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Alcohol laws in California
This page reflects the default hours of sale in California. Although California law does not leave a lot of room for local variation, the laws in effect in the unincorporated areas in Kern County may differ from what is shown here.
- Arvin
- Bakersfield
- Bear Valley Springs
- Bodfish
- Boron
- Buttonwillow
- California City
- Cherokee Strip
- China Lake Acres
- Delano
- Derby Acres
- Dustin Acres
- Edmundson Acres
- Edwards AFB
- Fellows
- Ford City
- Frazier Park
- Fuller Acres
- Golden Hills
- Greenacres
- Greenfield
- Inyokern
- Johannesburg
- Keene
- Kernville
- Lake Isabella
- Lake of the Woods
- Lamont
- Lebec
- Lost Hills
- Maricopa
- McFarland
- McKittrick
- Mettler
- Mexican Colony
- Mojave
- Mountain Mesa
- North Edwards
- Oildale
- Onyx
- Pine Mountain Club
- Randsburg
- Ridgecrest
- Rosamond
- Rosedale
- Shafter
- Smith Corner
- South Taft
- Squirrel Mountain Valley
- Stallion Springs
- Taft
- Taft Heights
- Tehachapi
- Tupman
- Valley Acres
- Wasco
- Weedpatch
- Weldon
- Wofford Heights
Italics = census designated place
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alcohol sales permitted | beer and wine | alcohol sales not permitted |
Under California state law, packaged alcoholic beverages may be sold between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., any day of the week.
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alcohol sales permitted | beer and wine | alcohol sales not permitted |
Alcoholic beverages may be served in bars and restaurants between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., any day of the week.
Source: Cal. ABC Act, sec. 25631.