California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 9 — Alcoholic BeveragesChapter 6 — Issuance and Transfer of LicensesArticle 4 — Issuance and Renewal of LicensesSection 24044
(a) Licenses for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages may be issued for or transferred to premises that are to be constructed or that are in the process of construction. Alcoholic beverages shall not be sold pursuant to the license until the premises have been completed.
(b) A licensee transferring a license to a premises pursuant to this section shall follow the notification requirements prescribed in Section 23985. Nothing in this section shall require an existing licensee to comply with the notification requirements if the construction is taking place on the existing premises of the existing license.
Notes
Allows retail alcoholic-beverage licenses to be issued for or transferred to premises planned or under construction, but prohibits sales under the license until construction is complete. Requires a transferring licensee to follow the specified notification requirements, while exempting an existing licensee from those requirements when construction occurs on its existing licensed premises.
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