A Guide to the Scrapbooks of the Virginia Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 1934-1986 Scrapbooks of the Virginia Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 1934-1986
44542
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 44542
Library of Virginia
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Scrapbooks of the Virignia Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Accession 44542, State government records collection, The
Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and its administrative arm, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, were created
by an act of the General Assembly passed on March 7, 1934. The act, known as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which the
department was established to administer, specified the circumstances under which alcoholic beverages could be purchased and
consumed. The act has been amended over the years. A major change occurred on February 7, 1968, when the General Assembly
approved the sale of mixed drinks on a local option basis. The Board has three members appointed by the governor and confirmed
by the General Assembly . It establishes rules and policies governing the Department, which controls through licenses and
permits, the manufacture, bottling, selling, advertising, and transporting of alcoholic beverages; operates state stores for
the sale of beverages, other than beer, to consumers and licensees. The Commissioner operates out of the Richmond office,
with district offices established in Abingdon, Alexandria, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Hampton, Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Staunton.