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31 V.S.A. § 509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 11 - Municipal Regulation of Dance Halls, Bowling Alleys, Pool Halls, and Coasting|§ 509. Setting up alley near schoolhouse or church

§ 509. Setting up alley near schoolhouse or church|A person as owner or keeper, who sets up or uses a bowling alley upon land adjoining the land on which a school building, college, academy, or church is located, shall be fined $20.00 for each day or time he or she permits such alley to be used.
31 V.S.A. § 511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 11 - Municipal Regulation of Dance Halls, Bowling Alleys, Pool Halls, and Coasting|§ 511. Coasting on sleds

§ 511. Coasting on sleds|The selectboard shall forbid coasting upon the highways when it endangers the lives or property of travelers and shall post notices to that effect in two or more conspicuous places in the vicinity. However, such prohibition shall not apply to highways in villages or cities having regulations respecting coasting.
31 V.S.A. § 512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 11 - Municipal Regulation of Dance Halls, Bowling Alleys, Pool Halls, and Coasting|§ 512. Penalties

§ 512. Penalties|A person who thereafter coasts on a highway specified in such notice shall be fined $2.00.
31 V.S.A. § 651
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 651. Powers and duties of Board of Liquor and Lottery

§ 651. Powers and duties of Board of Liquor and Lottery|The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, governing the establishment and operation of the State Lottery. The rules may include the following:  (1) Types of lotteries to be conducted, provided that no lottery shall be conducted that depends upon the outcome of an athletic contest except that the lottery may be affiliated with a sporting event, or sweepstakes, where the outcome is determined solely by lot or random drawing and not by choice of the lottery participant. (2) Price of lottery tickets. (3) Number and size of prizes. (4) Manner of payment of prizes. (5) Manner and frequency of drawings. (6) The licensing of agents, provided that:  (A) no person who has not attained the age of majority shall be licensed as an agent; and (B) no agent shall be in the business of solely selling lottery tickets.  (7) Lottery product sales locations, which may include State agency liquor stores; private business establishments, except establishments holding first- or first- and third-class licenses pursuant to Title 7; fraternal, religious, and volunteer organizations; town clerks' offices; and State fairs, race tracks, and other sporting arenas. (8) Method for sale of tickets, provided that they may be sold only for cash. (9) Manner of compensation of sales agents, claims agents, and financial institutions involved in the operation of the Lottery. (10) Manner of selecting winning tickets. (11) Apportionment of total revenues, within limits hereinafter specified, accruing to the State Lottery Fund among:  (A) the payment of prizes to winning ticket holders; (B) the payment of all costs incurred in the creation, operation, and administration of the State Lottery, including compensation of the Board, Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery, employees of the Department of Liquor and Lottery, consultants, and contractors and other necessary expenses; (C) the repayment of monies advanced to the State Lottery Fund for initial funding of the State Lottery; (D) the transfer of monies to the Education Fund established by 16 V.S.A. § 4025, to be used solely for the purposes of State and local funding of public education. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 1997, No. 60, § 86, eff. July 1, 1998; 2015, No. 23, § 135; 2015, No. 57, § 97, eff. July 2, 2016; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.141; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 90.)
31 V.S.A. § 652
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 652. Multijurisdictional lottery games

§ 652. Multijurisdictional lottery games|(a)(1) In addition to the Tri-State Lotto Compact provided for in subchapter 2 of this chapter, and the other authority to operate lotteries contained in this chapter, the Board of Liquor and Lottery is authorized to negotiate and contract with not more than four multijurisdictional lotteries to offer and provide multijurisdictional lottery games. The Board may join any multijurisdictional lottery that provides indemnification for its standing committee members, officers, directors, employees, and agents.  (2)(A) The Board shall adopt procedures pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 835 to govern the establishment and operation of any multijurisdictional lottery game authorized by this section. For each procedure proposed to be adopted or amended pursuant to this section, the Board shall publish the proposal on the Department of Liquor and Lottery's website, provide notice of the proposal to all persons licensed to sell lottery tickets, provide not less than 30 days for public comment on the proposal, and hold not less than two public hearings at which members of the public may seek additional information or submit oral or written comments on the proposal.  (B) The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall not be required to initiate rulemaking pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 831(c) in relation to a procedure adopted pursuant to this section. (C) A procedure adopted pursuant to this section shall have the force of law and be binding on all persons who play or sell the multijurisdictional lottery game.    (b) In each fiscal year, the revenues received from the operation of any multijurisdictional lottery game authorized by this section, after payment of prizes and costs of administration, shall be deposited in the Education Fund established in 16 V.S.A. § 4025.(c) The provisions of subdivisions 674L.1.1A through 674L.1.1I of this title shall apply to the payment of prizes to a person other than a winner for prizes awarded under any multijurisdictional lottery authorized by this section, except that the Board of Liquor and Lottery shall be responsible for implementing the provisions under this section, rather than the Tri-State Lotto Commission. (Added 2003, No 19, § 49, eff. May 6, 2003; amended 2007, No. 65, § 296, eff. June 4, 2007; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 91.)
31 V.S.A. § 653
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 653. License fees

