On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:05:04 GMT, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:20:59 -0800, Kent wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:39:33 -0800, Kent wrote:
>>>
>>>> In California a restaurant has to allow you to bring a bottle of wine
>>>> into
>>>> the restaurant and drink it.
>>>
>>> Did they just make that law last night? I'd love to be able to
>>> drink a good '98 Thunderbird with my Whopper and fries.
>>>
>> The California code requiring restaurants that serve wine to allow diners to
>> bring their own wine has been there a long, long time.
>
>That doesn't sound right to me, and I've never heard of such a
>"law". Why aren't there laws that say I can bring Dr Pepper into
>a Cheesecake Factory (to cite a recent example)? Or my own beer
>into a restaurant?
>
>I'm not a wine drinker so maybe this is common knowledge, but I
>just find it to be an unusual "law" since all the ads I've seen
>usually indicate that BYOB is or isn't allowed.
>
>-sw

According to the website for California Alcohol and Beverage control
http://www.abc.ca.gov/

http://www.abc.ca.gov/trade/BP_Enforcement_Book.pdf

Quote
CORKAGE FEES
There is no overall prohibition that prevents a business, which is
properly licensed, from allowing an adult customer to
bring in his/her own alcoholic beverages and have those beverages
served to guests. Restaurants who permit this
activity generally charge a “corkage fee,” but this is not mandatory.
The licensee remains responsible for any violations of
law that might occur, such as furnishing alcohol to minors or to
obviously intoxicated patrons.
End Quote

I was curious also

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