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VA Code § 4.1-509.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-509.1. Board proceedings; contemplated actions by brewery or wholesaler

A. For purposes of this section, "contemplated action" means an action proposed by a brewery or wholesaler that (i) if carried out would violate any provision of this chapter or subdivision 1 b (v) of § 4.1-225 and (ii) is demonstrated by a specific written statement authored by a brewery or an employee of a wholesaler who is specifically authorized by virtue of job title and responsibility to make such statement and such other evidence as may be required by the Board pursuant to the facts of any given circumstance.B. Subsequent to compliance with subsection D, any wholesaler may file a petition against a brewery, and any brewery may file a petition against a wholesaler, in which the petitioner alleges that the respondent named in the petition as a matter of past or present fact has contemplated action that if carried out would violate any provision of this chapter or subdivision 1 b (v) of § 4.1-225. Any such petition filed shall identify with specificity the alleged contemplated action, the document in which such contemplated action is described or authorized, and specify the provision of law or regulation that the contemplated action would violate if carried out. The petition shall include a statement that a controversy as to the lawfulness of the contemplated action exists. The statement shall be supported by evidence of the petitioner's good faith effort to resolve the controversy in accordance with subsection D. The petitioner shall have the burden of establishing that the contemplated actions identified in the petition, if carried out, would violate any provision of law or regulation enumerated in this subsection. The Board may, if it finds that a brewery or wholesaler has frivolously maintained a petition or defense to a proceeding pursuant to this chapter, award reasonable costs and attorney fees to the prevailing party.C. Any petition filed by a brewery or wholesaler pursuant to this section shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Board. The Board shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether a violation or attempted violation as alleged in the petition has occurred. In addition, the Board shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether a violation alleged in the petition would occur if the contemplated action identified in the petition were to be carried out.D. Prior to filing a petition, a party shall communicate with the party alleged to be considering a contemplated action and initiate a good faith attempt to resolve the issue in question. If within 21 days of initiating the communication required by this subsection, or such longer period of time if mutually agreed upon, there is no resolution, either party may proceed to file a petition in accordance with subsection B.2013, c. 3.
VA Code § 4.1-510 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-510. Price of product

No brewery, whether by means of a term or condition of an agreement or otherwise, shall fix or maintain the prices at which the wholesaler shall sell any beer.1978, c. 579, § 4-118.12; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-511 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-511. Increase of prices

No brewery or beer importer shall increase the prices charged any wholesale beer licensee for beer except by written notice to the wholesaler signed by an authorized officer or agent of the brewery or beer importer, which notice shall contain the amount and effective date of the increase. A copy of the notice shall be sent to the Board and shall be treated as confidential information, except in relation to enforcement proceedings for violation of this section. No increase shall take effect prior to thirty calendar days following the date on which the notice is postmarked. The Board may authorize such price increases to take effect with less than the aforesaid thirty-calendar-day notice if a brewery or beer importer so requests and demonstrates good cause therefor.1982, c. 122, § 4-118.12:1; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-512 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-512. Retaliatory action prohibited

A brewery shall not take retaliatory action against a wholesaler who files or manifests an intention to file a complaint of alleged violation of state or federal law or regulation by the brewery with the appropriate state or federal regulatory or judicial authority. Retaliatory action shall include, but is not limited to, refusal without good cause to continue the agreement, or a material reduction in the amount and quality of service or quantity of products available to the wholesaler under the agreement.1978, c. 579, § 4-118.13; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-513 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-513. Management

No brewery shall require or prohibit any change in management or personnel of any wholesaler unless the current or potential management or personnel fails to meet reasonable qualifications and standards required by the brewery for all its wholesalers.1978, c. 579, § 4-118.14; 1985, c. 549; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-514 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-514. Discrimination prohibited

No brewery shall discriminate among its wholesalers in any business dealings including, but not limited to, the price of beer sold to the wholesaler, unless the classification among its wholesalers is based upon reasonable grounds.1978, c. 579, § 4-118.15; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-515 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-515. Waiver prohibited; conflicts of laws

A. No brewery shall require any wholesaler to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter. Any contract or agreement purporting to do so is void and unenforceable to the extent of the waiver or variance. Nothing in this chapter shall limit or prohibit good faith settlements of disputes voluntarily entered into between the parties.B. Any contract between a brewery and a beer wholesaler pursuant to which the wholesaler is to market the brewery's products in the Commonwealth shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth as the place of performance notwithstanding the fact that such contract may have been made in another state or the fact that such contract may provide that it is to be governed by the laws of another state.1978, c. 579, § 4-118.16; 1989, c. 272; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-516 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-516. Right of free association

No brewery or wholesaler shall restrict or inhibit the right of free association among breweries or wholesalers for any lawful purpose.1978, c. 579, § 4-118.19; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-517 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 5 - Beer Franchise Act|§ 4.1-517. Reasonableness and good faith