§ 653. License fees|A license fee shall be charged for each sales license granted to a person for the purpose of selling lottery tickets at the time the person is first granted a license. The fee shall be fixed by the Board of Liquor and Lottery, but no license fee in excess of $50.00 may be charged. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2013, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 93.)
31 V.S.A. § 654
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 654. Interstate lottery; consultant; management

§ 654. Interstate lottery; consultant; management|(a) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may develop and operate a lottery or the State may enter into a contractual agreement with another state or states to provide for the operation of the Lottery. Approval of the Joint Fiscal Committee and the Governor shall be required for such contractual agreements with other states.(b) If no interstate contract is entered into, the Board shall obtain the service of an experienced lottery design and implementation consultant. The fee for the consultant may be fixed or may be based upon a percentage of gross receipts realized from the Lottery.(c) The Board may enter into a facilities management type of agreement for operation of the Lottery by a third party. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 94.)
31 V.S.A. § 655
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 655. Duties of the Commissioner

§ 655. Duties of the Commissioner|(a) The State Lottery shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery.(b) The Commissioner shall:  (1) Supervise and administer the operation of the Lottery within the rules adopted by the Board of Liquor and Lottery. (2) Subject to the approval of the Board, enter into contracts necessary for the proper creation, administration, operation, modification, and promotion of the State Lottery or any part of the Lottery. These contracts shall not be assignable. (3) License sales agents and suspend or revoke any license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the Board. (4) Act as Secretary to the Board, but as a nonvoting member of the Board. (5) Employ professional and secretarial staff as necessary to carry out the functions of the Division of the Lottery. 3 V.S.A. chapter 13 shall apply to employees of the Division. (6) Annually prepare a budget and submit it to the Board. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 1987, No. 121, §§ 20, 21; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 95.)
31 V.S.A. § 656
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 656. State Lottery Fund

§ 656. State Lottery Fund|(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a separate fund to be known as the State Lottery Fund. The Fund shall consist of all revenues received from the Treasurer for initial funding, from sale of lottery tickets, from license fees, and from all other money credited or transferred from any other fund or source pursuant to law. The monies in the State Lottery Fund shall be disbursed pursuant to subdivision 651(11) of this title, and shall be disbursed by the Treasurer on warrants issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, when authorized by the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery and approved by the Commissioner of Finance and Management.(b) Expenditures for administrative and overhead expenses of the operation of the State Lottery, except agent and bank commissions, shall be paid from Lottery receipts from an appropriation authorized for that purpose. Agent commissions shall be set by the Board of Liquor and Lottery and shall not exceed 6.25 percent of gross receipts and bank commissions shall not exceed one percent of gross receipts. Once the draw game results become official, the payment of any commission on any draw game ticket that wins at least $10,000.00 shall be made through the normal course of processing payments to lottery agents, regardless of whether the winning ticket is claimed.(c) Not less than 50 percent of gross receipts shall be paid out as prizes.(d) Annuities for lottery winners shall be purchased by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall make all investments of State Lottery Fund monies. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 1979, No. 54, § 3; 1979, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1985, No. 15; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 66g; 2003, No. 66, § 52a; 2013, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 96.)
31 V.S.A. § 657
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 657. Report of the Board

§ 657. Report of the Board|The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall make an annual report to the Governor and to the General Assembly on or before the 10th day of January in each year. The report shall include an account of the Board's actions and the receipts derived under the provisions of this chapter, the practical effects of the application of the proceeds of the Lottery, and any recommendation for legislation that the Board deems advisable. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 97.)
31 V.S.A. § 658
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 658. Postaudits

