Alcoholic beverage control; creation of specialty gourmet shop license (HB649)

Introduced By

Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Alcoholic beverage control; creation of specialty gourmet shop license. Creates the specialty gourmet shop license, which authorizes the licensee to (i) sell wine and beer in closed containers for off-premises consumption and to give to any person to whom wine or beer may be lawfully sold (a) a sample of wine, not to exceed five ounces by volume, or (b) a sample of beer, not to exceed five ounces by volume, such samples for on-premises consumption; and (ii) sell samples of wine or beer, with or without meals, for on-premises consumption in designated areas at events held by the licensee for the purpose of featuring and educating the consuming public about the wine or beer being sampled. The bill provides that the monthly food sale requirement established by Board regulation shall be based on the total food sold by the licensee from the exercise of any privilege of this license. Additionally, the bill sets the state and local license tax for this new retail license. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067669498
01/10/2006Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/18/2006Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #3 ABC/Gaming (Gear)
02/15/2006Left in General Laws