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7 V.S.A. § 101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 101. Composition of Department; Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery; Board of Liquor and Lottery

§ 101. Composition of Department; Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery; Board of Liquor and Lottery|(a)(1) The Department of Liquor and Lottery, created by 3 V.S.A. § 212, shall administer the laws relating to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the State Lottery. It shall include the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery and the Board of Liquor and Lottery.  (2) The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall supervise and manage the sales of spirits and fortified wines pursuant to this title and the establishment and management of the State Lottery pursuant to 31 V.S.A. chapter 14. (3)(A) The Department of Liquor and Lottery shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery.  (B) The Division of Liquor Control is created within the Department to administer and carry out the laws relating to alcohol and tobacco set forth in this title. (C) The Division of Lottery is created within the Department to administer and carry out the laws relating to the State Lottery set forth in 31 V.S.A. chapter 14. (D) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a Deputy Commissioner of Liquor Control to supervise and direct the Division of Liquor Control and a Deputy Commissioner of the State Lottery to supervise and direct the Division of Lottery. Both Deputy Commissioners shall be exempt from the classified service and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner.    (b)(1) The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall consist of five persons. Not all members of the Board shall belong to the same political party.  (2)(A) With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint the members of the Board for staggered three-year terms.  (B) The Governor shall fill a vacancy occurring during a term by an appointment for the unexpired term in accordance with the provisions of 3 V.S.A. § 257(b). (C) A member's term of office shall commence on February 1 of the year in which the member is appointed.  (3) A member of the Board may serve for no more than two consecutive full terms. A member who is appointed to fill a vacancy occurring during a term may serve two consecutive full terms in addition to the unexpired portion of the term during which the member is first appointed. (4) The Governor shall designate a member of the Board to be its Chair. The Chair shall have general charge of the offices and employees of the Board.   (c) No member of the Board shall have a financial interest in any licensee under this title or 31 V.S.A. chapter 14, nor shall any member of the Board have a financial interest in any contract awarded by the Board or the Department of Liquor and Lottery.(d) The Governor shall annually submit a budget for the Department to the General Assembly. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. March 1, 1961; 2011, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 9, 2012; 2015, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 9.)
7 V.S.A. § 102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 102. Removal

§ 102. Removal|Notwithstanding any provision of 3 V.S.A. § 2004 to the contrary, after notice and hearing, the Governor may remove a member of the Board of Liquor and Lottery for incompetency, failure to discharge his or her duties, malfeasance, immorality, or other cause inimical to the general good of the State. In case of such removal, the Governor shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term. (Amended 2015, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 10.)
7 V.S.A. § 103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 103. Meetings

§ 103. Meetings|The Board shall meet as may be required for the performance of its duties. The time and place for each meeting shall be designated by the Chair of the Board. The Chair shall call a meeting upon the written request of any two members or upon the written request of the Governor. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 13.)
7 V.S.A. § 105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 105. Duties of Attorney General

§ 105. Duties of Attorney General|The Attorney General shall collaborate with the Board of Liquor and Lottery for the enforcement of the provisions of subdivision 104(1) of this title. (Amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 12.)
7 V.S.A. § 106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 106. Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery; reports; recommendations

§ 106. Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery; reports; recommendations|(a)(1) With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint from among not fewer than three candidates proposed by the Board of Liquor and Lottery a Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery for a term of four years.  (2) The Board shall review the applicants for the position of Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery and by a vote of the majority of the members of the Board shall select candidates to propose to the Governor. The Board shall consider each applicant's administrative expertise and his or her knowledge regarding the business of distributing and selling alcoholic beverages and administering the State Lottery.   (b) The Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor until the end of the term for which he or she is appointed or until a successor is appointed. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. March 1, 1961; 2015, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 13.)
7 V.S.A. § 108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 108. Enforcement by Board; regulations; forms and reports