§ 658. Postaudits|All State Lottery accounts and transactions of the Board of Liquor and Lottery shall be subject to annual postaudits conducted by independent auditors retained by the Board for this purpose. The Board may order other audits as it deems necessary and desirable. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2015, No. 58, § E.141.1; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 98.)
31 V.S.A. § 659
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 659. Sales and purchase of lottery tickets

§ 659. Sales and purchase of lottery tickets|The following acts relating to the purchase and sale of lottery tickets are prohibited:  (1) Persons convicted of a felony within five years of the date of making application shall not be licensed to sell lottery tickets. (2) No tickets shall be sold at a price higher than the price printed on the lottery tickets. (3) No tickets shall be sold to individuals who have not attained the age of majority. However, tickets may be given as gifts to minors or any other individuals except as prohibited by this chapter. (4) No member of the Board of Liquor and Lottery or employee of the Department of Liquor and Lottery, or member of his or her immediate household, shall claim or receive prize money under this chapter. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 182; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 99.)
31 V.S.A. § 660
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 660. Unclaimed prize money

§ 660. Unclaimed prize money|Lottery prize winners will be allowed one year from their prize eligibility date to claim a prize. All prize money that is unclaimed after one year shall revert to the State Lottery Fund. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 100.)
31 V.S.A. § 661
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 661. State gaming laws inapplicable as to lottery

§ 661. State gaming laws inapplicable as to lottery|13 V.S.A. chapter 51, subchapters 1, 2, and 3 shall not apply to the sale of lottery tickets as provided in this chapter. No law providing for any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets or any acts done in connection with a lottery shall apply to the sale of tickets or acts performed pursuant to this chapter. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2003, No. 19, § 51, eff. May 6, 2003; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 101.)
31 V.S.A. § 662
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 662. Penalties

§ 662. Penalties|Any person who is convicted of violating a provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 102.)
31 V.S.A. § 663
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 663. Publication of odds

§ 663. Publication of odds|Any promotional advertising shall, to the extent practicable, estimate the general odds of winning. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 103.)
31 V.S.A. § 664
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 664. Fiscal Committee review

§ 664. Fiscal Committee review|(a) Whenever the gross receipts of the State Lottery fall below $450,000.00 during any three-month period after the commencement of the first game, the Joint Fiscal Committee shall immediately investigate the condition of the State Lottery, and its likelihood for continuing success. If, after investigation, the Joint Fiscal Committee determines that continuation of the Lottery is not in the best interests of the State, it may order the termination of the State Lottery.(b) This section shall not apply in the event the Board of Liquor and Lottery enters into a facilities management agreement pursuant to the provisions of subsection 654(c) of this title. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 2018, No. 1, (Sp. Sess.), § 104.)
31 V.S.A. § 671
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 671. Short title

§ 671. Short title|This Compact shall be known and may be cited as the "Tri-State Lotto Compact."  (Added 1985, No. 28, § 2.)
31 V.S.A. § 672
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 672. Compact

§ 672. Compact|The State of Vermont enters into the following Compact with the states of Maine and New Hampshire subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Compact. (Added 1985, No. 28, § 2.)
31 V.S.A. § 673
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 673. General provisions- Article I

§ 673. General provisions- Article I|A. Statement of policy and purpose. This Compact is enacted to implement the operation of Tri-State Lotto, for the purpose of raising additional revenue for each of the party states. Tri-State Lotto is not intended to replace any existing lottery game in the party states, but, rather, to be run in addition to these games. Tri-State Lotto tickets will be sold in each of the party states and processed in a central area to be determined by the Commission. No less than 50 percent of the gross sales from each state will be aggregated in a common prize pool, and operating costs will be charged proportionally to the party states. The remaining revenues generated within each state will remain in that particular state.B. Definitions.  1. "Tri-State Lotto" means a combined lotto game for all member states, with common tickets, common advertising and a common prize pool. 2. "Party states" means the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. 3. "Commission" means the Tri-State Lotto Commission created and established by this Compact. 4. "Concurrent legislation" means legislation enacted by one of the party states which is concurred in by the other party states in the form of enactments having like effect. 5. "Lotto" means a game of lotto as prescribed by the Commission. (Added 1985, No. 28, § 2; amended 2007, No. 65, § 297.)
31 V.S.A. § 675
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 675. Criminal provisions- Article III

