2006 Code of Virginia § 4.1-133 - Bailment system of warehousing; prohibited fees and charges

4.1-133. Bailment system of warehousing; prohibited fees and charges.

In the event that the Board adopts any regulation or policy providing forbailment warehousing operations or otherwise requiring that a vendor ofalcoholic beverages retain ownership or legal title to beverages purchased orordered for purchase by the Board for any period after the Board or its agentcomes into physical possession of such beverages, the Board shall not imposeupon any vendor required to provide stock under such bailment system any:

1. Overstock fee or other charge based or premised in whole or in part uponthe fact that a vendor has delivered to any warehouse, store or otherfacility owned or operated by the Board or its agent bailed stock in excessof any maximum inventory level established or suggested by the Board.

2. Space reservation fee or other charge based or premised in whole or inpart upon the fact that a vendor has delivered to any warehouse, store orother facility owned or operated by the Board or its agent bailed stock in aquantity less than any minimum inventory level established or suggested bythe Board.

3. Fee or charge for the movement of bailed stock within a bailment warehouseor other bailment facility, or from a bailment warehouse or other bailmentfacility to a work area in proximity to such warehouse or facility, not atthe request of the vendor holding legal title to such stock for the purposeof inspecting such stock.

4. Fee or charge for conducting a physical inventory of bailed stock at therequest of the vendor holding legal title to such stock, provided that nomore than two such requests have been made within the current fiscal yearwith respect to the particular item or brand of stock that is the subject ofthe request.

5. Fee or charge for withdrawal of bailed stock by the vendor who retainslegal title to such stock.

6. Fee or charge greater than fifteen dollars per hour for the placement ofstock on pallets or other appurtenances designed to facilitate the movementof stock within the warehouse or other facility.

(1996, c. 692.)