§ 108. Enforcement by Board; regulations; forms and reports|The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall administer and enforce the provisions of this title and is authorized and empowered to adopt rules and issue the necessary blanks, forms, and reports, except reports to the Commissioner of Taxes and to the Commissioner of Public Safety, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 13; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 15.)
7 V.S.A. § 110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 110. Special brands; purchase by Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery

§ 110. Special brands; purchase by Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery|If a person desires to purchase any class, variety, or brand of spirits or fortified wine that a local agency or fortified wine permit holder does not have in stock, the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery shall order the product upon the payment of a reasonable deposit by the purchaser in a proportion of the approximate cost of the order as prescribed by the rules of the Board of Liquor and Lottery. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 30, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996; 2015, No. 51, § A.7, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2017, No. 83, § 13; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 17.)
7 V.S.A. § 111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 111. Transfer of local agency store in conjunction with sale of real property or business

§ 111. Transfer of local agency store in conjunction with sale of real property or business|(a) If a proposed sale of real estate or a business in which a local agency store is located is contingent on the transfer of the agency store's contract with the Board to the buyer, the seller and buyer may, prior to completing the sale, submit to the Division a request to approve the transfer of the agency store's contract to the buyer. The request shall be accompanied by any information required by the Division.(b) The Division shall review the request and evaluate the buyer based on the standards for evaluating an applicant for a new agency store contract.(c) Within 30 days after receiving the request and all necessary information, the Division shall complete the evaluation of the proposed transfer and notify the parties of whether the agency store's contract may be transferred to the buyer.(d)(1) If the transfer is approved, the contract shall transfer to the buyer upon completion of the sale.  (2) If the transfer is denied, the seller may continue to operate the agency store pursuant to the existing contract with the Board. (Added 1987, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 11, 1988; amended 2017, No. 83, § 13; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 18.)
7 V.S.A. § 112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 112. Liquor Control Enterprise Fund

§ 112. Liquor Control Enterprise Fund|The Liquor Control Enterprise Fund is established. It shall consist of all receipts from the sale of spirits, fortified wines, and other items by the Board of Liquor and Lottery and Division of Liquor Control; fees paid to the Division of Liquor Control for the benefit of the Division; all other amounts received by the Division of Liquor Control for its benefit; and all amounts that are from time to time appropriated to the Division of Liquor Control. (Added 1995, No. 63, § 278; amended 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 344; 2015, No. 51, § A.8, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2017, No. 83, § 13; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 19.)
7 V.S.A. § 113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 5 - Department of Liquor and Lottery|§ 113. Administration of Department; apportionment of costs

§ 113. Administration of Department; apportionment of costs|The administrative and operating costs of the Department of Liquor and Lottery that are not specific to either the Division of Liquor Control or the Division of Lottery and the cost of any functions that are shared in common by the two Divisions shall be allocated to and paid from the Liquor Control Enterprise Fund and the State Lottery Fund based on generally accepted accounting principles. (Added 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 20.)
7 V.S.A. § 161
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 161. Licenses voted by town; town meetings; warning

§ 161. Licenses voted by town; town meetings; warning|(a) Upon petition of not less than five percent of the legal voters of any town, filed with the town clerk in conformance with 17 V.S.A. § 2642, the warning of the annual or special meeting shall contain an article providing for a vote upon the following questions:Shall licenses for the sale of malt and vinous beverages be granted in this town?Shall spirits and fortified wines be sold in this town?The vote under the article shall be by ballot in the following form:Shall licenses for the sale of malt and vinous beverages be granted in this town?  Yes ___ No ___   Shall spirits and fortified wines be sold in this town?  Yes ___ No ___   (b) Licenses and permits for the sale of malt and vinous beverages and spirits and fortified wines shall be issued according to the vote at the annual town meeting held in March 1969 until a town votes otherwise. (Amended 1967, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. date, see note set out below; 1977, No. 68, § 1; 2017, No. 83, § 14.)
7 V.S.A. § 162
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 162. Report

