Virginia Administrative Provisions on Auction Sale of Designer or Vintage Spirit Bottles

Virginia Administrative provisions to regulate auction sale of designer or vintage spirit bottles

Virginia Statutes
Title 3. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Agency 5. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 70. OTHER PROVISIONS

§ 3VAC5-70-230. Sale of designer or vintage spirit bottles

Collectors of designer or vintage bottles containing distilled spirits may sell them at auction under the following conditions:
1. The seller shall notify the secretary to the board of the date, time, and place of the auction sale.
2. Any bottle sold must be unopened and the manufacturer's seals, marks, or stamps affixed to the bottles must be intact.
3. The auction must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6 (§ 54.1-600 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.
4. Any purchaser at such auction must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
5. For two years from the date of sale, the auctioneer must keep records, available to the board upon request, of the name and address of each purchaser and a description of the alcoholic beverages purchased.

Note:
Statutory Authority

§§ 4.1-103 and 4.1-111 of the Code of Virginia.