AB 573 Summary

• Expands exemptions from tied-house restrictions (prohibitions on manufacturers and wholesalers providing things of value to retailers) to all alcoholic beverage manufacturers and wholesalers, not just beer manufacturers and wholesalers

• Permits all manufacturers and wholesalers to conduct occasional inspection and cleaning of taps and tapping equipment at retail on-sale premises without violating tied-house restrictions

• Allows manufacturers and wholesalers to furnish, give, rent, lend, or sell equipment, fixtures, or supplies (excluding alcoholic beverages) to retailers whose equipment was lost or damaged in a natural disaster in a Governor-proclaimed disaster area

• Natural disaster relief exemption expires three months after the Governor proclaims a disaster area