A. Every agreement entered into under this chapter shall impose on the parties the obligation to act in good faith.B. This chapter shall impose on every term and provision of any agreement a requirement of reasonableness. Every term or provision shall be interpreted so that the requirements or obligations imposed therein are reasonable.1985, c. 549, § 4-118.20:1; 1993, c. 866.
VA Code § 4.1-601 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-601. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority created; public purpose

A. The General Assembly has determined that there exists in the Commonwealth a need to control the possession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products in the Commonwealth. Further, the General Assembly determines that the creation of an authority for this purpose is in the public interest, serves a public purpose, and will promote the health, safety, welfare, convenience, and prosperity of the people of the Commonwealth. To achieve this objective, there is hereby created an independent political subdivision of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of state government, to be known as the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The Authority's exercise of powers and duties conferred by this subtitle shall be deemed the performance of an essential governmental function and a matter of public necessity for which public moneys may be spent.B. The Board of Directors of the Authority is vested with control of the possession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products in the Commonwealth, with plenary power to prescribe and enforce regulations and conditions under which retail marijuana and retail marijuana products are possessed, sold, transported, distributed, and delivered, so as to prevent any corrupt, incompetent, dishonest, or unprincipled practices and to promote the health, safety, welfare, convenience, and prosperity of the people of the Commonwealth. The exercise of the powers granted by this subtitle shall be in all respects for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, and convenience. No part of the assets or net earnings of the Authority shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, any private individual, except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the Authority affecting one or more of its purposes, and benefits may be conferred that are in conformity with said purposes, and no private individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets on dissolution of the Authority.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-602 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-602. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority; composition

A. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority shall consist of the Board of Directors, the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, the Chief Executive Officer, and the agents and employees of the Authority.B. Nothing contained in this subtitle shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers that the Board might otherwise have under any other law of the Commonwealth.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-605 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-605. Additional powers; mediation; alternative dispute resolution; confidentiality

A. As used in this section:"Appropriate case" means any alleged license violation or objection to the application for a license in which it is apparent that there are significant issues of disagreement among interested persons and for which the Board finds that the use of a mediation or dispute resolution proceeding is in the public interest."Dispute resolution proceeding" means the same as that term is defined in § 8.01-576.4."Mediation" means the same as that term is defined in § 8.01-576.4."Neutral" means the same as that term is defined in § 8.01-576.4.B. The Board may use mediation or a dispute resolution proceeding in appropriate cases to resolve underlying issues or reach a consensus or compromise on contested issues. Mediation and other dispute resolution proceedings as authorized by this section shall be voluntary procedures that supplement, rather than limit, other dispute resolution techniques available to the Board. Mediation or a dispute resolution proceeding may be used for an objection to the issuance of a license only with the consent of, and participation by, the applicant for licensure and shall be terminated at the request of such applicant.C. Any resolution of a contested issue accepted by the Board under this section shall be considered a consent agreement as provided in § 4.1-604. The decision to use mediation or a dispute resolution proceeding is in the Board's sole discretion and shall not be subject to judicial review.D. The Board may adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), for the implementation of this section. Such rules and regulations may include (i) standards and procedures for the conduct of mediation and dispute resolution proceedings, including an opportunity for interested persons identified by the Board to participate in the proceeding; (ii) the appointment and function of a neutral to encourage and assist parties to voluntarily compromise or settle contested issues; and (iii) procedures to protect the confidentiality of papers, work products, or other materials.E. The provisions of § 8.01-576.10 concerning the confidentiality of a mediation or dispute resolution proceeding shall govern all such proceedings held pursuant to this section except where the Board uses or relies on information obtained in the course of such proceeding in granting a license, suspending or revoking a license, or accepting payment of a civil penalty or investigative costs. However, a consent agreement signed by the parties shall not be confidential.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-609 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-609. Background investigations of Board members and Chief Executive Officer

All members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer shall be fingerprinted before, and as a condition of, appointment. These fingerprints shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records search and to the Department of State Police for a Virginia criminal history records search. The Department of State Police shall be reimbursed by the Authority for the cost of investigations conducted pursuant to this section. No person shall be appointed to the Board or appointed by the Board who (i) has defrauded or attempted to defraud any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or authority by making or filing any report, document, or tax return required by statute or regulation that is fraudulent or contains a false representation of a material fact; (ii) has willfully deceived or attempted to deceive any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or governmental authority by making or maintaining business records required by statute or regulation that are false and fraudulent; or (iii) has been convicted of (a) a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or (b) a violation of any law applicable to the manufacture, transportation, possession, use, or sale of marijuana within the five years immediately preceding appointment.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-610 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-610. Financial interests of Board, employees, and family members prohibited

