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May a licensee lease out the food concession?

Yes. Upon notification to ABC, such a licensee may sublet the sale and service of meals. Yes. Upon notification to The Department of ABC, such a licensee may sublet the sale and service of meals. The ABC licensee shall continue to be responsible for any violations caused or permitted by the food lessee on the licensed premises. The licensee shall not sublet to a person who does not have the qualifications of a licensee. (Section 23787 and Rules 57.7 and 57.8) As a former Investigator for the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Russell has more than 13 years of experience in dealing with liquor license laws, rules and regulations that confront licensees when buying and selling a liquor license.  In fact, as a trainer of new investigators for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in California, he not only knows the law—he taught it.