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Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-061 Order Primary source read

First Notice of Regulatory Relief

Notice of Regulatory Relief (eight temporary relief measures: returns, retail-to-retail transactions, credit, off-sale privileges for on-sale retailers, sales to go, pass-out windows, hours, deliveries)

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control · California (State alcoholic-beverage regulator) (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
California (State alcoholic-beverage regulator) · California
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Temporary suspension of enforcement of ABC Act prohibitions by notice of regulatory relief
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
Relief remained 'until further notice'; on-sale to-go and expanded-footprint relief carried to 2021 and then extended by statute (SB 389, AB 61, 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureAlcohol and barsOther
Addressees
  • all affected Department licensees
Functions reached
  • BA (on-sale privileges suspended by the March 15-16, 2020 State directives; off-sale substitute)
  • TO
  • SC (returns, retail-to-retail transfers, credit)
  • CB
Collection
State alcoholic-beverage regulators AGY-ST-ALCOHOL

Operative words

In lieu of individual requests for relief submitted to the Department, the temporary relief from the regulatory requirements set forth in this notice are applicable to all affected Department licensees and will continue until further notice... The Department's regulatory relief addresses the following issues: 1. Returns of Alcoholic Beverages 2. Retail-to-Retail Transactions 3. Extension of Credit 4. On-Sale Retailers Exercising Off-Sale Privileges 5. Sales of Alcoholic Beverages To Go 6. Off-Sale Transactions Through Pass-Out Windows 7. Hours of Operation for Retail Sales 8. Deliveries to Consumers... any licensee adhering to the terms of this notice... may rely on this notice to utilize the privileges described without risk of enforcement by the Department against its license

Enforcement

Relief 'may be withdrawn by the Department at any time'; licensees abusing the relief may have it 'summarily rescind[ed]'

Notes

Issued in response to the March 15, 2020 direction that bars, wineries and breweries close and restaurants cease seated dining (see Ex. 068).

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