AB 2069: Sale of soju and shochu.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides for the issuance of various categories of alcoholic beverage licenses, including the imposition of fees, conditions, and restrictions in connection with the issuance of those licenses. The act provides that any on-sale licensee authorized to sell wine may also sell soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage, as specified, and shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage, as specified.

This bill would provide that any on-sale licensee authorized to sell wine may also sell domestically produced soju and shochu, as specified.