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HB 1481 ABC; farm wine produced by educational institutions exclusively for research, etc.

Introduced by: Nick Rush | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Alcoholic beverage control; farm wine produced by educational institutions exclusively for research and educational purposes; permit required. Authorizes the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board to grant permits to any accredited public or private institution of higher education to operate a farm winery under certain conditions. The bill requires the ABC Board to adopt regulations concerning the requirements for this permit, including that such institutions (i) not sell the wine so manufactured or otherwise use the wine for any other purpose except for research and educational purposes and (ii) store the wine on premises of the farm winery that are separate and apart from all other facilities of the institution.


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