CA AB2451

Expands existing exceptions to tied-house restrictions to allow beer manufacturers, winegrowers, distilled spirits rectifiers, craft distillers, and related licensees to purchase advertising space and time at for-profit theaters in San Francisco with at least 2,100 theatrical seats that hold an on-sale general license and are devoted primarily to live theatrical performances.

Permits advertising purchases from or on behalf of the theater owner, long-term tenants, or licensees of the theater, whether or not they hold an on-sale license.

Requires any advertising purchase to be conducted pursuant to a written contract between the manufacturer/licensee and the theater owner, long-term tenant, or on-sale licensee.

Makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in county jail and/or fines of at least $10,000 plus the advertising value, for manufacturers or wholesalers to coerce compliance with advertising contracts, or for on-sale licensees to solicit or coerce wholesalers to purchase advertising.

Declares that a special statute is necessary for San Francisco due to unique local conditions and exempts the state from reimbursing local agencies for costs related to the new crime provisions.