§ 675. Criminal provisions- Article III|A. No person shall sell a ticket or share in a ticket at a price greater than that fixed by the Commission. No person other than a lottery agent shall sell lottery tickets. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any individual purchaser from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift. Any person convicted of violating this article shall be punished by imprisonment for six months and a fine of $1,000.00.B. Any person who falsely or fraudulently makes, forges, alters, or counterfeits or causes or procures to be made, forged, altered, or counterfeited, any Vermont State Lottery ticket or Commission ticket as any party thereof, or any person who knowingly and willfully utters, publishes, passes, or tenders as true, any forged, altered, or counterfeited Vermont Lottery tickets or Commission lottery tickets shall be punished by imprisonment for six months and a fine of $5,000.00.C. Any subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment for two years and $20,000.00 fine for each offense. (Added 1985, No. 28, § 2; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 183.)
31 V.S.A. § 676
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 676. Reducing or expanding Compact

§ 676. Reducing or expanding Compact|This Compact may be reduced or expanded among the New England states as to the number of member states, with the consent of the individual states' commissions. (Added 1985, No. 28, § 2.)
31 V.S.A. § 677
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 677. Allocation of profits

§ 677. Allocation of profits|The profits received by the State of Vermont through the sale of the Tri-State Lotto tickets shall be deposited in the Education Fund established by 16 V.S.A. § 4025 and used solely for the purposes of State and local funding of public education. (Added 1985, No. 28, § 2; amended 1997, No. 60, § 87, eff. July 1, 1998.)
31 V.S.A. § 678
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 14 - State Lottery|§ 678. Effective date- Article IV

§ 678. Effective date- Article IV|This Compact shall become effective when bills of the Maine and the New Hampshire general assemblies which incorporate the Compact become law in Maine and New Hampshire. (Added 1985, No. 28, § 2.)
31 V.S.A. § 701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 15 - Ski Tramways|§ 701. Declaration of policy

§ 701. Declaration of policy|It shall be the policy of the State of Vermont to prevent unnecessary hazards in the operation of ski tows, lifts, and tramways, to ensure that reasonable design and construction are used, that accepted safety devices are provided for and that periodic inspections and adjustments are made, all for the purpose of making safe the operation of ski tows, ski lifts, and passenger tramways. (Added 1961, No. 266, § 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1961.)
31 V.S.A. § 702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 31 - Recreation and Sports|Chapter 15 - Ski Tramways|§ 702. Definition of terms

§ 702. Definition of terms|The following terms shall be construed as follows:  (1) "A passenger tramway" is a device used to transport passengers uphill on skis, or in cars on tracks or suspended in the air, by the use of steel cables, chains, or belts or by ropes and usually supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans. The term passenger tramway shall include the following:  (A) "Two-car passenger tramway," a device used to transport passengers in two open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope, or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope, or similar devices. (B) "Multi-car passenger tramway," a device used to transport passengers in several open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope, or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope, or similar devices. (C) "Skimobile," a device in which a passenger car running on steel or wooden tracks is attached to and pulled by a steel cable, or similar devices. (D) "Chair lift," a type of transportation on which passengers are carried on chairs suspended in the air and attached to a moving cable, chain, or link belt supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans, or similar devices. A chair lift may be a "fixed grip lift" or a "detachable grip lift." (E) "Surface lift," a type of transportation which pulls skiers riding on skis by means of an attachment to a main overhead cable supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans. Surface lifts include so-called T bars, J bars, poma lifts, platter pulls, and similar type devices. (F) "Rope tow," a type of transportation which pulls the skiers riding on skis as the skier grasps the rope manually, or similar devices. (G) "Detachable grip lift," an aerial lift on which carriers alternately attach to and detach from a moving haul rope. The tramway system may be mono-cable or bi-cable. (H) "Fixed grip lift," an aerial lift on which carriers remain attached to a haul rope. The tramway system may be either continuous or intermittent circulating and either mono-cable or bi-cable. (I) "Base rate," a rate which is determined annually by the passenger tramway board and which rate when multiplied by the formulae in section 707 of this title will result in the "fee-due-State."  (2) "Industry" shall mean the activities of all those persons in the State who own or control the operation of passenger tramways. (3) "Operator" is a person who owns or controls the operation of a passenger tramway. The word "operator" shall include the State or any political subdivision. (4) "Board" shall mean the Passenger Tramway Board. (5) "Department" shall mean the Department of Labor. (6) "Lineal footage" is one-half of the total length of the cable or rope as determined when the tramway is installed. (Added 1961, No. 266, § 2, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; amended 1981, No. 36, §§ 1, 5; 1991, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 2; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)