The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (“VA ABC”) administers numerous types of permits for businesses and individuals.  Many of these permits extend privileges to an existing Retail or Industry license, but there are some that are standalone, meaning the permit provides rights and privileges without having to coexist with a license. Most of the permits issued by VA ABC are processed at no charge to the business or individual and many have no renewal requirement. Each permit requires a significant amount of ABC processing and oversite efforts. 

Pursuant to §4.1-103(30) of the Code of Virginia, and in accordance with the provisions passed by the Virginia General Assembly pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, VA ABC is exercising its authority to establish and collect fees for all permits.  As such, effective May 1, 2022, the following fee structure for the application for and issuance of permits shall apply:

• Application fee - $50.00 due at the time of application
• Permit Fee - All permits shall be classified into the following two levels (see table) and the associated annual issuance fees be charged
  • Level I permits - $50.00
  • Level II permits - $350

All permits will be required to be renewed annually, except those that are for a specific act or time period (i.e. import personal alcohol permit, continuity of operations [COOP]).  The application and permit fees for the import personal permit may be waived for active-duty military who provide documentation of their transfer orders.

Existing permit holders will be required to pay the applicable permit fee at the expiration of their current permits if they wish to renew.