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I, cc. 281, 282; 2022 cc. 78, 79.","full_text":"A\n\nUnless excepted by subsection B, all alcoholic beverages sold as mixed beverages shall be purchased from the Board.B\n\nMixed beverage carrier licensees may obtain from other lawful sources alcoholic beverages to be sold as mixed beverages on trains, boats or airplanes of the licensees provided there is paid to the Board in lieu of the taxes otherwise directly imposed under this chapter and any markup otherwise charged by the Board, a tax of ten cents for each of the average number of drinks of mixed beverages determined by the Board as having been consumed within the geographical confines of the Commonwealth on such trains, boats or airplanes. Such tax shall be calculated on the basis of the proportionate number of revenue passenger miles traveled within the Commonwealth by such a licensee in relation to the total quantity of all alcoholic beverages obtained either inside or outside the Commonwealth by the licensee for consumption on trains, boats or airplanes of the licensee. Such tax shall be paid to the Board on a quarterly basis.C\n\nThe entire contents of a closed container of distilled spirits shall not be served to an individual for on-premises consumption or for off-premises consumption pursuant to &#xA7; 4.1-212.1 except as may be provided by Board regulation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281304,"text":"Unless excepted by subsection B, all alcoholic beverages sold as mixed beverages shall be purchased from the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":281305,"text":"Mixed beverage carrier licensees may obtain from other lawful sources alcoholic beverages to be sold as mixed beverages on trains, boats or airplanes of the licensees provided there is paid to the Board in lieu of the taxes otherwise directly imposed under this chapter and any markup otherwise charged by the Board, a tax of ten cents for each of the average number of drinks of mixed beverages determined by the Board as having been consumed within the geographical confines of the Commonwealth on such trains, boats or airplanes. Such tax shall be calculated on the basis of the proportionate number of revenue passenger miles traveled within the Commonwealth by such a licensee in relation to the total quantity of all alcoholic beverages obtained either inside or outside the Commonwealth by the licensee for consumption on trains, boats or airplanes of the licensee. Such tax shall be paid to the Board on a quarterly basis.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":281306,"text":"The entire contents of a closed container of distilled spirits shall not be served to an individual for on-premises consumption or for off-premises consumption pursuant to &#xA7; 4.1-212.1 except as may be provided by Board regulation.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14859,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licenses Granted by Board; Limitations; Revocation and Suspension","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13825,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:26","permalink":{"id":218831,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14859,"identifier":"2","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2","url":"\/4.1\/I\/2\/2\/","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":79854,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-206","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/4.1-206\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-206","metadata":false},{"id":85579,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-206.1","catch_line":"Manufacturer licenses","url":"\/4.1-206.1\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-206.1","metadata":false},{"id":64438,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-206.2","catch_line":"Wholesale licenses","url":"\/4.1-206.2\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-206.2","metadata":false},{"id":71341,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-206.3","catch_line":"Retail licenses","url":"\/4.1-206.3\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-206.3","metadata":false},{"id":61956,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-207","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/4.1-207\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-207","metadata":false},{"id":76919,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-207.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/4.1-207.1\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-207.1","metadata":false},{"id":74961,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-208","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/4.1-208\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-208","metadata":false},{"id":69143,"structure_id":14859,"section_number":"4.1-209","catch_line":"Wine and beer license privileges; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 7 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 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1972, chapter 17; in 1974, chapter 460; in 1984, chapter 318; in 1986, chapter 374; in 1993, chapter 866.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63303,"section_number":"4.1-212.1","catch_line":"Delivery of wine and beer; kegs; regulations of Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-212.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218925,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78481,"identifier":"4.1-221","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-221","url":"\/4.1-221\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-221\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-221","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitation on mixed beverage licensees; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-221","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Unless excepted by subsection B, all <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> sold as <span class=\"dictionary\">mixed beverages<\/span> shall be purchased from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-281304\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-221\/#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> <span class=\"dictionary\">Mixed beverage<\/span> carrier <span class=\"dictionary\">licensees<\/span> may obtain from other lawful sources <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> to be sold as <span class=\"dictionary\">mixed beverages<\/span> on trains, boats or airplanes of the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensees<\/span> provided there is paid to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> in lieu of the taxes otherwise directly imposed under this chapter and any markup otherwise charged by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, a tax of ten cents for each of the average number of drinks of <span class=\"dictionary\">mixed beverages<\/span> determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> as having been consumed within the geographical confines of the Commonwealth on such trains, boats or airplanes. Such tax shall be calculated on the basis of the proportionate number of revenue passenger miles traveled within the Commonwealth by such a <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> in relation to the total quantity of all <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> obtained either inside or outside the Commonwealth by the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> for consumption on trains, boats or airplanes of the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span>. Such tax shall be paid to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> on a quarterly basis. <a id=\"paragraph-281305\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-221\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The entire contents of a closed <span class=\"dictionary\">container<\/span> of distilled <span class=\"dictionary\">spirits<\/span> shall not be served to an individual for on-premises consumption or for off-premises consumption pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Delivery of wine and beer; kegs; regulations of Board\" href=\"\/4.1-212.1\/\">4.1-212.1<\/a> except as may be provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> regulation. <a id=\"paragraph-281306\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-221\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATION ON MIXED BEVERAGE LICENSEES; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 4.1-221)\n\nA. Unless excepted by subsection B, all alcoholic beverages sold as mixed\nbeverages shall be purchased from the Board.\n\nB. Mixed beverage carrier licensees may obtain from other lawful sources\nalcoholic beverages to be sold as mixed beverages on trains, boats or airplanes\nof the licensees provided there is paid to the Board in lieu of the taxes\notherwise directly imposed under this chapter and any markup otherwise charged\nby the Board, a tax of ten cents for each of the average number of drinks of\nmixed beverages determined by the Board as having been consumed within the\ngeographical confines of the Commonwealth on such trains, boats or airplanes.\nSuch tax shall be calculated on the basis of the proportionate number of revenue\npassenger miles traveled within the Commonwealth by such a licensee in relation\nto the total quantity of all alcoholic beverages obtained either inside or\noutside the Commonwealth by the licensee for consumption on trains, boats or\nairplanes of the licensee. Such tax shall be paid to the Board on a quarterly\nbasis.\n\nC. The entire contents of a closed container of distilled spirits shall not be\nserved to an individual for on-premises consumption or for off-premises\nconsumption pursuant to &#xA7; 4.1-212.1 except as may be provided by Board\nregulation.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 7, \u00a7 4-98.11; 1972, c. 17; 1974, c. 460; 1984, c. 318; 1986,\nc. 374; 1993, c. 866; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 281, 282; 2022 cc. 78, 79.","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}}