{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/4.1-122.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/4.1-122.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/4.1-122.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/4.1-122.html"}],"law_id":82996,"edition_id":1,"section_id":82996,"structure_id":13259,"section_number":"4.1-122","catch_line":"Effect of local option referenda","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 4-46; 1954, c. 221; 1974, c. 460; 1975, c. 482; 1977, c. 683; 1980, cc. 541, 543; 1982, cc. 66, 204; 1984, c. 200; 1991, c. 690; 1993, c. 866; 2019, cc. 37, 178.","full_text":"A\n\nIf in any referendum held under the provisions of § 4.1-121 in any county, city, or town a majority of the qualified voters vote “Yes” on the question, then on and after 60 days from the date on which the order of the court, setting forth the results of such referendum was entered of record, none of the alcoholic beverages voted against shall be sold in such county, city, or town except for delivery or shipment to persons outside of such county, city, or town authorized under this subtitle to acquire the alcoholic beverages for resale. This subsection shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by train, boat or airplane selling wine and beer to bona fide passengers.B\n\nIf in any such referendum held in any county, city, or town in which a majority of the qualified voters have previously voted to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages by the Board and in a subsequent election a majority of the voters of the county, city, or town vote “No” on the question stated in § 4.1-121, then such alcoholic beverages may, in accordance with this subtitle, be sold within the county, city, or town on and after 60 days from the day on which the order of the court setting forth the results of such election is entered of record.C\n\nIf any referendum is held under the provisions of § 4.1-124 in any county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county and the majority of voters voting in such referendum voted “Yes,” the sale by the Board of alcoholic beverages, other than beer and wine not produced by farm wineries, shall be prohibited in such county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county. Notwithstanding this section and any referendum held under § 4.1-121 to the contrary, persons licensed to sell mixed beverages in such county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county shall also be permitted to sell wine and beer for on-premises consumption, provided the appropriate license fees are paid for the privilege.D\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not prevent in any county, city, or town, the sale and delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages specified in § 4.1-200 to and by persons therein authorized to sell alcoholic beverages, nor prevent the delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages under Board regulations into any county, city, or town, except as otherwise prohibited by this subtitle.E\n\nFor the purpose of this section, when any referendum is held in any town, separate and apart from the county in which such town or a part thereof is located, such town shall be treated as being separate and apart from such county.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297526,"text":"If in any referendum held under the provisions of § 4.1-121 in any county, city, or town a majority of the qualified voters vote “Yes” on the question, then on and after 60 days from the date on which the order of the court, setting forth the results of such referendum was entered of record, none of the alcoholic beverages voted against shall be sold in such county, city, or town except for delivery or shipment to persons outside of such county, city, or town authorized under this subtitle to acquire the alcoholic beverages for resale. This subsection shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by train, boat or airplane selling wine and beer to bona fide passengers.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":297527,"text":"If in any such referendum held in any county, city, or town in which a majority of the qualified voters have previously voted to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages by the Board and in a subsequent election a majority of the voters of the county, city, or town vote “No” on the question stated in § 4.1-121, then such alcoholic beverages may, in accordance with this subtitle, be sold within the county, city, or town on and after 60 days from the day on which the order of the court setting forth the results of such election is entered of record.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":297528,"text":"If any referendum is held under the provisions of § 4.1-124 in any county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county and the majority of voters voting in such referendum voted “Yes,” the sale by the Board of alcoholic beverages, other than beer and wine not produced by farm wineries, shall be prohibited in such county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county. Notwithstanding this section and any referendum held under § 4.1-121 to the contrary, persons licensed to sell mixed beverages in such county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county shall also be permitted to sell wine and beer for on-premises consumption, provided the appropriate license fees are paid for the privilege.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":297529,"text":"The provisions of this section shall not prevent in any county, city, or town, the sale and delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages specified in § 4.1-200 to and by persons therein authorized to sell alcoholic beverages, nor prevent the delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages under Board regulations into any county, city, or town, except as otherwise prohibited by this subtitle.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":297530,"text":"For the purpose of this section, when any referendum is held in any town, separate and apart from the county in which such town or a part thereof is located, such town shall be treated as being separate and apart from such county.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13259,"edition_id":1,"name":"Definitions and General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13130,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:31","permalink":{"id":218573,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13259,"identifier":"1","token":"4.1\/I\/1","url":"\/4.1\/I\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13130,"edition_id":1,"name":"Alcoholic Beverage Control Act","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13129,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","permalink":{"id":218571,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13130,"identifier":"I","token":"4.1\/I","url":"\/4.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13129,"edition_id":1,"name":"Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control","identifier":"4.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","permalink":{"id":218569,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13129,"identifier":"4.1","token":"4.1","url":"\/4.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55602,"structure_id":13259,"section_number":"4.