No Board member or employee of the Authority shall (i) be a principal stockholder or (ii) otherwise have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any licensee subject to the provisions of this subtitle or in any entity that has submitted an application for a license under Chapter 8 (§ 4.1-800 et seq.). No Board member and no spouse or immediate family member of a Board member shall make any contribution to a candidate for office or officeholder at the local or state level or cause such a contribution to be made on his behalf.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-611 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-611. Seed-to-sale tracking system

To ensure that no retail marijuana or retail marijuana products grown or processed by a marijuana establishment are sold or otherwise transferred except as authorized by law, the Board shall develop and maintain a seed-to-sale tracking system that tracks retail marijuana from either the seed or immature plant stage until the retail marijuana or retail marijuana product is sold to a customer at a retail marijuana store.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-612 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-612. Moneys of Authority

All moneys of the Authority, from whatever source derived, shall be paid in accordance with § 4.1-614.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-613 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-613. Forms of accounts and records; audit; annual report

A. The accounts and records of the Authority showing the receipt and disbursement of funds from whatever source derived shall be in a form prescribed by the Auditor of Public Accounts. The Auditor of Public Accounts or his legally authorized representatives shall annually examine the accounts and books of the Authority. The Authority shall submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 15 of each year. Such report shall contain the audited annual financial statements of the Authority for the year ending the previous June 30. The Authority shall also submit a six-year plan detailing its assumed revenue forecast, assumed operating costs, number of retail facilities, capital costs, including lease payments, major acquisitions of services and tangible or intangible property, any material changes to the policies and procedures issued by the Authority related to procurement or personnel, and any proposed marketing activities.B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in exercising any power conferred under this subtitle, the Authority may implement and maintain independent payroll and nonpayroll disbursement systems. These systems and related procedures shall be subject to review and approval by the State Comptroller. Upon agreement with the State Comptroller, the Authority may report summary level detail on both payroll and nonpayroll transactions to the State Comptroller through the Department of Accounts' financial management system or its successor system. Such reports shall be made in accordance with policies, procedures, and directives as prescribed by the State Comptroller. A nonpayroll disbursement system shall include all disbursements and expenditures, other than payroll. Such disbursements and expenditures shall include travel reimbursements, revenue refunds, disbursements for vendor payments, petty cash, and interagency payments.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-615 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-615. Leases and purchases of property by the Board

The making of leases and the purchasing of real estate by the Board under the provisions of this subtitle are exempt from the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.). The Authority shall be exempt from the provisions of § 2.2-1149 and from any rules, regulations, and guidelines of the Division of Engineering and Buildings in relation to leases of real property into which it enters.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-616 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-616. Exemptions from taxes or assessments

The exercise of the powers granted by this subtitle shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the Commonwealth, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their living conditions, and as the undertaking of activities in the furtherance of the purposes of the Authority constitutes the performance of essential governmental functions, the Authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this subtitle or upon the income therefrom, including sales and use taxes on the tangible personal property used in the operations of the Authority. The exemption granted in this section shall not be construed to extend to persons conducting on the premises of any property of the Authority businesses for which local or state taxes would otherwise be required.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-617 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-617. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc.

A. The provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) and the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) shall not apply to the Authority in the exercise of any power conferred under this subtitle. Nor shall the provisions of Chapter 20.1 (§ 2.2-2005 et seq.) of Title 2.2 or Article 2 (§ 51.1-1104 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 51.1 apply to the Authority in the exercise of any power conferred under this subtitle.B. To effect its implementation, the Authority's procurement of goods, services, insurance, and construction and the disposition of surplus materials shall be exempt from:1. State agency requirements regarding disposition of surplus materials and distribution of proceeds from the sale or recycling of surplus materials under §§ 2.2-1124 and 2.2-1125;2. The requirement to purchase from the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired under § 2.2-1117; and3. Any other state statutes, rules, regulations, or requirements relating to the procurement of goods, services, insurance, and construction, including Article 3 (§ 2.2-1109 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 2.2, regarding the duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Division of Purchases and Supply of the Department of General Services, and Article 4 (§ 2.2-1129 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 2.2, regarding the review and the oversight by the Division of Engineering and Buildings of the Department of General Services of contracts for the construction of the Authority's capital projects and construction-related professional services under § 2.2-1132.C. The Authority (i) may purchase from and participate in all statewide contracts for goods and services, including information technology goods and services; (ii) shall use directly or by integration or interface the Commonwealth's electronic procurement system subject to the terms and conditions agreed upon between the Authority and the Department of General Services; and (iii) shall post on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement website all Invitations to Bid, Requests for Proposal, sole source award notices, and emergency award notices to ensure visibility and access to the Authority's procurement opportunities on one website.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
VA Code § 4.1-618 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 4.1-618. Reversion to the Commonwealth

In the event of the dissolution of the Authority, all assets of the Authority, after satisfaction of creditors, shall revert to the Commonwealth.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.