DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 23000-25762›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions 23000-23047
§ 23004
California Business and Professions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
“Alcoholic beverage” includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and which contains one-half of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances. “Alcoholic beverage” does not include “powdered alcohol,” as defined in Section 23003.1.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 778, Sec. 2. (SB 819) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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