3VAC5-10-120: Interested parties

As used in this chapter, "interested parties" shall mean the following persons:

1. The applicant;

2. The licensee;

3. Persons who would be aggrieved by a decision of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (authority); and

4. For purposes of appeal pursuant to 3VAC5-10-240, interested parties shall be only those persons who appeared at and asserted an interest in the hearing before an administrative law judge.

Where in this chapter reference is made to "licensee," the term likewise shall be applicable to a permittee (i.e., a person that holds or held a permit issued by the authority) or a designated manager to the extent that this chapter is not inconsistent with the statutes and regulations relating to such persons.