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Chapter 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
§ 4.1-100. Definitions - As used in this subtitle unless the context requires a...
§ 4.1-101. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority created; public purpose - A. The General Assembly has determined that there exists in...
§ 4.1-101.01. Board of Directors; membership; terms; compensation - A. The Authority shall be governed by a Board of...
§ 4.1-101.02. Appointment, salary, and powers of Chief Executive Officer; appointment of confidential assistant to the Chief Executive Officer - A. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority shall be...
§ 4.1-101.03. Background investigations of Board members and Chief Executive Officer - All members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer...
§ 4.1-101.04. Financial interests of Board, employees, and family members prohibited - No Board member or employee of the Authority shall (i)...
§ 4.1-101.05. Employees of the Authority - A. Employees of the Authority shall be considered employees of...
§ 4.1-101.06. Moneys of Authority - All moneys of the Authority, from whatever source derived, shall...
§ 4.1-101.07. Forms of accounts and records; audit; annual report - A. The accounts and records of the Authority showing the...
§ 4.1-101.08. Leases of property - The Authority shall be exempt from the provisions of §...
§ 4.1-101.09. Exemptions from taxes or assessments - The exercise of the powers granted by this subtitle shall...
§ 4.1-101.010. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc. - A. The provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900...
§ 4.1-101.011. Reversion to the Commonwealth - In the event of the dissolution of the Authority, all...
§ 4.1-101.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail; electronic communications as alternative to regular mail; limitation - A. Whenever in this subtitle the Board is required to...
§ 4.1-102. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2015, cc. 38 and 730, cl. 3,...
§ 4.1-103. General powers of Board - The Board shall have the power to: 1. Sue 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...
§ 4.1-103.02. Additional powers; substance abuse prevention; Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Substance Use Advisory Committee established - It shall be the responsibility of the Board to administer...
§ 4.1-103.03. Additional powers; mediation; alternative dispute resolution; confidentiality - A. As used in this section: "Appropriate case" means any...
§ 4.1-103.1. Criminal history records check required on certain employees; reimbursement of costs - All persons hired by the Authority whose job duties involve...
§ 4.1-104. Purchases by the Board - The purchasing of alcoholic beverages and mixers, products used in...
§ 4.1-105. Police power of members, agents and employees of Board - Members of the Board are vested, and such agents and...
§ 4.1-106. Liability of Board members; suits by and against Board - A. No Board member may be sued civilly for doing...
§ 4.1-107. Counsel for members, agents and employees of Board - If any member, agent, or employee of the Board shall...
§ 4.1-108. Hearings; representation by counsel - Any licensee or applicant for any license granted by the...
§ 4.1-109. Hearings; allowances to witnesses - Witnesses subpoenaed to appear on behalf of the Board shall...
§ 4.1-110. Purchase orders of Board for alcoholic beverages - A. Every order of the Board for the purchase of...
§ 4.1-111. Regulations of Board - A. The Board may promulgate reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with...
§ 4.1-112. Regulations relating to transportation of beer and wine coolers - The Board may promulgate regulations relating to the transportation of...
§ 4.1-112.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 99 and 799, cl. 2.
§ 4.1-112.2. Outdoor advertising; limitations; variances; compliance with Title 33.2 - A. No outdoor alcoholic beverage advertising shall be placed within...
§ 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...
§ 4.1-113.1. Outdoor advertising; compliance with Title 33.2 - All lawfully erected outdoor alcoholic beverage signs shall comply with...
§ 4.1-114. Annual review of operations of certain mixed beverage licensees - The Board shall at least annually review the operations of...
§ 4.1-115. Reports and accounting systems of Board; auditing books and records - A. The Board shall make reports to the Governor as...
§ 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...
§ 4.1-117. Disposition of net profits to localities - When the moneys transferred quarterly or as otherwise provided in...
§ 4.1-118. Certain information not to be made public - Neither the Board nor its employees shall divulge any information...
§ 4.1-119. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Operation of government stores - A. Subject to the provisions of §§ 4.1-121 and 4.1-122,...
§ 4.1-119. (Effective July 1, 2024) Operation of government stores - A. Subject to the provisions of §§ 4.1-121 and 4.1-122,...
§ 4.1-119.1. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required - Within each government store, except for government stores established on...
