Code of Virginia - Title 4.1 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act - Chapter 5 Beer Franchise Act

4.1-500 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Agreement" means a commercial relationship, not required to be evidenced in writing, of ...

4.1-501 Applicability
This chapter shall apply to all agreements in effect on or after January 1, 1978. (1978, c. 579, § 4-118.18; 1993, c. 866.) ...

4.1-502 No inducement or coercion
No brewery shall: 1. Induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, any beer wholesaler to accept delivery of any beer or any other ...

4.1-503 Sales territory
Each brewery which enters into an agreement with a beer wholesaler shall designate a sales territory for that wholesaler which is applicable to the agreement. ...

4.1-504 Sale of brewery
A. Except for discontinuance of a brand or for good cause as provided in § 4.1-505, the purchaser of a brewery shall become obligated to ...

4.1-505 Cancellation
Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no brewery shall unilaterally amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to continue to renew any agreement, or ...

4.1-506 Notice of intent to terminate
A. Except as provided in subsection F, a brewery shall provide a wholesaler at least ninety days' prior written notice of any intent to amend, ...

4.1-507 Transfer of business
A. No brewery shall unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any transfer of the wholesaler's business, or transfer of the stock or other interest in ...

4.1-508 Remedies
A. In addition to any other sanctions which the Board is empowered by law to impose, it may order that any act or practice constituting ...

4.1-509 Board proceedings and appellate review
A. The Board, upon petition by any beer wholesaler or brewery, or upon its own motion if it has reasonable grounds to believe a violation ...

4.1-510 Price of product
No brewery, whether by means of a term or condition of an agreement or otherwise, shall fix or maintain the prices at which the wholesaler ...

4.1-511 Increase of prices
No brewery or beer importer shall increase the prices charged any wholesale beer licensee for beer except by written notice to the wholesaler signed by ...

4.1-512 Retaliatory action prohibited
A brewery shall not take retaliatory action against a wholesaler who files or manifests an intention to file a complaint of alleged violation of state ...

4.1-513 Management
No brewery shall require or prohibit any change in management or personnel of any wholesaler unless the current or potential management or personnel fails to ...

4.1-514 Discrimination prohibited
No brewery shall discriminate among its wholesalers in any business dealings including, but not limited to, the price of beer sold to the wholesaler, unless ...

4.1-515 Waiver prohibited; conflicts of laws
A. No brewery shall require any wholesaler to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter. Any contract or agreement purporting to do so is ...

4.1-516 Right of free association
No brewery or wholesaler shall restrict or inhibit the right of free association among breweries or wholesalers for any lawful purpose. (1978, c. 579, § ...

4.1-517 Reasonableness and good faith
A. Every agreement entered into under this chapter shall impose on the parties the obligation to act in good faith. B. This chapter shall impose ...