{"id":16964,"date":"2021-08-31T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/?p=16964"},"modified":"2022-10-07T02:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T02:56:51","slug":"new-video-serving-alcohol-at-a-hair-salon-100-now-1000-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/new-video-serving-alcohol-at-a-hair-salon-100-now-1000-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving Alcohol at a Hair Salon ($100 now – $1,000 later!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crystal Stump (founder and CEO of ABC Consulting and former special ABC Agent from the Alcohol Beverage Control Authority) tells you about obtaining an alcohol license to serve alcohol in a hair salon. (Spoiler Alert: you cannot sell it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour yourself a drink; you\u2019re going to need it!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Who doesn’t like a glass of wine when getting a pedicure? With the proper alcohol license, you can offer wine or beer to your customers. Urgent Note: this license will increase from $100 (now) to $1,000 (next year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apply now to have a less-expensive license for a year.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Understand the many different license types Virginia offers before investing time and money in a Day Spa that cannot serve alcohol. The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority does not have a license specific for hair salons or nail salons, unless such a salon offers both certified Barber\/Cosmetology services AND certified Massage Therapy (in accordance with 54.1-3029 and 54.1-700).  The rules for offering alcohol in a Hair Salon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • You have to have a cosmetology license.<\/li>
  • You have to have a certified massage therapist license (If you don\u2019t have the certified massage therapist license, you have to have a certified massage, on staff).<\/li>
  • This license only allows you to give the alcohol away (not charge for it).<\/li>
  • You can only give customers two 5-ounce glasses of wine or one 12-ounce beer.<\/li>
  • Any outstanding fees and criminal background checks will have to be paid when applying (posting and publishing fees, DMV fees, fines, etc.) for any license type.<\/li>
  • License approval takes approximately 45 days.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Offering complimentary alcohol is a wonderful way to make your services extra special for your clients. You can serve alcohol to a client that wants to come it for a haircut, a pedicure or a color. But, you do have to have a massage therapist on staff. You will be able to give a drink to your customer, as a complementary drink, as a PART of the service. You cannot sell it. You are limited on the amount you can give a client, as well. Even if your client spends the day at the salon to get a haircut, color, pedicure, massage, etc., you can still only give them two 5-ounce glasses of wine or one 12-ounce beer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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