The Vermont Statutes Online
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.
(Cite as: 7 V.S.A. § 1002a)
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§ 1002a. Licensee education
(a) An applicant for a tobacco license that does not hold a liquor license issued under
this title shall be granted a tobacco license pursuant to section 1002 of this title only after the applicant has attended a Division of Liquor Control in-person seminar
or completed the appropriate Division of Liquor Control online training program for
the purpose of being informed about the Vermont tobacco laws pertaining to the purchase,
storage, and sale of tobacco products. A corporation, partnership, or association
shall designate a director, partner, or manager to comply with the requirements of
this subsection.
(b) The holder of a tobacco license that does not also hold a liquor license issued pursuant
to this title for the same premises shall:
(1) Complete the Division’s in-person or online enforcement seminar at least once every
two years. A corporation, partnership, or association shall designate a director,
partner, or manager to comply with this subdivision.
(2) Ensure that every employee involved in the sale of tobacco products completes a Division
of Liquor Control in-person or online training program or other training programs
approved by the Division before the employee begins selling or providing tobacco products
and at least once every 24 months thereafter. A licensee may comply with this subdivision
by conducting its own training program on its premises using information and materials
furnished by the Division of Liquor Control. A licensee that fails to comply with
the requirements of this subsection shall be subject to suspension of its tobacco
license for not less than one day or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
(3) Fees for Division of Liquor Control in-person and online seminars for tobacco only
shall be $10.00 per person. (Added 2001, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 21, 2002; amended 2015, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 2017, No. 83, § 132; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 84; 2019, No. 73, § 14.)