CA AB3102

Amends Section 25503.24 of the Business and Professions Code to include distilled spirits wholesalers in tied-house restriction provisions for market research activities.

Expands the prohibition to clarify that licensed retailers cannot be obligated to purchase or sell alcoholic beverages from a distilled spirits wholesaler conducting market research.

Maintains existing limitations that retailers cannot participate in more than one research project per calendar year from the same manufacturer or wholesaler.

Establishes that violations of the obligatory purchase/sale restrictions are misdemeanors punishable by up to six months in county jail, fines of at least $10,000 plus the value of the market research involved, or both, with potential license revocation.

Exempts the state from reimbursement obligations under Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the bill only modifies penalties for existing violations.