Statute · California Business and Professions Code
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 23001 — General Provisions and Definitions
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 23001
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Business and Professions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
This division is an exercise of the police powers of the State for the protection of the safety, welfare, health, peace, and morals of the people of the State, to eliminate the evils of unlicensed and unlawful manufacture, selling, and disposing of alcoholic beverages, and to promote temperance…
Citator
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 23001 — General Provisions and Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
This division is an exercise of the police powers of the State for the protection of the safety, welfare, health, peace, and morals of the people of the State, to eliminate the evils of unlicensed and unlawful manufacture, selling, and disposing of alcoholic beverages, and to promote temperance in the use and consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is hereby declared that the subject matter of this division involves in the highest degree the economic, social, and moral well-being and the safety of the State and of all its people. All provisions of this division shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these purposes.