Code of Virginia - Title 4.1 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act - Chapter 1 Definitions And General Provisions

4.1-100 Definitions
As used in this title unless the context requires a different meaning: "Alcohol" means the product known as ethyl or grain alcohol obtained by distillation ...

4.1-101 Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is created and shall consist of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the agents and employees of the ...

4.1-102 Membership of Board
A. The Board shall consist of three members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, for terms of five years each, ...

4.1-103 General powers of Board
The Board shall have the power to: 1. Buy, import and sell alcoholic beverages other than beer and wine not produced by farm wineries, and ...

4.1-103.01 Additional powers; access to certain tobacco sales records; inspections; penalty
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 58.1-3 or any other provision of law, the Tax Commissioner shall provide to the Board the name, address, and ...

4.1-103.1 Criminal history records check required on certain employees; reimbursement of costs
On or after July 1, 1994, all persons hired by the Board whose job duties involve access to or handling of departmental funds or merchandise ...

4.1-104 Purchases by the Board
The purchasing of alcoholic beverages and mixers, products used in connection with distilled spirits intended for resale, the making of leases, and the purchasing of ...

4.1-105 Police power of members, agents and employees of Board
Members of the Board are vested, and such agents and employees of the Board designated by it shall be vested, with like power to enforce ...

4.1-106 Liability of Board members; suits by and against Board
A. No Board member may be sued civilly for doing or omitting to do any act in the performance of his duties as prescribed by ...

4.1-107 Counsel for members, agents and employees of Board
If any member, agent, or employee of the Board shall be arrested, indicted or otherwise prosecuted on any charge arising out of any act committed ...

4.1-108 Hearings; representation by counsel
Any licensee or applicant for any license granted by the Board shall have the right to be represented by counsel at any Board hearing for ...

4.1-109 Hearings; allowances to witnesses
Witnesses subpoenaed to appear on behalf of the Board shall be entitled to the same allowance for expenses as witnesses for the Commonwealth in criminal ...

4.1-110 Purchase orders of Board for alcoholic beverages
A. Every order of the Board for the purchase of alcoholic beverages shall be authenticated by the chairman or by a member or agent of ...

4.1-111 Regulations of Board
A. The Board may promulgate reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with this title or the general laws of the Commonwealth, which it deems necessary to carry ...

4.1-112 Regulations relating to transportation of beer and wine coolers
The Board may promulgate regulations relating to the transportation of beer and wine coolers through the Commonwealth, including a prohibition against the direct shipment of ...

4.1-112.1 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 99 and 799, cl. 2. ...

4.1-113 Board not to regulate certain advertising in the interiors of retail establishments
A. The Board shall not regulate the use of advertising materials or decorations within the premises of a retail on-premises licensee (i) where such advertising ...

4.1-114 Annual review of operations of certain mixed beverage licensees
The Board shall at least annually review the operations of each establishment holding a mixed beverage restaurant license and each person holding a caterer's license ...

4.1-115 Reports and accounting systems of Board; auditing books and records
A. The Board shall make reports to the Governor as he may require covering the administration and enforcement of this title. Additionally, the Board shall ...

4.1-116 Disposition of moneys collected by Board; creation of Enterprise Fund; reserve fund
A. All moneys collected by the Board shall be paid directly and promptly into the state treasury, or shall be deposited to the credit of ...

4.1-117 Disposition of net profits to localities
When the moneys transferred quarterly or as otherwise provided in the appropriation act by the Comptroller to the general fund of the state treasury exceed ...

4.1-118 Certain information not to be made public
Neither the Board nor its employees shall divulge any information regarding (i) financial reports or records required pursuant to § 4.1-114; (ii) the purchase orders ...

4.1-119 Operation of government stores
A. Subject to the requirements of §§ 4.1-121 and 4.1-122, the Board may establish, maintain and operate government stores for the sale of alcoholic beverages, ...

4.1-120 When government stores closed
A. Except as provided in subsection B, no sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages shall be made at any government store, nor shall any such ...

4.1-121 Referendum on establishment of government stores
A. The qualified voters of any county, city, or town having a population of 1,000 or more may file a petition with the circuit court ...

4.1-122 Effect of local option referenda
A. If in any referendum held under the provisions of § 4.1-121 in any county, city, or town a majority of the qualified voters vote ...

4.1-123 Referendum on Sunday wine and beer sales; exception
A. Either the qualified voters or the governing body of any county, city, town, or supervisor's election district of a county may file a petition ...

4.1-124 Referendum on the sale of mixed beverages
A. The provisions of this title relating to the sale of mixed beverages shall not become effective in any town, county, or supervisor's election district ...

4.1-125 Section 4.1-124 applicable to certain towns
The provisions of § 4.1-124 shall be applicable mutatis mutandis to any town within the Commonwealth which is entirely surrounded by a base of the ...

4.1-126 Licenses for establishments in national forests, certain adjoining lands, on the Blue Ridge Parkway...
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 4.1-124, mixed beverage licenses may be granted to establishments located (i) on property owned by the federal government in ...

4.1-127 Contests of local option referenda
The regularity or legality of any referendum held pursuant to §§ 4.1-121, 4.1-123 and 4.1-124 shall be subject to the inquiry, determination, and judgment of ...

4.1-128 Local ordinances or resolutions regulating or taxing alcoholic beverages
A. No county, city, or town shall, except as provided in § 4.1-205 or § 4.1-129, adopt any ordinance or resolution which regulates or prohibits ...

4.1-129 Local ordinances regulating time of sale of wine and beer
The governing body of each county may adopt ordinances effective in that portion of such county not embraced within the corporate limits of any incorporated ...

4.1-130 Importation of beverages not under customs or internal revenue bonds; storage in approved warehouse...
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 4.1-310, alcoholic beverages not under United States customs bonds or internal revenue bonds may be transported into and stored ...

4.1-131 Importation of beverages under customs bonds and holding in warehouses; release
A. Alcoholic beverages may be imported into the Commonwealth under United States customs bonds and be held in the Commonwealth in United States customs bonded ...

4.1-132 Transportation into or within Commonwealth under internal revenue bond and holding in warehouses; r...
A. Alcoholic beverages may be transported into the Commonwealth under United States internal revenue bonds and be held in the Commonwealth in United States internal ...

4.1-133 Bailment system of warehousing; prohibited fees and charges
In the event that the Board adopts any regulation or policy providing for bailment warehousing operations or otherwise requiring that a vendor of alcoholic beverages ...