Code of Virginia - Title 4.1 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act - Chapter 2 Administration Of Licenses

  • 4.1-200 Exemptions from licensure
    The licensure requirements of this chapter shall not apply to: 1. A person in charge of an institution regularly conducted as a hospital or sanatorium ...
  • 4.1-201 Conduct not prohibited by this title; limitation
    A. Nothing in this title or any Board regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall prohibit: 1. Any club licensed under this chapter from keeping for consumption ...
  • 4.1-201.1 Conduct not prohibited by this title; tastings conducted by manufacturers, wine or beer wholesalers...
    A. Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, whether or not licensed in the Commonwealth, and wine or beer wholesalers may conduct tastings of wine, beer, or spirits ...
  • 4.1-202 To whom privileges conferred by licenses extend; liability for violations of law
    The privilege of any licensee to sell or serve alcoholic beverages shall extend to such licensee and to all agents or employees of such licensee ...
  • 4.1-203 Separate license for each place of business; transfer or amendment; posting; expiration; carrier...
    A. Each license granted by the Board shall designate the place where the business of the licensee will be carried on. Except as otherwise provided ...
  • 4.1-204 Records of licensees; inspection of records and places of business
    A. Manufacturers, bottlers or wholesalers. - Every licensed manufacturer, bottler or wholesaler shall keep complete, accurate and separate records in accordance with Board regulations of ...
  • 4.1-205 Local licenses
    A. In addition to the state licenses provided for in this chapter, the governing body of each county, city or town in the Commonwealth may ...
  • 4.1-206 Alcoholic beverage licenses
    The Board may grant the following licenses relating to alcoholic beverages generally: 1. Distillers' licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to manufacture alcoholic beverages other ...
  • 4.1-207 Wine licenses
    The Board may grant the following licenses relating to wine: 1. Winery licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to manufacture wine and to sell and ...
  • 4.1-207.1 Restricted wholesale wine licenses.
    The Board may grant a wholesale wine license to a nonprofit, nonstock corporation created in accordance with subdivision B 5 of § 3.2-102, which shall ...
  • 4.1-208 Beer licenses
    The Board may grant the following licenses relating to beer: 1. Brewery licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to manufacture beer and to sell and ...
  • 4.1-209 Wine and beer licenses; advertising
    A. The Board may grant the following licenses relating to wine and beer: 1. Retail on-premises wine and beer licenses to: a. Hotels, restaurants and ...
  • 4.1-209.1 Direct shipment of wine and beer; shipper's license.
    A. Holders of wine shippers' licenses and beer shippers' licenses issued pursuant to this section may sell and ship not more than two cases of ...
  • 4.1-210 Mixed beverages licenses
    A. Subject to the provisions of § 4.1-124, the Board may grant the following licenses relating to mixed beverages: 1. Mixed beverage restaurant licenses, which ...
  • 4.1-211 Temporary licenses
    Notwithstanding subsection D of § 4.1-203, the Board may grant a temporary license to any of the licensed retail operations authorized by §§ 4.1-206 through ...
  • 4.1-212 Permits required in certain instances
    A. The Board may grant the following permits which shall authorize: 1. Wine and beer salesmen representing any out-of-state wholesaler engaged in the sale of ...
  • 4.1-212.1 Permits; delivery of wine and beer; regulations of Board.
    A. Any brewery, winery, or farm winery located within or outside the Commonwealth that is authorized to engage in the retail sale of wine or ...
  • 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 ...
  • 4.1-214 Limitations on licenses; sale outside the Commonwealth
    No deliveries or shipments of alcoholic beverages or cider as defined in § 4.1-213 to persons outside the Commonwealth for resale outside the Commonwealth authorized ...
  • 4.1-215 Limitation on manufacturers, bottlers and wholesalers; exemptions
    A. Unless exempted pursuant to subsection B, no retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be granted to any (i) manufacturer, bottler or ...
  • 4.1-216 Further limitations on manufacturers, bottlers, importers, brokers or wholesalers; ownership intere...
    A. As used in this section: "Broker" means any person, other than a manufacturer or a licensed beer or wine importer, who regularly engages in ...
  • 4.1-216.1 Point-of-sale advertising materials authorized under certain conditions; civil penalties.
    A. As used in this section: "Alcoholic beverage advertising material" or "advertising material" means any item, other than an illuminated device, which contains one or ...
  • 4.1-217 Limitation on brewery licenses
    No beer reconstituted from beer concentrate, other than reconstituted beer originally manufactured, concentrated and reconstituted at the same plant located in the Commonwealth, shall be ...
  • 4.1-218 Limitation on wine and beer importers
    Wine importer licensees and beer importer licensees shall not sell and deliver or ship any brand of beer or wine to wholesale licensees for the ...
