The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 7 : Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco
Chapter 009 : Licensing
Subchapter 002 : RETAIL LICENSES AND PERMITS
(Cite as: 7 V.S.A. § 229)-
§ 229. Clubs
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, a club shall be permitted to obtain a license under this title if it has existed for at least two consecutive years prior to the date of its application.
(2) A club whose officers and members consist solely of veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a subordinate lodge or local chapter of any national fraternal order, which fulfills all requirements of this section except that it has not been in existence for at least two consecutive years, shall be permitted to obtain a license under this title if it has existed for at least six months prior to the date of its application.
(3) A club that is located on and integrally associated with at least a regulation nine-hole golf course shall be permitted to obtain a license under this title if it has existed for at least six months prior to the date of its application.
(b) The premises of a club that is licensed pursuant to this title may be used or leased by a nonmember as a location for a social event as if it were any other licensed commercial establishment.
(c)(1) Before May 1 of each year, each club shall file with the Board of Liquor and Lottery a list of the names and residences of its members and a list of its officers.
(2) Its affairs and management shall be conducted by a board of directors, executive committee, or similar body chosen by the members at its annual meeting.
(3)(A) A club may provide for a salary for members, officers, agents, or employees of the club by a vote at annual meetings by the club’s members, directors, or other governing body and shall report the salary set for the members, officers, agents, or employees to the Board of Liquor and Lottery.
(B) No member, officer, agent, or employee of a club shall be paid, or directly or indirectly receive, in the form of salary or other compensation, any profits from the disposition or sale of alcoholic beverages to the club’s members or guests introduced by members beyond the amount of any salary that may be fixed and voted pursuant to subdivision (A) of this subdivision (3).
(4) An auxiliary member of a club may invite one guest at any one time.
(5)(A) An officer or director of a club may perform the duties of a bartender without receiving any payment for that service, provided the officer or director is in compliance with the requirements of this title that relate to service of alcoholic beverages.
(B) An officer, member, or director of a club may volunteer to perform services at the club other than serving alcoholic beverages, including seating patrons and checking identification, without receiving payment for those services.
(6) An officer, member, or director of a club who volunteers his or her services shall not be considered to be an employee of the club. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 46; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 44.)
