Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Manufacturers and Wholesalers Operations
[3 VAC 5 ‑ 60]
Chapter Information
| Description | This chapter generally establishes record-keeping and procedural requirements for wholesale licensees and representatives of alcoholic beverage manufacturers |
| State Authority | Title 4.1, Code of Virginia |
| Federal Authority | None entered |
| Exempt from APA | No, changes to this chapter are subject to the Administrative Process Act and the standard executive branch review process. |
| Text of Regulation | Link to Virginia Administrative Code |
| Goals of Regulation |
1. To maintain reasonable controls on the sales and promotion of alcoholic beverages in the Commonwealth by wholesalers and manufacturers through a permit procedure for solicitor salesmen and mixed beverage solicitors; and 2. To require manufacturer and wholesale licensees of the Board to maintain sufficient records of purchases and sales of alcoholic beverages to ensure regulatory compliance and excise tax collection without unreasonable burden. |
| Meetings |
Contact Information
| Name / Title: | LaTonya D. Hucks-Watkins / Legal Liaison |
| Address: |
2901 Hermitage Rd. Richmond, VA 23220 |
| Email Address: | latonya.hucks-watkins@abc.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (804)213-4698 FAX: (804)213-4574 TDD: ()- |
| Current Actions | ||
| Action Title | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| Past Actions | ||
| Action Title | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation of mixed beverage licensees by representatives of manufactures, etc., of spirits. | Fast-Track | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 2/3/2017. |
| Updating Manufacturers and Wholesalers Operations Regulations as a Result of Periodic Review | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 12/18/2013. |
| Business Entertainment and Gifts by Mixed Beverage Solicitors | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 8/28/2002. |
| Wine wholesaler reporting and bond and giving of novelty items by spirits solicitors | Fast-Track | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 5/19/2007. |
| Withdrawn Actions | ||
| Action Title | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Revisions as a Result of Periodic Review | NOIRA | Stage withdrawn on 8/11/2006 after the comment period had ended. |
| Past Periodic Reviews | ||
| Optional Title | Date Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chapter 60 Manufacturers and Wholesalers Operations - Periodic Review
|
10/12/2018 | Pending |
| 9/27/2011 | Amend | |
| 1/26/2004 | Amend | |