§ 162. Report|After any annual town meeting in which a town votes on the questions set forth in section 161 of this title, the town clerk shall report promptly the results of the vote to the Board of Liquor and Lottery, upon forms furnished by the Board. (Amended 1967, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 15, 1968; 2017, No. 83, § 14; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 22.)
7 V.S.A. § 163
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 163. Ballots; color

§ 163. Ballots; color|(a) Whenever a petition is filed under section 161 of this title, the town clerk shall print, at least two weeks before the annual or special meeting, blank ballots for the votes provided for in section 161 of this title in any color except yellow. The ballots shall be printed in a quantity equal to not less than one and one-tenth times the number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, as shown by the checklist.(b) Upon each ballot shall be endorsed the words: "OFFICIAL BALLOT" followed by the name of the town in which it is to be used and the date of the election. The town clerk is authorized to use regular ballots for the requisite number of sample ballots by adding in type or print on the front of each ballot, the words: "SAMPLE BALLOT."  (Amended 1967, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. date, see note set out below; 1977, No. 68, § 2; 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 117; 2017, No. 83, § 14.)
7 V.S.A. § 164
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 164. Duties of ballot clerks and town clerks

§ 164. Duties of ballot clerks and town clerks|The board of civil authority, or the ballot clerks if directed by the board of civil authority, shall have charge of the ballots and perform the duties imposed upon ballot clerks and assisting clerks and be subject to the penalties imposed upon such officials by law. The town clerk shall perform the same duties in respect to the ballots as are imposed upon him or her by the provisions of law governing general elections, except as otherwise provided. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 14.)
7 V.S.A. § 165
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 165. Hours of opening

§ 165. Hours of opening|The box for the reception of the ballots shall be opened at the hour the meeting is called, and be closed when general voting ceases. (Amended 1977, No. 68, § 3; 2017, No. 83, § 14.)
7 V.S.A. § 166
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 166. Control commissioners

§ 166. Control commissioners|There shall be control commissioners in each town and city. The control commissioners shall be the selectboard members in each town and the city council members in each city. The town and city clerks shall be recording officers and clerks of the commissioners and be paid as provided in 24 V.S.A. §§ 932 and 933. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 14.)
7 V.S.A. § 167
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 167. Duties of local control commissioners

§ 167. Duties of local control commissioners|(a) The local control commissioners shall administer the rules furnished to them by the Board of Liquor and Lottery, as necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, all applications for and forms of licenses and permits, and all rules, shall be prescribed by the Board of Liquor and Lottery, which shall prepare and issue the applications, forms, and rules.(b) If the municipality so votes at a meeting duly warned for that purpose, the local control commissioners may, in the exercise of their authority under this title, condition the issuance of licenses and permits upon compliance, during the term of the license or permit, with any ordinance regulating entertainment or public nuisances that has been duly adopted by the municipality at a meeting duly warned for that purpose.(c) The local control commissioners may, in the exercise of their authority under section 210 of this title, suspend or revoke a license or permit for a violation of any condition placed upon the issuance of the license or permit under subsection (b) of this section. (Amended 1987, No. 103, § 2; 1997, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; 2017, No. 83, § 14; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 23.)
7 V.S.A. § 168
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 7 - Municipal Control|§ 168. Unorganized places; control commissioners

§ 168. Unorganized places; control commissioners|In an unorganized town or gore, the supervisor shall be the control commissioner for the administration of the rules necessary to carry out the applicable provisions of this title. He or she may in his or her discretion issue and approve the issuance of licenses and permits as he or she finds will best serve the interests of the inhabitants. The provisions of sections 161-165 and 201 of this title, insofar as they relate to voting, shall not apply to unorganized towns and gores. (Added 1959, No. 162, eff. May 6, 1959; amended 2017, No. 83, § 14.)
7 V.S.A. § 201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 9 - Licensing|§ 201. Licenses contingent on town vote

