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The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 7: Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

Chapter 009: Licensing

  • Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  •    § 201. Licenses contingent on town vote

  •    § 202. Licenses to enforcement officer or control commissioner; exceptions

  •    § 203. Restrictions; financial interests; employees

  •    § 204. Application and renewal fees for licenses and permits; disposition of fees

  •    § 205. Terms of permits, licenses, and certificates

  •    § 206. Disposal of fees

  •    § 207. Change of location

  •    § 208. Display of license

  •    § 209. Bankruptcy, death, and revocation

  •    § 210. Suspension or revocation of license or permit; administrative penalty

  •    § 211. Hearing officers

  •    § 212. Complaints and prosecutions

  •    § 213. Licensee education

  •    § 214. Proof of financial responsibility

  •    § 215. Authority for criminal background checks


  • Subchapter 002: RETAIL LICENSES AND PERMITS
  •    § 221. First-class licenses

  •    § 222. Second-class licenses

  •    § 223. Third-class licenses

  •    § 224. Fourth-class licenses

  •    § 225. Fortified wine permits

  •    § 226. Retail delivery permits

  •    § 227. Outside consumption permits; first-, third-, and fourth-class licenses

  •    § 228. Sampler flights

  •    § 229. Clubs

  •    § 230. Sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption

  •    §§ 231-240. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 23.

  •    § 232. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 24.

  •    § 233. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 25.

  •    § 234. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 26.

  •    § 235. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 28.

  •    § 236. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 29.

  •    § 236a. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 30.

  •    § 237. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 31.

  •    § 238. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 47.

  •    § 238a. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 44.

  •    § 239. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 32.

  •    § 240. Redesignated. 2017, No. 83, § 33.


  • Subchapter 003: CATERING LICENSES AND PERMITS
  •    § 241. Caterer's license; commercial catering license

  •    § 242. Destination resort master licenses

  •    § 243. Request-to-cater permit


  • Subchapter 004: TASTING AND EVENT PERMITS
  •    § 251. Limited event permit

  •    § 252. Special event permits

  •    § 253. Sampling event permits

  •    § 254. Special venue serving permits

  •    § 255. Retail alcoholic beverage tasting permits

  •    § 256. Promotional tastings for licensees

  •    § 257. Tastings for product quality assurance

  •    § 258. Promotional railroad tasting permit

  •    § 259. Tasting events; age and training of servers


  • Subchapter 005: MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOL
  •    § 271. Manufacturer's or rectifier's license

  •    § 272. Packager's license

  •    § 273. Wholesale dealer's license

  •    § 274. Certificate of approval for distribution of malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to drink spirits beverages

  •    § 275. Solicitor's license

  •    § 276. Industrial alcohol distributor's license

  •    § 277. Malt, vinous, and ready-to-drink spirits beverage consumer shipping license

  •    § 278. Vinous beverage retail shipping license

  •    § 279. Consumer and retail shipping licenses; general requirements

  •    § 280. Common carriers; requirements

  •    § 281. Prohibitions

  •    § 282. Rulemaking

  •    § 283. Vinous beverage storage and shipping license


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