Virginia § 4.1-218 - Limitation on wine and beer importers
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§ 4.1-218. Limitation on wine and beer importers
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.
Any licensed importer, if not also the owner of the brand to be imported into the Commonwealth, shall provide to the Board written authorization from the brand owner entitling the importer to (i) sell and deliver or ship such brand into the Commonwealth and (ii) establish written agreements of a definite duration and within the meaning of the Wine Franchise Act (§ 4.1-400 et seq.) and the Beer Franchise Act (§ 4.1-500 et seq.), on behalf of the brand owner, as its authorized representative, with each wholesale licensee to whom the importer sells any brand of beer or wine owned by the brand owner. In addition, each such licensed importer shall file and maintain with the Board a current list of all wholesale licensees authorized by such importer, as the authorized representative of the brand owner, to distribute such brand within the Commonwealth.
Code 1950, § 4-25; 1952, c. 535; 1956, c. 520; 1962, c. 532; 1964, c. 210; 1970, cc. 627, 723; 1972, c. 679; 1973, c. 343; 1974, c. 267; 1975, c. 408; 1976, cc. 134, 447, 496, 703; 1977, c. 439; 1978, c. 190; 1979, c. 258; 1980, cc. 526, 528; 1981, cc. 410, 412; 1982, c. 66; 1984, c. 200; 1987, c. 365; 1988, c. 893; 1989, c. 42; 1990, c. 707; 1991, c. 628; 1992, cc. 215, 350; 1993, c. 866.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4.1-218 ("Limitation on wine and beer importers") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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