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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363252</law_id><section_number>4.1-516</section_number><catch_line>Right of free association</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="7" identifier="4.1">Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Alcoholic Beverage Control Act</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="9" identifier="5">Beer Franchise Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">brewery</span> or wholesaler shall restrict or inhibit the right of free association among breweries or wholesalers for any lawful purpose.</p></section></text><history>1978, c. 579, &#xA7; 4-118.19; 1993, c. 866.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
