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2012 SESSION
12105547DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 4.1-120 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 4.1-120. When government stores closed.
A. Except as provided in subsection B, no sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages shall be made at any government store, nor shall any such store be kept open for the sale of alcoholic beverages:
1. On Sunday;
2. On Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day; or
3. During such other periods and on such other days as the Board may direct.
B. Certain government stores, as determined by the Board, in
any county having the urban county executive form of government, in any city
adjacent to or completely surrounded by any such county, in any county
contiguous to any such county, in any city adjacent to or completely surrounded
by any such contiguous county, or in any city having a population of 100,000 or
more, may be open on Sunday for the sale of alcoholic beverages after 1:00
p.m., provided the local governing body where the government store is
located approves by resolution the opening of such government store. The Board
shall notify the local governing body of its intention to open a government
store on Sunday through the county or city attorney or the chief
law-enforcement officer of the locality. The decision of the local governing
body shall be submitted within 30 days of receipt of notice from the Board.
2. That the provisions of this act shall not require the approval of a local governing body for government stores open on Sunday prior to July 1, 2012, as determined by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board pursuant to § 4.2-120 of the Code of Virginia.