California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Seal of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Logo of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Department overview
Formed January 1, 1955 (1955-01-01)
Jurisdiction California
Headquarters Sacramento, California [1]
Employees 126 Sworn [2]
Annual budget $56.2 Million [3]
Department executive
  • Timothy Gorsuch, Director
Parent department Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
Website www.abc.ca.gov

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is an agency of the government of the state of California charged with regulation of alcoholic beverages.

The ABC was created by constitutional amendment effective January 1, 1955, as an independent department of the executive branch of the state government. The Board of Equalization no longer has any responsibility in liquor control matters except as a taxing authority.

The department is headed by a director appointed by the Governor of California, and its two divisions are divided into districts based on population and geographical needs.

ABC has the exclusive power, in accordance with laws enacted, to license and regulate the manufacture, importation and sale of alcoholic beverages in California. It also has the power for good cause to deny, suspend or revoke any specific alcoholic beverage license.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "California ABC - District Offices". Abc.ca.gov. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Number of California alcohol cops drops as industry grows". Sacramento Bee. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control". AllGov. 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  4. ↑ "California ABC - Mission Statement". Abc.ca.gov. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

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