§ 4.1-120. When government stores closed - A. Except as provided in subsection B, no sale or...
§ 4.1-121. Referendum on establishment of government stores - A. The qualified voters of any county, city, or town...
§ 4.1-122. Effect of local option referenda - A. If in any referendum held under the provisions of...
§ 4.1-123. Referendum on Sunday wine and beer sales; exception - A. Either the qualified voters or the governing body of...
§ 4.1-124. Referendum on the sale of mixed beverages - A. The provisions of this subtitle relating to the sale...
§ 4.1-125. Section 4.1-124 applicable to certain towns - The provisions of § 4.1-124 shall be applicable mutatis mutandis...
§ 4.1-126. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2019, cc. 37 and 178, cl. 4,...
§ 4.1-127. Contests of local option referenda - The regularity or legality of any referendum held pursuant to...
§ 4.1-128. Local ordinances or resolutions regulating or taxing alcoholic beverages - A. No county, city, or town shall, except as provided...
§ 4.1-129. Local ordinances regulating time of sale of wine and beer - The governing body of each county may adopt ordinances effective...
§ 4.1-130. Importation of beverages not under customs or internal revenue bonds; storage in approved warehouses; release - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 4.1-311, alcoholic beverages not...
§ 4.1-131. Importation of beverages under customs bonds and holding in warehouses; release - A. Alcoholic beverages may be imported into the Commonwealth under...
§ 4.1-132. Transportation into or within Commonwealth under internal revenue bond and holding in warehouses; release - A. Alcoholic beverages may be transported into the Commonwealth under...
§ 4.1-133. Bailment system of warehousing; prohibited fees and charges - In the event that the Board adopts any regulation or...
Chapter 2 - Administration of Licenses
§ 4.1-200. Exemptions from licensure - The licensure requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:...
§ 4.1-201. Conduct not prohibited by this subtitle; limitation - A. Nothing in this subtitle or any Board regulation adopted...
§ 4.1-201.1. Conduct not prohibited by this subtitle; tastings conducted by manufacturers, wine or beer wholesalers, and authorized representatives - A. Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, whether or not licensed in...
§ 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...
§ 4.1-203.1. Managers of licensed retail establishments - The Board may suspend or revoke any license if it...
§ 4.1-203. Separate license for each place of business; transfer or amendment; posting; expiration; carriers - A. Each license granted by the Board shall designate the...
§ 4.1-204. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Records of licensees; inspection of records and places of business - A. Manufacturers, bottlers or wholesalers. — Every licensed manufacturer, bottler...
§ 4.1-204. (Effective July 1, 2024) Records of licensees; inspection of records and places of business - A. Manufacturers, bottlers or wholesalers. — Every licensed manufacturer, bottler...
§ 4.1-205. Local licenses - A. In addition to the state licenses provided for in...
§ 4.1-206. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-206.1. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Manufacturer licenses - The Board may grant the following manufacturer licenses: 1. Distiller's...
§ 4.1-206.1. (Effective July 1, 2024) Manufacturer licenses - The Board may grant the following manufacturer licenses: 1. Distiller's...
§ 4.1-206.2. Wholesale licenses - The Board may grant the following wholesale licenses: 1. Wholesale...
§ 4.1-206.3. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Retail licenses - A. The Board may grant the following mixed beverages licenses:...
§ 4.1-206.3. (Effective July 1, 2024) Retail licenses - A. The Board may grant the following mixed beverages licenses:...
§ 4.1-207. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-207.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-208. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-209. Wine and beer license privileges; advertising; tastings - A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, persons...
§ 4.1-209.1. Direct shipment of wine and beer; shipper's license - A. Holders of wine and beer shipper's licenses issued pursuant...
§ 4.1-210. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-211. Temporary licenses - Notwithstanding subsection D of § 4.1-203, the Board may grant...
§ 4.1-212. Permits required in certain instances - A. The Board may grant the following permits which shall...
§ 4.1-212.1. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Delivery of wine and beer; kegs; regulations of Board - A. Any brewery, winery, or farm winery located within or...
§ 4.1-212.1. (Effective July 1, 2024) Delivery of wine and beer; kegs; regulations of Board - A. Any brewery, winery, or farm winery located within or...
