“Dealer” means a retail establishment which offers the sale of beverages in beverage containers to consumers. However, any lodging, eating, or drinking establishment, or soft drink vending machine operator who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to consumers shall not be deemed a dealer for the purposes of this division, except that these sales are subject to Section 14560. To determine which retail establishments are dealers, the department shall use annual or more frequent updates provided by American Business Information, Inc., as long as the information provided by American Business Information, Inc., is updated at least annually.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)