DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 23000-25762›CHAPTER 5. Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses 23770-23827›ARTICLE 2. Limitation on Number of Licensed Premises 23815-23827
§ 23816
California Business and Professions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The number of premises for which an onsale general license is issued shall be limited to one for each 2,000, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county in which the premises are situated. No additional onsale general licenses, other than a renewal or transfer or as permitted by Section 23821, shall be issued in any county where the number of all premises for which onsale general licenses are issued is more than one for each 2,000, or fraction thereof, inhabitants of the county. No onsale general license shall be issued in lieu of or upon the cancellation or surrender of an onsale beer and wine license.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 783.)
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