§ 4.1-212.2. Third-party deliveries; limitations; penalties - A. For the purposes of this section, "delivery personnel" means...
§ 4.1-213. Manufacture and sale of cider - A. Any winery licensee or farm winery licensee may manufacture...
§ 4.1-214. Limitations on licenses; sale outside the Commonwealth - No deliveries or shipments of alcoholic beverages to persons outside...
§ 4.1-215. Limitation on manufacturers, bottlers, and wholesalers; exemptions - A. 1. Unless exempted pursuant to subsection B, no retail...
§ 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"...
§ 4.1-216. Further limitations on manufacturers, bottlers, importers, brokers or wholesalers; ownership interests prohibited; exceptions; prohibited trade practices - A. As used in this section: "Broker" means any person,...
§ 4.1-217. Limitation on brewery licenses - No beer reconstituted from beer concentrate, other than reconstituted beer...
§ 4.1-218. Limitation on wine and beer importers - Wine importer licensees and beer importer licensees shall not sell...
§ 4.1-219. Limitation on Class A and Class B farm wineries - A. For Class A farm winery licensees, at least 51...
§ 4.1-220. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-221. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Limitation on mixed beverage licensees; exceptions - A. Unless excepted by subsection B, all alcoholic beverages sold...
§ 4.1-221. (Effective July 1, 2024) Limitation on mixed beverage licensees; exceptions - A. Unless excepted by subsection B, all alcoholic beverages sold...
§ 4.1-221.1. Limitation of tasting licenses - Single samples of alcoholic beverages given or sold by a...
§ 4.1-222. Conditions under which Board may refuse to grant licenses - The Board may refuse to grant any license if it...
§ 4.1-223. Conditions under which Board shall refuse to grant licenses - The Board shall refuse to grant any: 1. Wholesale beer...
§ 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...
§ 4.1-225. Grounds for which Board may suspend or revoke licenses - The Board may suspend or revoke any license other than...
§ 4.1-225.1. Summary suspension in emergency circumstances; grounds; notice and hearing - A. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Article 3...
§ 4.1-226. Grounds for which Board shall suspend or revoke licenses - The Board shall suspend or revoke any license, other than...
§ 4.1-227. Suspension or revocation of licenses; notice and hearings; imposition of penalties - A. Except for temporary licenses, before the Board may impose...
§ 4.1-228. Suspension or revocation; disposition of beverages on hand; termination - A. Alcoholic beverages, other than beer and wine, owned by...
§ 4.1-229. Suspension or revocation of permits; grounds; notice and hearing; exception - A. The Board may suspend or revoke any permit. The...
§ 4.1-230. Applications for licenses; publication; notice to localities; fees; permits - A. Every person intending to apply for any license authorized...
§ 4.1-231. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-231.1. Fees on state licenses - A. (Contingent expiration date) The annual fees on state licenses...
§ 4.1-232. Refund of state license tax - A. The Board may correct erroneous assessments made by it...
§ 4.1-233. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, cc. 1113 and 1114, as amended...
§ 4.1-233.1. Fees on local licenses - A. In addition to the state license taxes, the annual...
§ 4.1-234. Tax on wine and other alcoholic beverages; exceptions - A. In addition to the taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter...
§ 4.1-235. Collection; computation, distribution of tax on wine and other alcoholic beverages; refunds and adjustments - A. The Board shall collect the state taxes levied pursuant...
§ 4.1-236. Excise tax on beer and wine coolers; payment of tax; exceptions - A. There is levied on all beer and wine coolers...
§ 4.1-237. Refund and adjustments on excise tax on beer and wine coolers - A. Whenever it is proved to the satisfaction of the...
§ 4.1-238. Bond required to secure excise tax liability on beer and wine coolers, and wine stored in bonded warehouses - A. Every manufacturer, bottler, or wholesaler, as a condition precedent...
§ 4.1-239. Monthly reports and payment of excise tax on beer and wine coolers; filing by nonresident manufacturer; commissions - A. On or before the tenth day of each month,...
§ 4.1-240. Collection of taxes and fees; service charge; storage of credit card, debit card, and automated clearinghouse information - A. The Board may accept payment by any commercially acceptable...
