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1995 SESSION
LD8426432Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 4.1-320 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 4.1-320. Illegal advertising; penalty; exception.
Except in accordance with Board regulations, no person shall advertise in or send any advertising matter into the Commonwealth about or concerning alcoholic beverages other than those which may legally be manufactured or sold without a license.
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Neither this section nor any Board regulation shall prohibit (i) the awarding
of watches of a wholesale value of less than $100 by a licensed distillery,
winery or brewery, to participants in athletic contests; (ii) the exhibition
or display of automobiles, boats, or aircraft regularly and normally used in
racing or other competitive events and the sponsorship of an automobile, boat
or aircraft racing team by a licensed distillery, winery or brewery and the
display on the automobile, boat or aircraft and uniforms of the members of
the racing team, the trademark or brand name of an alcoholic beverage
manufactured by such distillery, winery or brewery; (iii) the sponsorship of
a professional athletic event, including, but not limited to, golf, auto
racing or tennis, by a licensed distillery, winery or brewery or the use of
any trademark or brand name of any alcoholic beverage in connection with such
sponsorship; or (iv) the advertisement of beer or any
alcoholic beverage by the display of such product’s name on any lighter
-than-air airship; or (v) the advertisement of beer or any alcoholic
beverage by the display of such product's name on any scale model,
reproduction or replica of any motor vehicle, aircraft or watercraft offered
for sale.