CHAPTER 728

An Act to amend and reenact § 4-80.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to
coercing or inducing certain persons to violate certain provisions of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

[S 480]

Approved April 5, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: ’
a That § 4-80.2 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 4-80.2. (a) It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler, vininer,
winery or brewery, or any officer, agent or representative of any winery
or brewery:

(1) To coerce, or attempt to coerce, or persuade any person licensed
to sell beer or wine at wholesale, to enter into any agreements or to take
any action which will violate or tend to violate any provision of Chapters
1 (§ 4-1 et seq.) or 2 (§ 4-99 et seq.) of Title 4 of the Code of Virginia, or
any rules or regulations issued in accordance therewith; or

(2) Unfairly, without due regard to the equities of such wholesaler,
vintner, winery or brewery and without just cause or provocation, to
cancel or terminate any agreement or contract, written or oral, or the
franchise of such wholesaler, vintner, winery or brewery existing on
January one, nineteen hundred sixty-four, hereafter entered into, to sell
the beer or wine manufactured by the winery or brewery.

(b) The courts of record in this State having general equity juris-
diction are hereby vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the can-
cellation or termination of a franchise or agreement between a wholesaler
of beer or wine and a brewery, vintner or winery at the instance of such
wholesaler, vintner, winery or brewery who is or would be adversely
affected by such cancellation or termination.