Chapter 3 - Prohibited Practices; Penalties; Procedural Matters
§ 4.1-300. Illegal manufacture and bottling; penalty - A. Except as otherwise provided in §§ 4.1-200 and 4.1-201,...
§ 4.1-301. Conspiracy to violate § 4.1-300; penalty - If two or more persons conspire together to do any...
§ 4.1-302. Illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in general; penalty - If any person who is not licensed sells any alcoholic...
§ 4.1-302.1. Use of alcohol vaporizing devices prohibited; penalty - A. No person shall purchase, offer for sale or use,...
§ 4.1-302.2. Sale, purchase, use of powdered or crystalline alcohol prohibited; penalty - A. No person shall purchase or possess, offer for sale...
§ 4.1-303. Purchase of alcoholic beverages from person not authorized to sell; penalty - If any person buys alcoholic beverages from any person other...
§ 4.1-304. Persons to whom alcoholic beverages may not be sold; proof of legal age; penalty - A. No person shall, except pursuant to subdivisions 1 through...
§ 4.1-305. Purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages unlawful in certain cases; venue; exceptions; penalty; forfeiture; deferred proceedings; treatment and education programs and services - A. No person to whom an alcoholic beverage may not...
§ 4.1-306. Purchasing alcoholic beverages for one to whom they may not be sold; penalty; forfeiture - A. Any person who purchases alcoholic beverages for another person,...
§ 4.1-307. Persons by whom alcoholic beverages may not be sold or served for on-premises consumption; penalty - No person shall permit anyone employed by him under the...
§ 4.1-308. Drinking alcoholic beverages, or offering to another, in public place; penalty; exceptions - A. If any person takes a drink of alcoholic beverages...
§ 4.1-309. Drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages in or on public school grounds; penalty - A. No person shall possess or drink any alcoholic beverage...
§ 4.1-309.1. Possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage while operating a school bus; penalty - Any person who possesses or consumes an alcoholic beverage while...
§ 4.1-310. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 201, cl. 2.
§ 4.1-310.1. Delivery of wine or beer to retail licensee - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle or in Board...
§ 4.1-311. Limitations on transporting lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages; penalty - A. Except as otherwise permitted under subsection F of §...
§ 4.1-312. Limitation on carrying alcoholic beverages in motor vehicle transporting passengers for hire; penalty - The transportation of alcoholic beverages in any motor vehicle which...
§ 4.1-313. Possessing, transporting, etc., alcoholic beverages illegally acquired; penalty - A. No person, other than a common carrier, shall have,...
§ 4.1-314. Keeping, possessing, or storing still or distilling apparatus without a permit; penalty - No person shall keep, store, or have in his possession...
§ 4.1-315. Possession without license to sell alcoholic beverages upon premises of restaurant; exceptions; penalty - A. No alcoholic beverages shall be kept or allowed to...
§ 4.1-316. Keeping or drinking alcoholic beverages upon premises of club; penalty - No person operating a club for profit or otherwise, either...
§ 4.1-317. Maintaining common nuisances; penalties - A. All houses, boathouses, buildings, club or fraternity or lodge...
§ 4.1-318. Violations by armed person; penalty - No person shall unlawfully manufacture, transport or sell any alcoholic...
§ 4.1-319. Disobeying subpoena; hindering conduct of hearing; penalty - No person shall (i) fail or refuse to obey any...
§ 4.1-320. Illegal advertising; penalty; exception - A. Except in accordance with this subtitle and Board regulations,...
§ 4.1-321. Delivery of alcoholic beverages to prisoners in jail prohibited; penalty - No person shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to...
§ 4.1-322. Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons; penalty - No person who has been interdicted pursuant to § 4.1-333...
§ 4.1-323. Attempts; aiding or abetting; penalty - No person shall attempt to do any of the things...
§ 4.1-324. Illegal sale or keeping of alcoholic beverages by licensees; penalty - A. No licensee or any agent or employee of such...
§ 4.1-325. Prohibited acts by mixed beverage licensees; penalty - A. In addition to § 4.1-324, no mixed beverage licensee...
§ 4.1-325.01. Combined licenses for same premises - On and after July 1, 2015, any licensee of the...
§ 4.1-325.1. Falsifying application; penalty - It shall be unlawful for any applicant for a banquet,...
