California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §25632: Any retail licensee, or agent or employee of such licensee, who permits any alcoholic beverage to be consumed by any person on the licensee’s licensed premises during any hours in which it is unlawful

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A retail alcohol licensee or their employee who allows someone to consume alcoholic beverages on-premises during prohibited hours commits a misdemeanor.

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Any retail licensee, or agent or employee of such licensee, who permits any alcoholic beverage to be consumed by any person on the licensee’s licensed premises during any hours in which it is unlawful to sell, give, or deliver any alcoholic beverage for consumption on the premises is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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