7/6/2016 10:19 am Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Shawn Walker (804)213-4569 shawn.walker@abc.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Shawn Walker Director of Law Enforcement (804)213-4569 shawn.walker@abc.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 2901 Hermitage Rd. Richmond, VA 23220 |
Chapter Affected: | |
3 vac 5 - 30: | Tied-House |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Title 4.1, Code of Virginia Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 04/20/2016 |
Petitioner | Terri Bierne, Esq. – Eastern Counsel to the Wine Institute |
A request has submitted by the Wine Institute to the Board requesting that this section
be amended to prohibit wine wholesale licensees from charging an additional fee or
upcharge on split or mixed cases of wine sold to retail licensees.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Register of
Regulations and posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov.
Comment on the petition will be requested until May 20, 2016 and may be posted on
the Townhall or sent to the Board.
Following receipt of comments on the petition to amend regulations, the matter will
be considered by the full Board to determine if there is sufficient need or interest
to pursue formal amendment to the current rule.
Publication Date | 04/20/2016 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 05/20/2016 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 07/06/2016 |
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Board held a public comment period concerning the
petition that requested an amendment to the existing pricing regulation. The petitioner
requested that the existing regulation be amended to prohibit wine wholesalers from
charging an additional fee to retailers when less than a full case of wine was purchased.
The Board took public comment at a meeting on June 22, 2016. At this meeting, the
Board heard from the petitioner and declined to proceed with the requested regulatory
action.