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The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Virginia ABC, or previously known as the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) is one of the eleven public safety agencies under the Secretariat of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the Commonwealth. The agency administers the state's ABC laws (created by the General Assembly).
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is a three-person board that oversees the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. The Board consists of a chairperson and two commissioners who direct all agency operations. Board members are full-time state employees appointed by the Governor of Virginia.
Virginia – All distilled spirits are sold at state-run Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control locations, commonly known as Virginia ABC stores. Virginia has ten "moist" counties that prohibit the sale of distilled spirits and thus do not have any ABC stores. Beer and wine are sold at licensed supermarkets and convenience stores.
Alcoholic Beverage Control or Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC), or variants thereof, typically refer to a U.S. state's regulatory control over the wholesaling or retailing of some or all categories of alcoholic beverages.
The defendants named were the three members of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, including chairman George M. Hampton Sr. [6] Barnhard joined the lawsuit because she and a female companion had been asked to leave a "straight" dance club in Virginia because the owners were afraid of losing their liquor license due to the ABC regulation.
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Swecker was chairwoman of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. [10] In 2013, she served on the transition team of Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe. [10] She was a member of the Democratic National Committee. [11] In 2015, she was elected as chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, succeeding Dwight Clinton Jones. [11]
Virginia also restricts the sale of hard liquors (or distilled spirits) to retail stores operated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. This setup is unusual in that the state agency is not only responsible for the sale of liquor, but also for the enforcement of alcohol-related laws in addition to public education campaigns.