CA SB76

Music venue licensees may now apply for duplicate licenses under the same fee structure as Type 47 duplicate licenses.

Music venue licensees can sell and serve alcoholic beverages during private events or functions not open to the general public at any hours permitted by their license, without requiring a live performance.

Beer manufacturers, winegrowers, and on-sale licensees located in entertainment zones may permit consumers to leave premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption within the zone, subject to specified conditions including annual notice of intent to the department.

Entertainment zones are defined as zones created by ordinance on or after January 1, 2024, in San Francisco that authorize consumption of alcoholic beverages on public streets, sidewalks, or rights-of-way adjacent to and during special events.

San Francisco must establish a process to identify persons 21 years of age or older in entertainment zones and provide the department with zone boundaries, hours of operation, permitted beverage types, and approved container specifications.