Persons required to be licensed
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2204
in effectA. A person shall obtain a license issued by the Commissioner before conducting the activities of:
1. A refiner, who shall be licensed as a supplier;
2. A supplier;
3. A terminal operator;
4. An importer;
5. An exporter;
6. A blender;
7. A motor fuel transporter;
8. An aviation consumer;
9. A bonded importer;
10. An elective supplier; or
11. A fuel alcohol provider.
B. A person who is engaged in more than one activity for which a license is required shall have a separate license for each activity, except as provided in subsection C.
C. 1. A person who is licensed as a supplier shall not be required to obtain a separate license for any other activity for which a license is required and shall be considered to have a license as a distributor.
2. A person who is licensed as an occasional importer shall not be required to obtain a license as a distributor.
3. A person who is licensed as a distributor shall not be required to obtain a separate license as an importer if the distributor acquires fuel for import only from an elective supplier or permissive supplier. Such licensed distributor shall not be required to obtain a separate license as an exporter.
4. A person who is licensed as a distributor or a blender shall not be required to obtain a separate license as a motor fuel transporter if he does not transport motor fuel for others for hire.
2000, cc. 729 , 758 ; 2003, c. 781 ; 2004, c. 340 ; 2012, c. 363 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/58.1-2204/Fetched: 10/16/2026