§ 4.1-325.2. Prohibited acts by employees of wine or beer licensees; penalty - A. In addition to the provisions of § 4.1-324, no...
§ 4.1-326. Sale of; purchase for resale; wine or beer from a person without a license; penalty - No licensee, other than a common carrier operating in interstate...
§ 4.1-327. Prohibiting transfer of wine or beer by licensees; penalty - A. No retail licensee, except a retail on-premises wine and...
§ 4.1-328. Prohibited trade practices; penalty - A. No person subject to the jurisdiction of the Board...
§ 4.1-329. Illegal advertising materials; penalty - No person subject to the jurisdiction of the Board shall...
§ 4.1-330. Solicitation by persons interested in manufacture, etc., of alcoholic beverages; penalty - A. No person having any interest, direct or indirect, in...
§ 4.1-331. Failure to pay tax or to deliver, keep and preserve records and accounts, or to allow examination and inspection; penalty - No licensee shall fail or refuse to (i) pay any...
§ 4.1-332. Nonpayment of excise tax on beer, wine coolers, and wine; additional penalties - A. No person shall sell (i) beer or wine coolers...
§ 4.1-333. Interdiction of intoxicated driver - A. When after a hearing upon due notice it appears...
§ 4.1-334. Interdiction for illegal manufacture, possession, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages - When any person has been found guilty of the illegal...
§ 4.1-335. Enjoining nuisances - A. In addition to the penalties imposed by § 4.1-317,...
§ 4.1-336. Contraband beverages and other articles subject to forfeiture - All stills and distilling apparatus and materials for the manufacture...
§ 4.1-337. Search warrants - A. If complaint on oath is made that alcoholic beverages...
§ 4.1-338. Confiscation proceedings; disposition of forfeited articles - A. All proceedings for the confiscation of articles, except motor...
§ 4.1-339. Search and seizure of conveyances or vehicles used in violation of law; arrests - A. When any officer charged with the enforcement of the...
§ 4.1-340. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2012, cc. 283 and 756, cl. 2.
§ 4.1-346. Contraband beverages - Alcoholic beverages seized pursuant to § 4.1-339 shall be deemed...
§ 4.1-347. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2012, cc. 283 and 756, cl. 2.
§ 4.1-348. Beverages not licensed under this subtitle - The provisions of §§ 4.1-339 through 4.1-348 shall not apply...
§ 4.1-349. Punishment for violations of title or regulations; bond - A. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions...
§ 4.1-350. Witness not excused from testifying because of self-incrimination - No person shall be excused from testifying for the Commonwealth...
§ 4.1-351. Previous convictions - In any indictment, information or warrant charging any person with...
§ 4.1-352. Certificate of forensic scientist as evidence; requiring forensic scientist to appear - The certificate of any forensic scientist employed by the Commonwealth...
§ 4.1-353. Label on sealed container prima facie evidence of alcoholic content - In any prosecution for violations of this subtitle, where a...
§ 4.1-354. No recovery for alcoholic beverages illegally sold - No action to recover the price of any alcoholic beverages...
Chapter 4 - Wine Franchise Act
§ 4.1-400. Construction and purpose - This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote...
§ 4.1-401. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...
§ 4.1-402. Applicability - This chapter shall apply to all agreements in effect on...
§ 4.1-403. No inducement or coercion - No winery shall: 1. Induce or coerce, or attempt to...
§ 4.1-404. Sales territory - Each winery which enters into an agreement with a wine...
§ 4.1-405. Sale of winery - A. Except for discontinuance of a brand or for good...
§ 4.1-406. Cancellation - Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no...
§ 4.1-407. Notice of intent to terminate - A. Except as provided in subsection F, a winery shall...
§ 4.1-408. Transfer of business - A. No winery shall unreasonably withhold or delay consent to...
§ 4.1-409. Remedies - A. In addition to any other sanctions which the Board...
§ 4.1-410. Board proceedings and appellate review - A. The Board, upon petition by any interested party, or...
§ 4.1-411. Price of product - No winery, whether by means of a term or condition...
§ 4.1-412. Increase of prices - No winery or wine importer shall increase the prices charged...
§ 4.1-413. Retaliatory action prohibited - A winery shall not take retaliatory action against a wholesaler...
