The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 31 : Recreation and Sports
Chapter 023 : Games of Chance
(Cite as: 31 V.S.A. § 1202)-
§ 1202. License required
(a) Manufacture. Break-open tickets sold in Vermont shall be manufactured only by a person licensed by the Commissioner. A licensed manufacturer shall sell break-open tickets only to distributors licensed under this chapter. A distributor licensed under this chapter shall purchase break-open tickets only from a manufacturer licensed under this chapter.
(b) Distribution. A distributor who sells or distributes break-open tickets for resale in Vermont shall be licensed by the Commissioner and shall also be:
(1) a natural person who is a resident of Vermont;
(2) a partnership in which the majority of partners are residents of Vermont;
(3) a corporation incorporated under the laws of Vermont, provided that a majority of the ownership interest is held by residents of Vermont; or
(4) a person who is not a resident of Vermont and whose state of residence allows residents or corporations of Vermont to distribute break-open tickets in that state under similar terms and conditions as provided under this chapter. (Added 2017, No. 73, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2017.)
