AB 2375: Alcoholic beverages: on-sale general public premises: drink lids.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, various alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law generally makes a violation of the act a misdemeanor and grounds for suspension or revocation of a license, except as specified.

Existing law authorizes the issuance of on-sale general public premises (Type 48) licenses, which authorize, as specified, the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on the licensed premises. Existing law, commencing July 1, 2024, until January 1, 2027, requires an applicant for a new permanent Type 48 license and the holder of an existing Type 48 license to offer drug testing devices for sale to their customers and to post a related notice containing specified language, as specified.

This bill would also, commencing July 1, 2025, until January 1, 2027, require an applicant for a new permanent Type 48 license and the holder of an existing Type 48 license to, upon request, provide a lid with a customers drink. The bill would require a licensee to post a related notice containing specified language in a prominent and conspicuous location and would make a conforming change to the above-described notice requirement related to drug testing devices. The bill would authorize the licensee to charge an additional fee for providing a lid with a customers drink and would prohibit the fee from exceeding the reasonable cost of providing the lid, as specified. The bill would specify that a violation of this provision is not a crime.