§ 4.1-414. Management - No winery shall require or prohibit any change in management...
§ 4.1-415. Discrimination prohibited - No winery shall discriminate among its wholesalers in any business...
§ 4.1-416. Waiver prohibited; conflicts of laws - A. No winery shall require any wholesaler to waive compliance...
§ 4.1-417. Right of free association - No winery or wholesaler shall restrict or inhibit the right...
§ 4.1-418. Reasonableness and good faith - A. Every agreement entered into under this chapter shall impose...
Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act
§ 4.1-500. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...
§ 4.1-501. Applicability - This chapter shall apply to all agreements in effect on...
§ 4.1-502. No inducement or coercion - No brewery shall: 1. Induce or coerce, or attempt to...
§ 4.1-503. Sales territory - Each brewery which enters into an agreement with a beer...
§ 4.1-504. Sale of brewery - A. Except for discontinuance of a brand or for good...
§ 4.1-505. Cancellation - Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no...
§ 4.1-506. Notice of intent to terminate - A. Except as provided in subsection F, a brewery shall...
§ 4.1-507. Transfer of business - A. No brewery shall unreasonably withhold or delay consent to...
§ 4.1-508. Remedies - A. In addition to any other sanctions which the Board...
§ 4.1-509. Board proceedings and appellate review - A. The Board, upon petition by any beer wholesaler or...
§ 4.1-509.1. Board proceedings; contemplated actions by brewery or wholesaler - A. For purposes of this section, "contemplated action" means an...
§ 4.1-510. Price of product - No brewery, whether by means of a term or condition...
§ 4.1-511. Increase of prices - No brewery or beer importer shall increase the prices charged...
§ 4.1-512. Retaliatory action prohibited - A brewery shall not take retaliatory action against a wholesaler...
§ 4.1-513. Management - No brewery shall require or prohibit any change in management...
§ 4.1-514. Discrimination prohibited - No brewery shall discriminate among its wholesalers in any business...
§ 4.1-515. Waiver prohibited; conflicts of laws - A. No brewery shall require any wholesaler to waive compliance...
§ 4.1-516. Right of free association - No brewery or wholesaler shall restrict or inhibit the right...
§ 4.1-517. Reasonableness and good faith - A. Every agreement entered into under this chapter shall impose...
Chapter 6 - General Provisions
§ 4.1-600. Definitions - As used in this subtitle, unless the context requires a...
§ 4.1-601. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority created; public purpose - A. The General Assembly has determined that there exists in...
§ 4.1-602. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority; composition - A. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority shall consist of the...
§ 4.1-603. Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council; purpose; membership; quorum; meetings; compensation and expenses; duties - A. The Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council (the Advisory Council)...
§ 4.1-604. Powers and duties of the Board - The Board shall have the following powers and duties: 1....
§ 4.1-605. Additional powers; mediation; alternative dispute resolution; confidentiality - A. As used in this section: "Appropriate case" means any...
§ 4.1-606. Regulations of the Board - A. The Board may promulgate reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with...
§ 4.1-607. Board membership; terms; compensation - A. The Authority shall be governed by a Board of...
§ 4.1-608. Appointment, salary, and powers of Chief Executive Officer; appointment of confidential assistant to the Chief Executive Officer - A. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority shall be...
§ 4.1-609. Background investigations of Board members and Chief Executive Officer - All members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer...
§ 4.1-610. Financial interests of Board, employees, and family members prohibited - No Board member or employee of the Authority shall (i)...
§ 4.1-611. Seed-to-sale tracking system - To ensure that no retail marijuana or retail marijuana products...
§ 4.1-612. Moneys of Authority - All moneys of the Authority, from whatever source derived, shall...
§ 4.1-613. Forms of accounts and records; audit; annual report - A. The accounts and records of the Authority showing the...
§ 4.1-614. Disposition of moneys collected by the Board - A. All moneys collected by the Board shall be paid...
§ 4.1-615. Leases and purchases of property by the Board - The making of leases and the purchasing of real estate...
§ 4.1-616. Exemptions from taxes or assessments - The exercise of the powers granted by this subtitle shall...
§ 4.1-617. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc. - A. The provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900...
§ 4.1-618. Reversion to the Commonwealth - In the event of the dissolution of the Authority, all...
