Effective July 1, 2013, pursuant to the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Department) was moved from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
The Department is vested with the exclusive power to license and regulate persons and businesses engaged in the manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the State of California. More.....