“Distilled spirits manufacturer” means a person who produces distilled spirits from naturally fermented materials or in any other manner. “Distilled spirits manufacturer” does not include a winegrower that produces spirits of wine, provided the spirits of wine are blended into wine produced by the winegrower, are sold to an industrial alcohol dealer or a distilled spirits manufacturer, or are destroyed by the winegrower.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 23015
General Provisions and Definitions
Known as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
The act spans §§ 23000–25762 (737 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case American Distilling Co. v. State Board of Equalization (1956)
Most recently applied in American Distilling Co. v. State Board of Equalization (September 1956)
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 375, Sec. 1
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.