(a) There shall be no bond for a brewer, resident brewer, distributor, Class S brewpub license, as the license privilege itself secures the payment of taxes and is subject to suspension and revocation for failure to pay said taxes.
(b) Each Class A retail dealer, in addition to furnishing the information required by this article, shall furnish, as prerequisite to obtaining a license, a bond with some solvent surety company as surety, to be approved by the commissioner, payable to the State of West Virginia, in the amount not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 within the discretion of the commissioner. All such bonds shall be conditioned for the faithful observance of the provisions of this article, the rules, regulations and orders promulgated pursuant thereto and of any other laws of the State of West Virginia generally relating to the distribution, sale and dispensing of nonintoxicating beer and shall be forfeited to the state in the full amount of said bond upon the revocation of the license of any such retail dealer. Such money received by the state shall be credited to the State Fund, General Revenue.
(c) Upon the revocation of the license of any Class A retail dealer by the commissioner or by any court of competent jurisdiction, the commissioner or the clerk of said court shall notify the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein such retail dealers place of business is located, or the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein the licensee resides, of such revocation, and, upon receipt of said notice, it shall be the duty of such prosecuting attorney forthwith to institute appropriate proceedings for the collection of the full amount of said bond. Upon request of such prosecuting attorney, the commissioner shall deliver the bond to him. Willful refusal without just cause therefor by the prosecuting attorney to perform said duty hereby imposed shall subject him or her to removal from office by the circuit court of the county for which said prosecuting attorney was elected upon proper proceedings and proof in the manner provided by law.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 16. Nonintoxicating Beer
§11-16-2. Declaration of Legislative Findings, Policy and Intent; Construction
§11-16-5. State License Required; Alcoholic Content of Beer Manufactured for Sale Without State
§11-16-5a. Off-Premises Sales Not Required to Be Bagged
§11-16-7. License Not Transferable; Change of Location
§11-16-8. Form of Application for License; Fee and Bond; Refusal of License
§11-16-11a. Nonintoxicating Beer Sampling
§11-16-11c. Unlicensed Brewer or Unlicensed Home Brewer Temporary License; Fees; Requirements
§11-16-13. Barrel Tax on Nonintoxicating Beer
§11-16-14. Collection of Unpaid License Tax
§11-16-16. Restrictions on Nonresident Brewers, Manufacturers and Distributors
§11-16-18. Unlawful Acts of Licensees; Criminal Penalties
§11-16-19. Unlawful Acts of Persons; Criminal Penalties
§11-16-20. Unlawful Acts of Brewers or Manufacturers; Criminal Penalties
§11-16-22. Powers of the Commissioner; Rules, or Orders
§11-16-25. Reissuance of License After Revocation
§11-16-26. Municipal License Tax
§11-16-27. Revenue Collected and Paid to State Treasurer; Expense of Administration
§11-16-28. Expiration Date of Existing Licenses; When Provisions Operable