Title of Regulation: 3VAC5-50. Retail Operations (adding 3VAC5-50-250).

Statutory Authority: §§ 4.1-103 and 4.1-111 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date Extended Through: June 29, 2020.

The Governor approved the request of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority Board of Directors to extend the expiration date of the emergency regulation for six months as provided by § 2.2-4011 D of the Code of Virginia. Therefore, the emergency regulation will continue in effect through June 29, 2020. The emergency regulation implements the confectionery license created by Chapters 173 and 334 of the 2018 Acts of Assembly, which authorizes a licensee to prepare and sell on licensed premises for off-premises consumption confectionery that contains 5% or less alcohol by volume. The agency has submitted the proposed stage of the permanent regulation for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations. Active licenses are in place regulated by the emergency provisions. The emergency regulation was published in 34:23 VA.R. 2158-2159 July 9, 2018.

Agency Contact: LaTonya D. Hucks-Watkins, Legal Liaison, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, 2901 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 213-4698, FAX (804) 213-4574, or email latonya.hucks-watkins@abc.virginia.gov.