§ 4.1-213. Manufacture and sale of cider
A. Any winery licensee or farm winery licensee may manufacture and sell cider to (i) the Board, (ii) any wholesale wine licensee, (iii) any retail licensee approved by the Board for the purpose of selling cider and (iv) persons outside the Commonwealth for resale outside the Commonwealth.
B. Any wholesale wine licensee may acquire and receive shipments of cider, and sell and deliver and ship the cider in accordance with Board regulations to (i) the Board, (ii) any wholesale wine licensee, (iii) any retail licensee approved by the Board for the purpose of selling cider and (iv) persons outside the Commonwealth for resale outside the Commonwealth.
C. Any licensee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages at retail may sell cider in the same manner and to the same persons, and subject to the same limitations and conditions, as such license authorizes him to sell other alcoholic beverages.
D. No additional license fees shall be charged for the privilege of handling cider.
E. The Board shall collect such markup as it deems appropriate on all cider manufactured or sold, or both, in the Commonwealth.
F. The Board shall adopt regulations relating to the manufacture, possession, transportation and sale of cider as it deems necessary to prevent any unlawful manufacture, possession, transportation or sale of cider and to ensure that the markup required to be paid will be collected.
G. "Cider" means any beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar content of apples, either with or without sugar, carbonated or otherwise, and containing not more than seven percent of alcohol by volume.
This section shall not limit the privileges set forth in subdivision A 8 of § 4.1-200, nor shall any person be denied the privilege of manufacturing and selling sweet cider.
(Code 1950, § 4-27; 1978, c. 174; 1980, c. 324; 1992, c. 349; 1993, c. 866.)
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