Title 4.1, Title 4.1. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control

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 for the purpose of selling or serving alcoholic beverages under such license. The licensee may be held liable for any violation of this…

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 in §§ 4.1-206.1, 4.1-206.2, and 4.1-206.3, a separate license shall be required for each separate place of business. B. No license sh…

The Board may suspend or revoke any license if it finds that the licensee has been convicted for a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a (f), as amended, for actions of its managers or otherwise constituting a pattern or practice of employing unauthorized aliens on the licensed premises …

The Authority shall offer a training course to retail licensees and their employees to train such licensees and employees to recognize and report instances of suspected human trafficking. Such training course shall be an online course developed by the Department of Criminal Justi…

A. Manufacturers, bottlers or wholesalers. — Every licensed manufacturer, bottler or wholesaler shall keep complete, accurate and separate records in accordance with Board regulations of all alcoholic beverages purchased, manufactured, bottled, sold or shipped by him, and the app…

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 provide by ordinance for the issuance of county, city or town licenses and to charge and collect license taxes therefor, to persons licensed …

The Board may grant the following manufacturer licenses: 1. Distiller's licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to manufacture alcoholic beverages other than wine and beer, and to sell and deliver or ship the same, in accordance with Board regulations, in closed containers, …

The Board may grant the following wholesale licenses: 1. Wholesale beer licenses, including those granted pursuant to subdivision 2, which shall authorize the licensee to acquire and receive deliveries and shipments of beer and to sell and deliver or ship the beer from one or mor…

A. The Board may grant the following mixed beverages licenses: 1. Mixed beverage restaurant licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to sell and serve mixed beverages for on-premises consumption in dining areas and other designated areas of such restaurant or off-premises con…

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, persons granted a wine and beer license pursuant to § 4.1-206.3 may display within their licensed premises point-of-sale advertising materials that incorporate the use of any professional athlete or athletic team, provided …

A. Holders of wine and beer shipper's licenses issued pursuant to subdivision F 1 of § 4.1-206.3 may sell and ship not more than two cases of wine per month nor more than two cases of beer per month to any person in Virginia to whom alcoholic beverages may be lawfully sold. All s…

Notwithstanding subsection D of § 4.1-203, the Board may grant a temporary license to any of the licensed retail operations authorized by § 4.1-206.3. A temporary license may be granted only after an application has been filed in accordance with the provisions of § 4.1-230 and in…

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 wine and beer, or either, to sell or solicit the sale of wine or beer, or both in the Commonwealth. 2. Any person having a…

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 beer for off-premises consumption may deliver the brands of beer, wine, and farm wine produced by the same brewery, winery, or farm winery …

A. For the purposes of this section, "delivery personnel" means any employee, agent, or independent contractor of the third-party delivery licensee that engages in direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverage delivery on behalf of the third-party delivery licensee. B. A third-party deli…

A. Any winery licensee or farm winery licensee may manufacture and sell cider to (i) the Board, (ii) any wholesale wine licensee, and (iii) persons outside the Commonwealth. B. Any wholesale wine licensee may acquire and receive shipments of cider, and sell and deliver and ship t…

No deliveries or shipments of alcoholic beverages to persons outside the Commonwealth for resale outside the Commonwealth authorized by this chapter shall be made into any state the laws of which prohibit the consignee from receiving or selling the same.

A. 1. Unless exempted pursuant to subsection B, no retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be granted to any (i) manufacturer, bottler, or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages, whether licensed in the Commonwealth or not; (ii) officer or director of any such manufac…

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 the business of bringing together sellers and purchasers of alcoholic beverages for resale and arranges for or consummates such transacti…

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 more references to a brand of alcoholic beverage and which is used to promote the sale of alcoholic beverages wi…

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 sold by any brewery licensee to persons licensed to sell beer at retail for purposes of resal…

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 purpose of resale until such importer has also complied with the provisions of this section and Board regulations for each such brand. A…

A. For Class I farm winery licensees, all of the fruits or agricultural products used by the licensee to manufacture wine shall be grown or produced on the licensed premises. Class I farm winery licensees shall have on the licensed premises a growing area no smaller than one and …

