1       BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

            2                         450 N STREET

            3                    SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            7                     REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            8                       NOVEMBER 15, 2012

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           10                     CHIEF COUNSEL MATTERS

           11                         J RULEMAKING

           12                  J1 ALCOHOLOIC BEVERAGE TAX

           13                REGULATIONS 2558 THROUGH 2559.5

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           23                     Reported by:  Juli Price Jackson 

           24                                   No. CSR 5214

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            1                         P R E S E N T

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            3   For the Board                       Jerome E. Horton
                of Equalization:                    Chairman
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            5                                       Michelle Steel
                                                    Vice-Chairwoman
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            7                                       Betty T. Yee 
                                                    Member
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            9                                       George Runner
                                                    Member
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           11                                       Marcy Jo Mandel
                                                    Appearing for John 
           12                                       Chiang, State     
                                                    Controller (per   
           13                                       Government Code   
                                                    Section 7.9)
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           15                                       Joann Richmond 
                                                    Chief, Board  
           16                                       Proceedings Division
                
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           18   For Staff:                          Bradley Heller
                                                    Legal Department
           19                                       Tax Counsel
                
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            1                                   450 N STREET

            2                                   SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 

            3                                   NOVEMBER 15, 2012

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            5            MS. RICHMOND:  Our next item is Chief Counsel 

            6   Matters, J, Rulemaking, J1, Alcoholic Beverage Tax 

            7   Regulations 2558 through 2559.5.

            8            MR. HORTON:  Welcome, Mr. Keller (verbatim).

            9            A motion, Members?

           10            MR. HELLER:  Good afternoon, Chairman Horton.

           11            MS. MANDEL:  I'll -- I'll move the regulations 

           12   (unintelligible).

           13            MR. HORTON:  Moved by Member Mandel, second by 

           14   Member Yee.

           15            Without objection, Members?  Such will be the 

           16   order.

           17            Thank you very much.

           18            MR. RUNNER:  Nice job.

           19            MR. HORTON:  We'll receive and file your 

           20   presentation.

           21            MR. HELLER:  Thank you, Members of the Board.

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            1            REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE.  

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            3   State of California    )

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            5   County of Sacramento   )

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            7            I, JULI PRICE JACKSON, Hearing Reporter for the 

            8   California State Board of Equalization certify that on 

            9   NOVEMBER 15, 2012 I recorded verbatim, in shorthand, to 

           10   the best of my ability, the proceedings in the 

           11   above-entitled hearing; that I transcribed the shorthand 

           12   writing into typewriting; and that the preceding pages 1 

           13   through 3 constitute a complete and accurate 

           14   transcription of the shorthand writing.

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           16   Dated:  November 26, 2012

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           20                          JULI PRICE JACKSON

           21                          Hearing Reporter

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