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In addition, the Board may suspend or terminate the sale through such stores or its purchase of all brands of spirits or other alcoholic beverages manufactured or distributed by either the employer or principal of such solicitor, the broker, or by the owner of the brand of spirits unlawfully solicited or promoted. The Board may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $250,000 in lieu of such suspension or termination of sales through government stores or purchases by the Board or portion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B\n\nNo mixed beverage licensee or any agent, servant, or employee of such licensee, or any person connected with the licensee in any capacity whatsoever in his licensed business shall, either directly or indirectly, be a party to, consent to, solicit, or aid or abet another in a violation of subsection A.\n\t\t\tThe Board may suspend or revoke the license granted to such licensee, or may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 in lieu of such suspension or any portion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":292160,"text":"No person having any interest, direct or indirect, in the manufacture, distribution, or sale of spirits or other alcoholic beverages shall, without a permit granted by the Board and upon such conditions as the Board may prescribe, solicit either directly or indirectly (i) a mixed beverage licensee; (ii) any agent, servant, or employee of such licensee; or (iii) any person connected with the licensee in any capacity whatsoever in his licensed business, to sell or offer for sale the particular spirits or other alcoholic beverage in which such person may be so interested.\n\t\t\tThe Board, upon proof of any solicitation in violation of this subsection, may suspend or terminate the sale through government stores or its purchase of the brand of spirits or other alcoholic beverage which was the subject matter of the unlawful solicitation or promotion. In addition, the Board may suspend or terminate the sale through such stores or its purchase of all brands of spirits or other alcoholic beverages manufactured or distributed by either the employer or principal of such solicitor, the broker, or by the owner of the brand of spirits unlawfully solicited or promoted. The Board may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $250,000 in lieu of such suspension or termination of sales through government stores or purchases by the Board or portion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":292161,"text":"No mixed beverage licensee or any agent, servant, or employee of such licensee, or any person connected with the licensee in any capacity whatsoever in his licensed business shall, either directly or indirectly, be a party to, consent to, solicit, or aid or abet another in a violation of subsection A.\n\t\t\tThe Board may suspend or revoke the license granted to such licensee, or may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 in lieu of such suspension or any portion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15452,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prohibited Practices by Licensees","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14559,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:55:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:55:07","permalink":{"id":219139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15452,"identifier":"2","token":"4.1\/I\/3\/2","url":"\/4.1\/I\/3\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14559,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prohibited Practices; 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This law was first created in 1968. 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 3 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 1988, chapter 786; in 1990, chapter 442; in 1993, chapter 866.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":219177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81576,"identifier":"4.1-330","token":"4.1\/I\/3\/2\/4.1-330","url":"\/4.1-330\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-330\/","token":"4.1\/I\/3\/2\/4.1-330","dublin_core":{"Title":"Solicitation by persons interested in manufacture, etc., of alcoholic beverages; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-330","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person having any interest, direct or indirect, in the manufacture, distribution, or sale<\/span> of spirits<\/span> or other alcoholic beverages<\/span> shall, without a permit granted by the Board<\/span> and upon such conditions as the Board<\/span> may prescribe, solicit either directly or indirectly (i) a mixed beverage<\/span> licensee<\/span>; (ii) any agent, servant, or employee of such licensee<\/span>; or (iii) any person connected with the licensee<\/span> in any capacity whatsoever in his licensed<\/span> business, to sell<\/span> or offer for sale<\/span> the particular spirits<\/span> or other alcoholic beverage in which such person may be so interested.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span>, upon proof of any solicitation in violation of this subsection, may suspend or terminate the sale<\/span> through government stores<\/span> or its purchase of the brand of spirits<\/span> or other alcoholic beverage which was the subject matter of the unlawful solicitation or promotion. In addition, the Board<\/span> may suspend or terminate the sale<\/span> through such stores or its purchase of all brands of spirits<\/span> or other alcoholic beverages<\/span> manufactured or distributed by either the employer or principal of such solicitor, the broker, or by the owner of the brand of spirits<\/span> unlawfully solicited or promoted. The Board<\/span> may impose a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $250,000 in lieu of such suspension or termination of sales<\/span> through government stores<\/span> or purchases by the Board<\/span> or portion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No mixed beverage<\/span> licensee<\/span> or any agent, servant, or employee of such licensee<\/span>, or any person connected with the licensee<\/span> in any capacity whatsoever in his licensed<\/span> business shall, either directly or indirectly, be a party<\/span> to, consent to, solicit, or aid or abet another in a violation of subsection A.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> may suspend or revoke the license granted to such licensee<\/span>, or may impose a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $25,000 in lieu of such suspension or any portion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSOLICITATION BY PERSONS INTERESTED IN MANUFACTURE, ETC., OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES;\nPENALTY (\u00a7 4.1-330)\n\nA. No person having any interest, direct or indirect, in the manufacture,\ndistribution, or sale of spirits or other alcoholic beverages shall, without a\npermit granted by the Board and upon such conditions as the Board may prescribe,\nsolicit either directly or indirectly (i) a mixed beverage licensee; (ii) any\nagent, servant, or employee of such licensee; or (iii) any person connected with\nthe licensee in any capacity whatsoever in his licensed business, to sell or\noffer for sale the particular spirits or other alcoholic beverage in which such\nperson may be so interested.\n\t\t\tThe Board, upon proof of any solicitation in violation of this subsection,\nmay suspend or terminate the sale through government stores or its purchase of\nthe brand of spirits or other alcoholic beverage which was the subject matter of\nthe unlawful solicitation or promotion. In addition, the Board may suspend or\nterminate the sale through such stores or its purchase of all brands of spirits\nor other alcoholic beverages manufactured or distributed by either the employer\nor principal of such solicitor, the broker, or by the owner of the brand of\nspirits unlawfully solicited or promoted. The Board may impose a civil penalty\nnot to exceed $250,000 in lieu of such suspension or termination of sales\nthrough government stores or purchases by the Board or portion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nB. No mixed beverage licensee or any agent, servant, or employee of such\nlicensee, or any person connected with the licensee in any capacity whatsoever\nin his licensed business shall, either directly or indirectly, be a party to,\nconsent to, solicit, or aid or abet another in a violation of subsection A.\n\t\t\tThe Board may suspend or revoke the license granted to such licensee, or may\nimpose a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 in lieu of such suspension or any\nportion thereof, or both.\n\t\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 7, \u00a7 4-98.16; 1988, c. 786; 1990, c. 442; 1993, c. 866.","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}}