The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 7 : Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

Chapter 009 : Licensing

Subchapter 005 : MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOL

• § 275. Solicitor’s license

  (a) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may grant an individual a solicitor’s license if he or she does all of the following:

  (1) Submits an application to the Board of Liquor and Lottery on a form prescribed by the Board. The application shall include, at a minimum, the name, residence, and business address of the applicant; the name and address of the vendor, manufacturer, or employer to be represented by the applicant; and an agreement by the applicant to comply with the rules of the Board.

  (2) Submits to the Board a recommendation by the vendor, manufacturer, or employer to be represented by the applicant that indicates the applicant is qualified to hold a solicitor’s license.

  (3) Pays the fee provided in section 204 of this title to the Division of Liquor Control by certified check made payable to the State of Vermont. The certified check shall be returned to the applicant if the Board does not grant him or her a license under this section.

  (b) A solicitor’s license holder may, by canvassing or interviewing holders of licenses issued under the provisions of this title:

  (1) solicit orders for and promote the sale of malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink spirits beverages; and

  (2) promote the sale of spirits and fortified wines.

  (c) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may suspend or revoke a solicitor’s license for failure to comply with any rule of the Board or for other cause. A solicitor’s license shall not be revoked until the license holder has had an opportunity for a hearing following reasonable notice.

  (d) A person who solicits, or attempts to solicit, orders for malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink spirits beverages or promotes, or attempts to promote, the sale of malt or vinous beverages, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, spirits, or fortified wines by canvassing or interviewing a holder of a license issued under the provisions of this title, without having first obtained a solicitor’s license as provided in this section, or who makes a false or fraudulent statement or representation in an application for the license or in connection with an application shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Added 2017, No. 83, § 60; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 60; 2019, No. 73, § 18; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. July 1, 2022.)