TITLE 4.1. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ACT.
§ 4.1-115. See § 2.2-608; SB 6.
§ 4.1-120 amended.
Alcoholic beverage control (ABC); operation of government stores. Provides that certain government stores, as determined by the ABC Board, in any county having the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County), in any city adjacent to or completely surrounded by any such county, in any county contiguous to any such county, in any city adjacent to or completely surrounded by any such contiguous county, or in any city having a population in excess of 200,000, may be open on Sunday for the sale of alcoholic beverages after 1:00 p.m. HB 1314; CH. 1002.
§ 4.1-201 amended.
Alcoholic beverage control; conduct not prohibited by licensed wineries and farm wineries. Allows, among other things, licensed wineries and farm wineries to receive deliveries and shipments of wine in closed containers from other wineries or farm wineries located inside or outside the Commonwealth; receive deliveries and shipments of spirits distilled from fruit or fruit juices in closed containers from distilleries located inside or outside of the Commonwealth to be used only for the fortification of wine produced by the licensee in accordance with Board regulations. Currently, this privilege is limited to licensed wineries located in Virginia. HB 1316; CH. 379.
§§ 4.1-209, 4.1-210, 4.1-230, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 amended.
Alcoholic beverage control; annual banquet and annual mixed beverage banquet licenses. Creates a new annual banquet license for wine and beer and an annual mixed beverage banquet license for mixed beverages. Both licenses are limited to certain organizations and their guests and to no more than 12 events per calendar year. The provisions set out the application fee and the state and local taxes for these new licenses. The bill contains technical amendments. HB 1489; CH. 487.
§ 4.1-230 amended.
Alcoholic beverage control (ABC); application for licenses; shippers' licenses. Exempts applicants for a wine or beer shipper's or a wine and beer shipper's license from the requirement of having a background investigation conducted by the ABC Board. The bill also provides for such license application that the ABC Board does not need to notify local governing bodies of the pending application. HB 1394; CH. 382.
§§ 4.1-230 and 4.1-231. See Budget Bill; HB 5001.
§ 4.1-233 amended.
Alcoholic beverage control; taxes on local licenses. Authorizes the imposition of a local license tax on wine shipper's, beer shipper's and wine and beer shipper's licenses of not more than $10 per license. The bill also authorizes a local license tax on farm winery licenses of not more than $50, and decreases the current local license tax on winery licenses from $1,000 to $50. HB 1448; CH. 384.
§ 4.1-305. See § 18.2-36.1; HB 1059.
§ 4.1-305 amended.
Community-based probation for underage alcohol offenders. Provides that a person convicted of underage possession of alcohol may, as a condition of deferral and dismissal, be sent to community-based probation as an alternative to an alcohol safety action program. HB 1309; CH. 322.
§ 4.1-325 amended.
Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited acts by mixed beverage licensees; exception. Allows a mixed beverage licensee to serve or deliver, or both, "soju" (a Korean alcoholic beverage) to a consumer in its original bottle. The bill defines "soju." HB 805; CH. 913.