Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority
 
Board
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Directors
 
chapter
Retail Operations [3 VAC 5 ‑ 50]
Action Clarifying and Simplifying Retailer Regulations
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 10/17/2008
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9/30/08  2:47 pm
Commenter: MARK RICHARDSON

OBJECT TO PROPOSED REGULATION
 

 I OBJECT TO THE ENTIRE REGULATION .

THE PORTION I OBJECT THE MOST IS  # 4. NO FONDELING OR CARESSING OF YOUR OWN BUT BREAST OR GENITALS . PLEASE ,GIVE ME A BREAK . PEOPLE GRAB & SMACK THIR FRIENDS ON THE BUT ALL THE TIME . SO NOW I CANT PUT MY HAND IN MY GIRLFRIENDS BACK POCKET WHILE WE ARE STANDING AT THE BAR OR HAVE MY HANDS ON HER BUT WEN WE ARE SLOW DANCING .OR IF MY UNDERWEAR IS BUNCHING & I DISCRETELY TRY TO ADJUST MYSELF THAT WOULD VIOLATE THIS REGULATION .WHAT ABOUT A WOMAN ADJUSTING OR GRABING HER BREAST . FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND A LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT WOULD GET A FINE &POSSIBLY LOSE THIER LICENSE OVER THESE THINGS . HOW IS THIS EVEN A CONCERN IS THERE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM OF PEOPLE TOUCHING THEMSELVES & EACH OTHER SOUNDS LIKE YOUR JUST TRYING TO MAKE THE THE JOB OF ABC & THE LICENSE HOLDER .MORE COMPLICATED .WHOS GOING TO TRAIN THE AGENT WHATS FONDLING & WHATS NOT .OR IS IT GOING TO BE THIER DISCRESSION .THAT WOULD REALLY OPEN A CAN OF WORMS. PLUS HOW COULD THAT BE FAIR.. ITS NOT FAIR & ITS NOT NECESSARY .  I STRONGLY OBJECT TO THIS REGULATION .

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