CHAPTER 532

An Act to amend and reenact § 4-25, as amended, of the Code of Virginia,
relating to licenses granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Con-
trol Board.

[H 536]

Approved March 31, 1962

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 4-25, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted, as follows:

§ 4-25. The Board may grant, subject to revocation, as provided in
§ 4-37, the following licenses under the provisions of this chapter:

(a) Distillers’ licenses, which shall authorize the licensees to manu-
facture alcoholic beverages other than wine and beer, and to sell and
deliver or ship the same, in accordance with regulations of the Board, in
barrels, bottles or other closed containers, to the Board, and to persons
outside of Virginia for resale outside of Virginia, except that no deliveries
or shipments shall be made into any state the laws of which prohibit the
consignee from receiving or selling the same.

(a-1) Fruit distillers’ license, which shall authorize the licensees to
manufacture any alcoholic beverages made from fruit or fruit juices, and
to sell and deliver or ship the same, in accordance with regulations of the
Board, in barrels, bottles or other closed containers, to the Board, and to
persons outside of Virginia for resale outside of Virginia, except that no
deliveries or shipments shall be made into any state the laws of which
prohibit the consignee from receiving or selling the same.

(b) Winery licenses, which shall authorize the licensees to manufac-
ture wines and to sell and deliver or ship the same, in accordance with
regulations of the Board, in barrels, bottles or other closed containers, to
the Board, and to persons outside of Virginia for resale outside of Vir-
ginia, except that no deliveries or shipments shall be made into any state
the laws of which prohibit the consignee from receiving or selling the
same, and shall in addition authorize the licensee to operate distilling
equipment on the premises of the licensee in the manufacture of spirits
from fruit or fruit juices only, which shall be used only for the fortifica-
tion of wine produced by the licensee.

(c) Brewery licenses, which shall authorize the licensees to manu-
facture beer and to sell and deliver or ship the same, in accordance with
regulations of the Board, in barrels, bottles or other closed containers, to
persons licensed under the provisions of this chapter to sell the same at
wholesale or retail for the purpose of resale, and to owners of boats regis
tered under the laws of the United States sailing for ports of call of a
foreign country or another state, and to persons outside of Virginia for
resale outside of Virginia, except that no deliveries or shipments shall
be made into any state the laws of which prohibit the consignee from
receiving or selling the same.

(d) Bottlers’ licenses, which shall authorize the licensees to acquire
and receive deliveries and shipments of beer in barrels or other closed
containers and to bottle, sell and deliver or ship the same, in accordance
with regulations of the Board, to persons licensed under the provisions of
this chapter to sell the same at wholesale or retail for the purpose of
resale and to owners of boats registered under the laws of the United
States sailing for ports of call of a foreign country or another state, and
to persons outside of Virginia for resale outside of Virginia, except that
no deliveries or shipments shall be made into any state the laws of which
prohibit the consignee from receiving or selling the same.

‘(e) Wholesale beer licenses, which shall authorize the licensees to
acquire and receive deliveries and shipments of beer and to sell and
deliver or ship the same, in accordance with regulations of the Board, in
barrels, bottles or other closed containers, to persons licensed under the
provisions of this chapter to sell the same at wholesale or retail for the
purpose of resale, and to owners of boats registered under the laws of the
United States sailing for ports of call of a foreign country or another state,
and to persons outside of Virginia for resale outside of Virginia, except
that no deliveries or shipments shall be made into any state the laws of
which prohibit the consignee from receiving or selling the same.

(f) Wholesale druggist licenses to wholesale druggists, which licenses
shall authorize the licensees to buy alcohol from the Board and to sell and
deliver or ship the same in accordance with regulations of the Board and
under its supervision, to druggists for the purpose of compounding and
resale, and to persons duly authorized to operate pharmacies outside of
Virginia for the purpose of compounding and resale outside of Virginia,
except that no deliveries or shipments shall be made into any state the
laws of which prohibit the consignee from receiving or selling the same.

(zg) Wholesale wine distributors’ licenses, which shall authorize the
licensees to acquire and receive deliveries and shipments of wine from the
Board, and to sell and deliver or ship the same in accordance with regu-
lations of the Board in barrels, bottles or other closed containers, to per-
sons licensed to sell the same in Virginia, and to persons outside of Vir-
ginia for resale outside of Virginia, except that no deliveries or shipments
shall be made into any state the laws of which prohibit the consignee from
selling or receiving the same.

