{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"24045.77","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 24045.77","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES [23000. - 25762.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Issuance and Transfer of Licenses [23950. - 24082.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-9/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Issuance and Renewal of Licenses [24040. - 24051.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-9/chapter-6/article-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 347, Sec. 2.   (AB 1670)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>(a) (1) The department may issue a special on-sale general license to the operator of any for-profit theater located within the County of Napa, configured with theatrical seating of at least 800 seats and primarily devoted to live theatrical performances.</p><p>(2) A special on-sale general license described by this section shall not be issued until any existing licenses issued by the department to the operator for the premises of the for-profit theater are canceled.</p><p>(b) The special on-sale general license shall permit sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the lobbies and seating areas of the for-profit theater for the period beginning two consecutive hours prior to a live theatrical performance and ending three hours after the live theatrical performance is completed, subject to Section <a href=\"/bpc/25631\">25631</a>. Any special on-sale general license issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the limitations provided by Section <a href=\"/bpc/23816\">23816</a> and shall not be required to be operated as a bona fide public eating place. The for-profit theater further shall not be subject to the provisions of Section <a href=\"/bpc/23793\">23793</a>.</p><p>(c) For the purposes of this section, “for-profit theater” shall not include an adult or sexually oriented business, as defined in Section <a href=\"/pen/318.5\">318.5</a> of the Penal Code.</p>","text":"(a) (1) The department may issue a special on-sale general license to the operator of any for-profit theater located within the County of Napa, configured with theatrical seating of at least 800 seats and primarily devoted to live theatrical performances. (2) A special on-sale general license described by this section shall not be issued until any existing licenses issued by the department to the operator for the premises of the for-profit theater are canceled. (b) The special on-sale general license shall permit sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the lobbies and seating areas of the for-profit theater for the period beginning two consecutive hours prior to a live theatrical performance and ending three hours after the live theatrical performance is completed, subject to Section 25631. Any special on-sale general license issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the limitations provided by Section 23816 and shall not be required to be operated as a bona fide public eating place. The for-profit theater further shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 23793. (c) For the purposes of this section, “for-profit theater” shall not include an adult or sexually oriented business, as defined in Section 318.5 of the Penal Code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/issuance-and-renewal-of-licenses-24045-77","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}