Any unlicensed person or any on- or off-sale general licensee who has in his possession any distilled spirits in packages or containers larger than one gallon is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the distilled spirits have been sold and delivered to the person or licensee by the holder of an industrial alcohol dealer's, distilled spirits manufacturer's, brandy manufacturer's, or rectifier’s license for use in the trades, professions, or industries.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 25172
Distilled Spirits
Known as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
The act spans §§ 23000–25762 (737 sections).
Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 152.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.