{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/4.1-205.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/4.1-205.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/4.1-205.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/4.1-205.html"}],"law_id":65029,"edition_id":1,"section_id":65029,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-205","catch_line":"Local licenses","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 4-38; 1952, c. 535; 1970, cc. 627, 734; 1976, c. 496; 1978, c. 190; 1982, cc. 66, 527; 1984, c. 180; 1990, c. 707; 1992, c. 350; 1993, c. 866; 2020, cc. 1113, 1114.","full_text":"A\n\nIn addition to the state licenses provided for in this chapter, the governing body of each county, city or town in the Commonwealth may provide by ordinance for the issuance of county, city or town licenses and to charge and collect license taxes therefor, to persons licensed by the Board to manufacture, bottle or sell alcoholic beverages within such county, city or town, except for temporary licenses authorized by &#xA7; 4.1-211. Subject to &#xA7; 4.1-233.1, the governing body of a county, city or town may classify licenses and graduate the license taxes therefor in the manner it deems proper.B\n\nNo county, city, or town shall issue a local license to any person who does not hold or secure simultaneously the proper state license. If any person holds any local license without at the same time holding the proper state license, the local license, during the period when such person does not hold the proper state license, shall confer no privileges under the provisions of this subtitle.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236708,"text":"In addition to the state licenses provided for in this chapter, the governing body of each county, city or town in the Commonwealth may provide by ordinance for the issuance of county, city or town licenses and to charge and collect license taxes therefor, to persons licensed by the Board to manufacture, bottle or sell alcoholic beverages within such county, city or town, except for temporary licenses authorized by &#xA7; 4.1-211. Subject to &#xA7; 4.1-233.1, the governing body of a county, city or town may classify licenses and graduate the license taxes therefor in the manner it deems proper.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":236709,"text":"No county, city, or town shall issue a local license to any person who does not hold or secure simultaneously the proper state license. If any person holds any local license without at the same time holding the proper state license, the local license, during the period when such person does not hold the proper state license, shall confer no privileges under the provisions of this subtitle.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13826,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13825,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","permalink":{"id":218793,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13826,"identifier":"1","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1","url":"\/4.1\/I\/2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13825,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Licenses","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13130,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","permalink":{"id":218791,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13825,"identifier":"2","token":"4.1\/I\/2","url":"\/4.1\/I\/2\/","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":78528,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-200","catch_line":"Exemptions from licensure","url":"\/4.1-200\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-200","metadata":false},{"id":58089,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-201","catch_line":"Conduct not prohibited by this subtitle; limitation","url":"\/4.1-201\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-201","metadata":false},{"id":54841,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-201.1","catch_line":"Conduct not prohibited by this subtitle; tastings conducted by manufacturers, wine or beer wholesalers, and authorized representatives","url":"\/4.1-201.1\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-201.1","metadata":false},{"id":76885,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-202","catch_line":"To whom privileges conferred by licenses extend; liability for violations of law","url":"\/4.1-202\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-202","metadata":false},{"id":79036,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-203","catch_line":"Separate license for each place of business; transfer or amendment; posting; expiration; carriers","url":"\/4.1-203\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-203","metadata":false},{"id":57874,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-203.1","catch_line":"Managers of licensed retail establishments","url":"\/4.1-203.1\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-203.1","metadata":false},{"id":67486,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-203.2","catch_line":"Retail licensee and employee training; human trafficking recognition and reporting","url":"\/4.1-203.2\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-203.2","metadata":false},{"id":68539,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-204","catch_line":"Records of licensees; inspection of records and places of business","url":"\/4.1-204\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-204","metadata":false},{"id":65029,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-205","catch_line":"Local licenses","url":"\/4.1-205\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-205","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":68539,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-204","catch_line":"Records of licensees; inspection of records and places of business","url":"\/4.1-204\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-204","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/4.1-205\/","history_text":"<p>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 1952, chapter 535; in 1970, chapters 627 and 734; in 1976, chapter 496; in 1978, chapter 190; in 1982, chapters 66 and 527; in 1984, chapter 180; in 1990, chapter 707; in 1992, chapter 350; in 1993, chapter 866; in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1113\">1113<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1114\">1114<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76354,"section_number":"4.1-128","catch_line":"Local ordinances or resolutions regulating or taxing alcoholic beverages","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-128\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79818,"section_number":"4.1-211","catch_line":"Temporary licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-211\/"},{"id":58142,"section_number":"4.1-233.1","catch_line":"Fees on local licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-233.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65029,"identifier":"4.1-205","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-205","url":"\/4.1-205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-205\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> In addition to the state licenses provided for in this chapter, the governing body of each county, city or town in the Commonwealth may provide by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> for the issuance of county, city or town licenses and to charge and collect license taxes therefor, to persons <span class=\"dictionary\">licensed<\/span> by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> to manufacture, <span class=\"dictionary\">bottle<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">sell<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> within such county, city or town, except for temporary licenses authorized by &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Temporary licenses\" href=\"\/4.1-211\/\">4.1-211<\/a>. Subject to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fees on local licenses\" href=\"\/4.1-233.1\/\">4.1-233.1<\/a>, the governing body of a county, city or town may classify licenses and graduate the license taxes therefor in the manner it deems proper. <a id=\"paragraph-236708\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-205\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> No county, city, or town shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a local license to any person who does not hold or secure simultaneously the proper state license. If any person holds any local license without at the same time holding the proper state license, the local license, during the period when such person does not hold the proper state license, shall confer no <span class=\"dictionary\">privileges<\/span> under the provisions of this subtitle. <a id=\"paragraph-236709\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-205\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL LICENSES (\u00a7 4.1-205)\n\nA. In addition to the state licenses provided for in this chapter, the governing\nbody of each county, city or town in the Commonwealth may provide by ordinance\nfor the issuance of county, city or town licenses and to charge and collect\nlicense taxes therefor, to persons licensed by the Board to manufacture, bottle\nor sell alcoholic beverages within such county, city or town, except for\ntemporary licenses authorized by &#xA7; 4.1-211. Subject to &#xA7; 4.1-233.1,\nthe governing body of a county, city or town may classify licenses and graduate\nthe license taxes therefor in the manner it deems proper.\n\nB. No county, city, or town shall issue a local license to any person who does\nnot hold or secure simultaneously the proper state license. If any person holds\nany local license without at the same time holding the proper state license, the\nlocal license, during the period when such person does not hold the proper state\nlicense, shall confer no privileges under the provisions of this subtitle.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 4-38; 1952, c. 535; 1970, cc. 627, 734; 1976, c. 496;\n1978, c. 190; 1982, cc. 66, 527; 1984, c. 180; 1990, c. 707; 1992, c. 350; 1993,\nc. 866; 2020, cc. 1113, 1114.","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}}