The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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 023 : Beer and Wine Franchises
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 7 V.S.A. § 705)-
§ 705. Exclusive territories
No certificate of approval holder or manufacturer who designates a sales territory for which a wholesale dealer shall be primarily responsible or in which a wholesale dealer is required to concentrate its efforts shall enter into any franchise or agreement with any other wholesale dealer for the purpose of establishing an additional franchisee for its brand or brands of malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink spirits beverages in the territory being primarily served or concentrated upon by the first licensed wholesale dealer. (Added 1975, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1983, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2017, No. 83, § 125; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. July 1, 2022.)
