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Business and Professions Code § 23004

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 23004Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 778, Sec. 2. (SB 819) Effective January 1, 2017.

“Alcoholic beverage” includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and which contains one-half of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances. “Alcoholic beverage” does not include “powdered alcohol,” as defined in Section 23003.1.