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/4.1-100\/","token":"4.1\/I\/1\/4.1-100","metadata":false},{"id":54605,"structure_id":13259,"section_number":"4.1-101","catch_line":"Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority created; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1954, chapter 221; in 1974, chapter 460; in 1975, chapter 482; in 1977, chapter 683; in 1980, chapters 541 and 543; in 1982, chapters 66 and 204; in 1984, chapter 200; in 1991, chapter 690; in 1993, chapter 866; in 2019, chapters 37<\/a> and 178<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77346,"section_number":"4.1-119","catch_line":"Operation of government stores","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-119\/"},{"id":70468,"section_number":"4.1-124","catch_line":"Referendum on the sale of mixed beverages","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-124\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67331,"section_number":"4.1-121","catch_line":"Referendum on establishment of government stores","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-121\/"},{"id":70468,"section_number":"4.1-124","catch_line":"Referendum on the sale of mixed beverages","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-124\/"},{"id":78528,"section_number":"4.1-200","catch_line":"Exemptions from licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82996,"identifier":"4.1-122","token":"4.1\/I\/1\/4.1-122","url":"\/4.1-122\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-122\/","token":"4.1\/I\/1\/4.1-122","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of local option referenda","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-122","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If in any referendum<\/span> held under the provisions of § 4.1-121<\/a> in any county, city, or town a majority of the qualified voters vote “Yes” on the question, then on and after 60 days from the date on which the order<\/span> of the court<\/span>, setting forth the results of such referendum<\/span> was entered of record, none of the alcoholic beverages<\/span> voted against shall be sold in such county, city, or town except for delivery or shipment to persons outside of such county, city, or town authorized under this subtitle to acquire the alcoholic beverages<\/span> for resale. This subsection shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by train, boat or airplane selling wine<\/span> and beer<\/span> to bona fide passengers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If in any such referendum<\/span> held in any county, city, or town in which a majority of the qualified voters have previously voted to prohibit the sale<\/span> of alcoholic beverages<\/span> by the Board<\/span> and in a subsequent election a majority of the voters of the county, city, or town vote “No” on the question stated in § 4.1-121<\/a>, then such alcoholic beverages<\/span> may, in accordance with this subtitle, be sold within the county, city, or town on and after 60 days from the day on which the order<\/span> of the court<\/span> setting forth the results of such election is entered of record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If any referendum<\/span> is held under the provisions of § 4.1-124<\/a> in any county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county and the majority of voters voting in such referendum<\/span> voted “Yes,” the sale<\/span> by the Board<\/span> of alcoholic beverages<\/span>, other than beer<\/span> and wine<\/span> not produced by farm wineries, shall be prohibited in such county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county. Notwithstanding this section and any referendum<\/span> held under § 4.1-121<\/a> to the contrary, persons licensed<\/span> to sell<\/span> mixed beverages<\/span> in such county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county shall also be permitted to sell<\/span> wine<\/span> and beer<\/span> for on-premises consumption, provided the appropriate license fees are paid for the privilege<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not prevent in any county, city, or town, the sale<\/span> and delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages<\/span> specified in § 4.1-200<\/a> to and by persons therein authorized to sell<\/span> alcoholic beverages<\/span>, nor prevent the delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages<\/span> under Board<\/span> regulations into any county, city, or town, except as otherwise prohibited by this subtitle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For the purpose of this section, when any referendum<\/span> is held in any town, separate and apart from the county in which such town or a part thereof is located, such town shall be treated as being separate and apart from such county. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF LOCAL OPTION REFERENDA (\u00a7 4.1-122)\n\nA. If in any referendum held under the provisions of § 4.1-121 in any\ncounty, city, or town a majority of the qualified voters vote “Yes”\non the question, then on and after 60 days from the date on which the order of\nthe court, setting forth the results of such referendum was entered of record,\nnone of the alcoholic beverages voted against shall be sold in such county,\ncity, or town except for delivery or shipment to persons outside of such county,\ncity, or town authorized under this subtitle to acquire the alcoholic beverages\nfor resale. This subsection shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by\ntrain, boat or airplane selling wine and beer to bona fide passengers.\n\nB. If in any such referendum held in any county, city, or town in which a\nmajority of the qualified voters have previously voted to prohibit the sale of\nalcoholic beverages by the Board and in a subsequent election a majority of the\nvoters of the county, city, or town vote “No” on the question stated\nin § 4.1-121, then such alcoholic beverages may, in accordance with this\nsubtitle, be sold within the county, city, or town on and after 60 days from the\nday on which the order of the court setting forth the results of such election\nis entered of record.\n\nC. If any referendum is held under the provisions of § 4.1-124 in any\ncounty, town, or supervisor’s election district of a county and the\nmajority of voters voting in such referendum voted “Yes,” the sale\nby the Board of alcoholic beverages, other than beer and wine not produced by\nfarm wineries, shall be prohibited in such county, town, or supervisor’s\nelection district of a county. Notwithstanding this section and any referendum\nheld under § 4.1-121 to the contrary, persons licensed to sell mixed\nbeverages in such county, town, or supervisor’s election district of a\ncounty shall also be permitted to sell wine and beer for on-premises\nconsumption, provided the appropriate license fees are paid for the privilege.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall not prevent in any county, city, or\ntown, the sale and delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages specified in\n§ 4.1-200 to and by persons therein authorized to sell alcoholic beverages,\nnor prevent the delivery or shipment of alcoholic beverages under Board\nregulations into any county, city, or town, except as otherwise prohibited by\nthis subtitle.\n\nE. For the purpose of this section, when any referendum is held in any town,\nseparate and apart from the county in which such town or a part thereof is\nlocated, such town shall be treated as being separate and apart from such\ncounty.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 4-46; 1954, c. 221; 1974, c. 460; 1975, c. 482; 1977, c.\n683; 1980, cc. 541, 543; 1982, cc. 66, 204; 1984, c. 200; 1991, c. 690; 1993, c.\n866; 2019, cc. 37, 178.","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}}