AB 1294: Tied-house restrictions: advertising exceptions: County of Kings.

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, known as tied-house restrictions, generally prohibits specified licensees, or their officers, directors, or agents, from giving or lending money or a thing of value to a person operating, owning, or maintaining any on-sale premises where alcoholic beverages are sold. In this regard, existing law specifically prohibits paying a retailer for advertising. Existing law creates a variety of exceptions to this prohibition, as specified.

This bill would create an exception to tied-house restrictions that authorizes specified licensees to sponsor events promoted by, and purchase advertising space and time from or on behalf of, a company that owns a facility that includes a wave basin located in the County of Kings in connection with activities conducted on the premises of a permanent retail licensee located at a wave basin facility with a capacity of at least 9,000 individuals, subject to specified requirements.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Kings.