(h) Retail on-premises wines and beer licenses to:

(1) Hotels, which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell wine
and beer in dining-rooms and other designated rooms thereof, either with
or without meals, for consumption on the premises only in such rooms or
in private guest rooms thereof;

(2) Restaurants, which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell
wine and beer in the dining-rooms thereof, either with or without meals,
for consumption on the premises only in such dining-rooms;

(3) Clubs, which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell wine and
beer in the dining-rooms and other designated rooms thereof, either with
or without meals, for consumption on the premises only in such rooms or in
private guest rooms thereof;

(4) Persons operating boats, dining cars, buffet cars and club cars,
which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell on the boats, dining cars,
buffet cars and club cars so operated by them wine and beer in the dining-
rooms and other designated rooms of the boat and in the dining cars,
buffet cars and club cars of trains, either with or without meals, for

consumption on the premises only in such rooms, or in such cars when
carrying passengers;

(1) Retail on-premises beer licenses to:

(1) Hotels, which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell beer in
the dining-rooms and other designated rooms thereof, either with or
without meals, for consumption on the premises only in such rooms or in
private guest rooms thereof;

(2) Restaurants, which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell
beer in dining-rooms thereof, either with or without meals, for consumption
on the premises only in such dining-rooms:

(3) Clubs, which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell beer in
the dining-rooms and other designated rooms thereof, either with or with-
out meals, for consumption on the premises only in such rooms or in
private guest rooms thereof;

(4) Persons operating boats, dining cars, buffet cars and club cars,
which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell on the boats, dining cars,
buffet cars and club cars so operated by them beer in the dining-rooms and
other designated rooms of the boats and in the dining cars, buffet cars and
club cars of trains, either with or without meals, for consumption on the
premises only in such rooms, or in such cars when carrying passengers;

(5) (a) Grocery stores situate in any town or in a rural area out-
side of the corporate limits of any city or town, which licenses shall
authorize the licensees to sell beer in such establishments for consumption
on the premises * ; provided, however, no such license shall be issued for
any such establishment unless it shall appear affirmatively that a sub-
stantial public demand for such licensed establishment exists, and that
public convenience and the purpose of this chapter will be promoted by the
issuance of such license.

(b) Taverns situate within the corporate limits of any city of the first
class, which licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell beer in such
establishments for consumption on the premises only; provided, however,
no such license shall be issued for any such establishment unless it shall
appear affirmatively that a substantial public demand for such licensed
establishment exists, and that public convenience and the purposes of
this chapter will be promoted by the issuance of such license.

(j) Retail off-premises wine and beer licenses which shall authorize
the licensees to sell wine and beer at retail only in closed packages for
consumption off the premises of such licensees and to deliver or ship the
fame to the purchasers thereof, in accordance with regulations of the

oard.

(k) Retail off-premises winery licenses, which shall be issued only to
persons holding winery licenses, which licenses shall authorize the licensees
to sell wine at retail at the place of business designated in the winery
license, in closed packages for consumption off the premises of such li-
censees and to deliver or ship the same to the purchasers thereof, in ac-
cordance with regulations of the Board.

(1) Retail off-premises beer licenses which shall authorize the licensees
to sell beer at retail only in closed packages for consumption off the
premises of such licensees and to deliver or ship the same to the purchasers
thereof, in accordance with regulations of the Board.

(m) Retail on-and-off premises wine and beer licenses to persons
enumerated in subsection (h) of this section, which licenses shall confer
all the rights and powers conferred by retail on-premises wine and beer
licenses and in addition thereto shall authorize the licensees to sell wine and
beer at retail in closed packages for consumption off the premises of such
licensees and to deliver or ship the same to the purchasers thereof, in
accordance with regulations of the Board.

(n) Retail on-and-off premises beer licenses to the persons enumerated
in subsection (i) of this section, which licenses shall confer all the rights

and powers conferred by retail on-premises beer licenses and in addition

thereto shall authorize the licensees to sell beer at retail in closed packages

for consumption off the premises of such licensees and to deliver or ship

a same to the purchasers thereof in accordance with regulations of the
oard.

(o) Druggists’ licenses to druggists, which licenses shall authorize the
au to sell alcoholic beverages upon prescriptions as provided in
(p) Banquet licenses to persons in charge of banquets, which licenses
shall authorize the licensees to sell wine and beer in designated rooms for
consumption on the premises. A separate license shall be required for each
banquet; but no such license shall be required of any hotel, restaurant or
club holding a retail wine and beer license issued under the provisions of
this chapter.

(q) The terms ‘designated rooms” as used in this section shall mean
rooms approved by the Board for particular licensees.

‘(r) The Board shall at least weekly certify to the State Tax Com-
missioner a list of all persons licensed hereunder, during the period
covered by such certification.