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Whenever a transfer of a wholesaler’s business occurs, the purchaser shall assume all the obligations imposed on and succeed to all the rights held by the selling wholesaler by virtue of any agreement between the selling wholesaler and one or more breweries entered into prior to the transfer.B\n\nNotwithstanding any provision in subsection A, no brewery shall withhold consent to, or in any manner retain a right of prior approval of, the transfer of the wholesaler’s business to a member or members of the wholesaler’s family. However, subsequent to such transfer, the rights and obligations of the wholesalership and its owners shall in all other respects be governed by the provisions of this chapter. 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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 579 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 1978 \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 1985, chapter 549; in 1993, chapter 866.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64225,"section_number":"4.1-505","catch_line":"Cancellation","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-505\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":219367,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82189,"identifier":"4.1-507","token":"4.1\/I\/5\/4.1-507","url":"\/4.1-507\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-507\/","token":"4.1\/I\/5\/4.1-507","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of business","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-507","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No brewery<\/span> shall unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any transfer of the wholesaler’s business, or transfer of the stock or other interest in the wholesalership, whenever the wholesaler to be substituted meets the material<\/span> and reasonable qualifications and standards required of its wholesalers. Whenever a transfer of a wholesaler’s business occurs, the purchaser shall assume all the obligations imposed on and succeed to all the rights held by the selling wholesaler by virtue of any agreement<\/span> between the selling wholesaler and one or more breweries entered into prior to the transfer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any provision in subsection A, no brewery<\/span> shall withhold consent to, or in any manner retain a right of prior approval of, the transfer of the wholesaler’s business to a member or members of the wholesaler’s family<\/span>. However, subsequent to such transfer, the rights and obligations of the wholesalership and its owners shall in all other respects be governed by the provisions of this chapter. As used in this subsection, “family<\/span>” means the wholesaler’s spouse, parents, siblings, children, stepchildren, and lineal descendants, including those by adoption. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF BUSINESS (\u00a7 4.1-507)\n\nA. No brewery shall unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any transfer of\nthe wholesaler’s business, or transfer of the stock or other interest in\nthe wholesalership, whenever the wholesaler to be substituted meets the material\nand reasonable qualifications and standards required of its wholesalers.\nWhenever a transfer of a wholesaler’s business occurs, the purchaser shall\nassume all the obligations imposed on and succeed to all the rights held by the\nselling wholesaler by virtue of any agreement between the selling wholesaler and\none or more breweries entered into prior to the transfer.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any provision in subsection A, no brewery shall withhold\nconsent to, or in any manner retain a right of prior approval of, the transfer\nof the wholesaler’s business to a member or members of the\nwholesaler’s family. However, subsequent to such transfer, the rights and\nobligations of the wholesalership and its owners shall in all other respects be\ngoverned by the provisions of this chapter. As used in this subsection,\n“family” means the wholesaler’s spouse, parents, siblings,\nchildren, stepchildren, and lineal descendants, including those by adoption.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 579, \u00a7 4-118.9; 1985, c. 549; 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}}