  • 4.1-219 Limitation on Class A and Class B farm wineries
    For Class A farm winery licensees, at least 51 percent of the fresh fruits or agricultural products used by the owner or lessee to manufacture ...
  • 4.1-220 Limitation on gift shop licenses
    In no event shall the sale of wine and beer exceed twenty-five percent of the total annual gross sales at the gift shop. (Code 1950, ...
  • 4.1-221 Limitation on mixed beverage licensees; exceptions
    A. Unless excepted by subsection B, all alcoholic beverages sold as mixed beverages shall be purchased from the Board. B. Mixed beverage carrier licensees may ...
  • 4.1-221.1 Limitation of tasting licenses
    Samples of alcoholic beverages given or sold by a licensee shall not exceed two ounces per person of each product tasted, provided that (i) in ...
  • 4.1-222 Conditions under which Board may refuse to grant licenses
    A. The Board may refuse to grant any license if it has reasonable cause to believe that: 1. The applicant, or if the applicant is ...
  • 4.1-223 Conditions under which Board shall refuse to grant licenses
    The Board shall refuse to grant any: 1. Wholesale beer or wine license to any person, unless such person has established or will establish a ...
  • 4.1-224 Notice and hearings for refusal to grant licenses; Administrative Process Act; exceptions
    A. The action of the Board in granting or in refusing to grant any license shall be subject to review in accordance with the Administrative ...
  • 4.1-225 Grounds for which Board may suspend or revoke licenses
    The Board may suspend or revoke any license other than a brewery license, in which case the Board may impose penalties as provided in § ...
  • 4.1-226 Grounds for which Board shall suspend or revoke licenses
    The Board shall suspend or revoke any license, other than a brewery license, in which case the Board may impose penalties as provided in § ...
  • 4.1-227 Suspension or revocation of licenses; notice and hearings; imposition of penalties
    A. Except for temporary licenses, before the Board may impose a civil penalty against a brewery licensee or suspend or revoke any license, reasonable notice ...
  • 4.1-228 Suspension or revocation; disposition of beverages on hand; termination
    A. Alcoholic beverages, other than beer and wine, owned by or in possession of, or for sale by, any licensee at the time the license ...
  • 4.1-229 Suspension or revocation of permits; grounds; notice and hearing; exception
    A. The Board may suspend or revoke any permit. The suspension or revocation of any permit shall be in accordance with §§ 4.1-225 and 4.1-227. ...
  • 4.1-230 Applications for licenses; publication; notice to localities; fees; permits
    A. Every person intending to apply for any license authorized by this chapter shall file with the Board an application on forms provided by the ...
  • 4.1-231 Taxes on state licenses
    A. The annual fees on state licenses shall be as follows: 1. Alcoholic beverage licenses. For each: a. Distiller's license, if not more than 5,000 ...
  • 4.1-232 Refund of state license tax
    A. The Board may correct erroneous assessments made by it against any person and make refunds of any amounts collected pursuant to erroneous assessments, or ...
  • 4.1-233 Taxes on local licenses
    A. In addition to the state license taxes, the annual local license taxes which may be collected shall not exceed the following sums: 1. Alcoholic ...
  • 4.1-234 Tax on wine and other alcoholic beverages; exceptions
    A. In addition to the taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 6 (§ 58.1-600 et seq.) of Title 58.1, a tax of forty cents is levied ...
  • 4.1-235 Collection; computation, distribution of tax on wine and other alcoholic beverages; refunds and adj...
    A. The Board shall collect the state taxes levied pursuant to § 4.1-234 as follows: 1. Collection shall be from the purchaser at the time ...
  • 4.1-236 Excise tax on beer and wine coolers; payment of tax; exceptions
    A. There is levied on all beer and wine coolers sold in the Commonwealth an excise tax at the rate of: 1. Twenty-five and sixty-five ...
  • 4.1-237 Refund and adjustments on excise tax on beer and wine coolers
    A. Whenever it is proved to the satisfaction of the Board that the tax levied pursuant to § 4.1-236 has been paid and that beer ...
  • 4.1-238 Bond required to secure excise tax liability on beer and wine coolers, and wine stored in bonded wa...
    A. Every manufacturer, bottler or wholesaler, as a condition precedent to obtaining a license to sell beer or wine coolers to a licensed retailer, shall ...
  • 4.1-239 Monthly reports and payment of excise tax on beer and wine coolers; filing by nonresident manufactu...
    A. On or before the tenth day of each month, each manufacturer, bottler, wholesaler or other person selling beer or wine coolers in the Commonwealth ...
  • 4.1-240 Collection of taxes and fees by credit or debit card; service charge
    The Board may accept credit or debit cards in payment for the taxes, penalties or other fees imposed on a licensee in accordance with this ...

Last modified: April 2, 2009