§ 4.1-619. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail; electronic communications as alternative to regular mail; limitation - A. Whenever in this subtitle the Board is required to...
§ 4.1-620. Reports and accounting systems of Board; auditing books and records - A. The Board shall make reports to the Governor as...
§ 4.1-621. Certain information not to be made public - Neither the Board nor its employees shall divulge any information...
§ 4.1-622. Criminal history records check required on certain employees; reimbursement of costs - All persons hired by the Authority whose job duties involve...
§ 4.1-623. Employees of the Authority - Employees of the Authority shall be considered employees of the...
§ 4.1-624. Police power of members, agents, and employees of Board - Members of the Board are vested, and such agents and...
§ 4.1-625. Liability of Board members; suits by and against Board - A. No Board member may be sued civilly for doing...
§ 4.1-626. Counsel for members, agents, and employees of Board - If any member, agent, or employee of the Board shall...
§ 4.1-627. Hearings; representation by counsel - Any licensee or applicant for any license granted by the...
§ 4.1-628. Hearings; allowances to witnesses - Witnesses subpoenaed to appear on behalf of the Board shall...
§ 4.1-629. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 7 - Administration of Licenses; General Provisions
§ 4.1-700. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 8 - Administration of Licenses; Licenses Granted by Board
§ 4.1-800. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 9 - Administration of Licenses; Suspension and Revocation
§ 4.1-900. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 10 - Administration of Licenses; Applications for Licenses; Fees; Taxes
§ 4.1-1000. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 11 - Possession of Retail Marijuana and Retail Marijuana Products; Prohibited Practices Generally
§ 4.1-1100. Possession, etc., of marijuana and marijuana products by persons 21 years of age or older lawful; penalties - A. Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle and notwithstanding...
§ 4.1-1101. Home cultivation of marijuana for personal use; penalties - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (c) of § 18.2-248.1,...
§ 4.1-1101.1. Adult sharing of marijuana - A. For the purposes of this section, "adult sharing" means...
§ 4.1-1102. Reserved - Reserved.
§ 4.1-1105.1. Possession of marijuana or marijuana products unlawful in certain cases; venue; exceptions; penalties; treatment and education programs and services - A. No person younger than 21 years of age shall...
§ 4.1-1106. Reserved - Reserved.
§ 4.1-1107. Using or consuming marijuana or marijuana products while in a motor vehicle being driven upon a public highway; penalty - A. For the purposes of this section: "Open container" means...
§ 4.1-1108. Consuming marijuana or marijuana products, or offering to another, in public place; penalty - A. No person shall consume marijuana or a marijuana product...
§ 4.1-1109. Consuming or possessing marijuana or marijuana products in or on public school grounds; penalty - A. No person shall possess or consume any marijuana or...
§ 4.1-1110. Possessing or consuming marijuana or marijuana products while operating a school bus; penalty - Any person who possesses or consumes marijuana or marijuana products...
§ 4.1-1111. Reserved - Reserved.
§ 4.1-1112. Limitation on carrying marijuana or marijuana products in motor vehicle transporting passengers for hire; penalty - The transportation of marijuana or marijuana products in any motor...
§ 4.1-1113. Reserved - Reserved.
§ 4.1-1120. Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation; conditions; substance abuse screening, assessment treatment, and education programs or services; drug tests; costs and fees; violations; discharge - A. Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted...
§ 4.1-1121. Issuance of summonses for certain offenses; civil penalties - Any violation under this subtitle that is subject to a...
Chapter 12 - Prohibited Practices by Licensees
§ 4.1-1200. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 13 - Prohibited Practices; Procedural Matters
§ 4.1-1300. Reserved - Reserved.
§ 4.1-1302. Search without warrant; odor of marijuana - A. No law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101, may...
§ 4.1-1303. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 14 - Cannabis Control; Testing; Advertising
§ 4.1-1400. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 15 - Virginia Cannabis Equity Business Loan Program and Fund
§ 4.1-1500. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...
§ 4.1-1501. Virginia Cannabis Equity Business Loan Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...
§ 4.1-1502. Selection of CDFI; Program requirements; guidelines for management of the Fund - A. The Authority shall establish a Program to provide loans...
§ 4.1-1503. Annual reports - On or before December 1 of each year, the Authority...