Alcoholic beverages: licenses: County of Colusa.

Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry's proposal to modify alcoholic beverage licensing in Colusa County would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue five additional on-sale general licenses for restaurants beyond current population-based limits. The measure requires at least one license be allocated to premises within the trust lands of the Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community.

The legislation establishes specific parameters for these new licenses. Holders of existing seasonal on-sale general licenses may apply for the additional permits. The licenses cannot be transferred outside Colusa County or to non-qualifying establishments, and any future sales must not exceed the original licensing fee. The department retains authority to designate these as special use licenses while maintaining all privileges and restrictions outlined in the measure.

The bill's findings cite unique economic circumstances in Colusa County and the presence of the Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians as factors necessitating this county-specific approach rather than a broader statewide policy. This targeted expansion of licensing authority operates as an exception to the standard population-based limits that govern on-sale general licenses under California's Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.