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 obtain from other lawful sources alcoholic beverages to be sold as mixed beverages on trains, boats or airplanes of the l…

Single samples of alcoholic beverages given or sold by a licensee shall not exceed four ounces of beer, two ounces of wine, or one-half ounce of spirits, unless served as a mixed beverage, in which case a single sample of spirits may contain up to one and one-half ounces of spiri…

The Board may refuse to grant any license if it has reasonable cause to believe that: 1. The applicant, or if the applicant is a partnership, any general partner thereof, or if the applicant is an association, any member thereof, or limited partner of 10 percent or more with voti…

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 place or places of business within the Commonwealth at which will be received and from which will be distributed all alcoholic beverages so…

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 Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), except as provided in subsections B and C. Review shall be limited to the evidential record of the proceed…

A. The Board may suspend or revoke any license other than a brewery license, in which case the Board may impose penalties as provided in § 4.1-227, if it has reasonable cause to believe that: 1. The licensee, or if the licensee is a partnership, any general partner thereof, or if…

A. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Article 3 (§ 2.2-4018 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act or § 4.1-227 or 4.1-229, the Board may summarily suspend any license or permit if it has reasonable cause to believe that an act of violence resulting in death or…

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, if it finds that: 1. A licensee has violated or permitted the violation of § 18.2-331, relating to the illegal possession of a gambl…

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 of such proposed or contemplated action shall be given to the licensee in accordance with the provisions of § 2.2-4020 of t…

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 of such person is suspended or revoked may be disposed of as follows: 1. Sold by such person to the Board at prices and terms agreed upon by the Bo…

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. B. This section shall not apply to temporary permits granted under § 4.1-212 which may be revoked summarily in the same manner as a tempor…

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 Board and a statement in writing by the applicant swearing and affirming that all of the information contained therein is true. Applican…

A. (Contingent expiration date) The annual fees on state licenses shall be as follows: 1. Manufacturer licenses. For each: a. Distiller's license and limited distiller's license, if not more than 5,000 gallons of alcohol or spirits, or both, manufactured during the year in which …

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 collected as taxes on licenses, which are subsequently refused or application therefor withdrawn, and to allow credit for a…

A. In addition to the state license taxes, the annual local license taxes that may be collected shall not exceed the following sums: 1. Manufacturer licenses. For each: a. Distiller's license and limited distiller's license, if more than 5,000 gallons but not more than 36,000 gal…

A. In addition to the taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 6 (§ 58.1-600 et seq.) of Title 58.1, a tax of 40 cents is levied on each liter of wine sold in the Commonwealth. Additionally, on vermouth and on farm winery wines sold to consumers by the Board the state tax shall be four …

A. The Board shall collect the state taxes levied pursuant to §§ 4.1-213 and 4.1-234 as follows: 1. Collection shall be from the purchaser at the time of or prior to sale, except as to sales made to wholesale wine licensees. Wholesale wine licensees shall collect the taxes at the…

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 hundredths cents per gallon per barrel; 2. Two cents per bottle on bottles of not more than seven ounces each; 3. Two and sixty-five hundredths cen…

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 or wine coolers were or are (i) damaged, destroyed or otherwise deemed to be unsalable by reason of fire or any other providential cause before sale to …

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 file a bond with the Board in such sum and with such surety as the Board deems adequate to cover the tax liability of each suc…

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 who is chargeable with the payment of excise taxes imposed by § 4.1-236 shall file a report under oath with the Board, on forms pre…

A. The Board may accept payment by any commercially acceptable means, including checks, credit cards, debit cards, and electronic funds transfers, for the taxes, penalties, or other fees imposed on a licensee in accordance with this subtitle. In addition, the Board may assess a s…

The Board may grant a retail tobacco permit to a tobacco retailer that shall authorize the retail tobacco permittee to sell retail tobacco products in a retail tobacco establishment. The privilege of any retail tobacco permittee to sell retail tobacco products shall extend to suc…