shall be submitted to the Secretary of Public Safety and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by November 1, 1999."

Explanation
(This amendment directs the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to conduct a study of the promotion of certain events sponsored by non-profit organizations to whom banquet licenses have been issued.)