Any municipal corporation in this state shall have the authority to levy a license tax under the provisions of this article upon any retailer, distributor or brewer or operator of a brewpub of nonintoxicating beer whose place of business is situated within such municipality, but the amount of the license tax levied by such municipal corporation shall in no event exceed the amount fixed herein to be levied by the state. Only one municipal tax is to be so imposed and that only by the municipality in which the place of business, or warehouse, is located. Cities and incorporated towns are hereby empowered to enact ordinances for the enforcement of this article in conformity with the provisions of the same: Provided, That in no case shall the rate of such municipal license tax exceed the rate of such tax in effect on January 1, 1986.
In the case of a brewpub, such municipal tax shall not exceed the same proportions of taxation as the other licensees.
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