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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 774 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 358; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72097,"section_number":"3.2-5117","catch_line":"Penalty for violation; misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5117\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55602,"section_number":"4.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":197197,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56545,"identifier":"3.2-5116","token":"3.2\/IV\/51\/2\/3.2-5116","url":"\/3.2-5116\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5116\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/51\/2\/3.2-5116","dublin_core":{"Title":"Metal beverage containers with detachable metal pull tabs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5116","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale at retail within the Commonwealth any metal beverage container or any composite beverage container designed and constructed with an all metal pull tab opening device that detaches from the container when the container is opened in a manner normally used to empty the contents of the container. For the purpose of this section, the term “beverage” shall mean beer as defined in \u00a7 4.1-100<\/a>, or other malt beverages and mineral waters, soda water and formulated soft drinks, with or without carbonation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMETAL BEVERAGE CONTAINERS WITH DETACHABLE METAL PULL TABS (\u00a7 3.2-5116)\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale at retail within the\nCommonwealth any metal beverage container or any composite beverage container\ndesigned and constructed with an all metal pull tab opening device that detaches\nfrom the container when the container is opened in a manner normally used to\nempty the contents of the container. For the purpose of this section, the term\n“beverage” shall mean beer as defined in \u00a7 4.1-100, or other malt\nbeverages and mineral waters, soda water and formulated soft drinks, with or\nwithout carbonation.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 774, \u00a7 3.1-382.1; 1979, c. 358; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}