Alcoholic beverage control; suspension or revocation of certain retail licenses, reinstatement.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens if a licensee fails to comply with all applicable provisions after the food establishment permit is reinstated.

Automatic Reinstatement of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses

This law states that if a retail alcohol-selling place's license is suspended or revoked solely because its food safety permit was taken away, the alcohol license will be automatically reinstated once the food permit is returned and all rules are followed.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new rule to Virginia’s laws about alcoholic beverages.
• Says that if an alcohol-selling place loses its license only due to losing its food safety permit, the alcohol license must be given back when the food permit comes back.
• Requires the alcohol license to be returned automatically once the food permit is reinstated and all rules are followed.

Who It Names or Affects

• Retail establishments that sell alcoholic beverages in Virginia.
• The Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
• The Department of Health, which issues food establishment permits.

Terms To Know

License

A permission given by a government agency to do something specific, like selling alcohol or serving food.

Food Establishment Permit

A document from the Department of Health that allows a place to serve food safely.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies if the alcohol license is taken away because of a food permit issue, not for other reasons.
• It does not specify what happens if the restaurant doesn't follow all rules after getting their food permit back.

Official Summary Text

Alcoholic beverage control; suspension or revocation of certain retail licenses; reinstatement.
Provides that if the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority suspends or revokes the license of a retail establishment solely due to the fact that the establishment's food establishment permit from the Department of Health was revoked or suspended, the Board shall automatically reinstate such license once the Department of Health has reinstated the food establishment permit, provided that the licensee is in compliance with all applicable provisions of law.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
4.1-227.1
, relating to alcoholic beverage control; suspension or revocation of certain retail licenses; reinstatement.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
4.1-227.1
as follows:

§
4.1-227.1
. Suspension or revocation of certain retail licenses; reinstatement.

If the Board suspends or revokes the license of a retail establishment
solely due to the fact that its food establishment permit from the Department of Health was revoked or su
spended, the Board shall automatically reinstate such license once the Department of Health has reinstated the food establishment permit, provided that the licensee is in compliance with all applicable provisions of this subtitle.