§ 201. Licenses contingent on town vote|Licenses of the first or second class shall not be granted by the control commissioners or the Board of Liquor and Lottery to be exercised in any city or town, the voters of which vote "No" on the question of whether to permit the sale of malt beverages and vinous beverages pursuant to section 161 of this title. Licenses of the third class shall not be granted by the Board of Liquor and Lottery to be exercised in any city or town, the voters of which vote "No" on the question of whether to sell fortified wines and spirits pursuant to section 161 of this title. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 20; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 24.)
7 V.S.A. § 202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 9 - Licensing|§ 202. Licenses to enforcement officer or control commissioner; exceptions

§ 202. Licenses to enforcement officer or control commissioner; exceptions|(a) No license of any class shall be granted to any enforcement officer or to any person acting in the officer's behalf.(b) A member of a local control commission to whom or in behalf of whom a first- or second-class license was issued by that commission shall not participate in any control commission action regarding any first- or second-class license. If a majority of the members of a local control commission is unable to participate in a control commission action regarding any first- or second-class license, that action shall be referred to the Board of Liquor and Lottery for investigation and action.(c) An application for a first- or second-class license by or in behalf of a member of the local control commission or a complaint or disciplinary action regarding a first- or second-class license issued by a commission on which any member is a licensee shall be referred to the Board of Liquor and Lottery for investigation and action. (Amended 1979, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1981, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 18, 1991; 2009, No. 10, § 2, eff. May 5, 2009; 2017, No. 83, § 21; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 25.)
7 V.S.A. § 203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 9 - Licensing|§ 203. Restrictions; financial interests; employees

§ 203. Restrictions; financial interests; employees|(a)(1) Except as provided in section 271 of this title, a packager, manufacturer, or rectifier licensed in Vermont or in another state, a certificate of approval holder, or a wholesale dealer shall not have any financial interest in the business of a first-, second-, or third-class licensee, and a first-, second-, or third-class licensee shall not have any financial interest in the business of a packager, manufacturer, or rectifier licensed in Vermont or in another state, a certificate of approval holder, or a wholesale dealer.  (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection and except as otherwise provided in section 271 of this title, a manufacturer of malt beverages may have a financial interest in the business of a first- or second-class license, and a first- or second-class licensee may have a financial interest in the business of a manufacturer of malt beverages, provided the first- or second-class licensee does not purchase, possess, or sell the malt beverages produced by a manufacturer with which there is any financial interest. Any manufacturer of malt beverages that has a financial interest in a first- or second-class licensee and any first- or second-class licensee that has a financial interest in a manufacturer of malt beverages, as permitted under this subdivision, shall provide to the Division of Liquor Control and the applicable wholesale dealer written notification of that financial interest and the licensees involved. A wholesale dealer shall not be in violation of this section for delivering malt beverages to a first- or second-class licensee that is prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or selling those malt beverages under this section.   (b) An individual who is an employee of a wholesale dealer that does not hold a solicitor's license may also be employed by a first- or second-class licensee on a paid or voluntary basis, provided that the employee does not exercise any control over, or participate in, the management of the first- or second-class licensee's business or business decisions, and that neither employment relationship results in the exclusion of any competitor wholesale dealer or any brand of alcoholic beverages of a competitor wholesale dealer. (Amended 1979, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 2, 1980; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. June 21, 2002; 2003, No. 24, § 1, eff. May 14, 2003; 2003, No. 27, § 1, eff. May 17, 2003; 2007, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 64, § 4; 2013, No. 72, § 25; 2017, No. 83, § 22; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 26.)
7 V.S.A. § 205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 9 - Licensing|§ 205. Terms of permits, licenses, and certificates

§ 205. Terms of permits, licenses, and certificates|(a) All permits, licenses, and certificates shall expire one year after the date of issuance.(b) A permit, license, or certificate may be renewed as follows:  (1) A first-class or second-class license, and an outside consumption permit associated with a first-class license, may be renewed by:  (A) payment of the fee provided in section 204 of this title; (B) submission to the local control commissioners of an application demonstrating that the licensee satisfies all applicable rules and requirements; and (C) approval of the Board of Liquor and Lottery as provided in section 221, 222, or 227 of this title.  (2) All other permits, licenses, and certificates may be renewed by:  (A) payment of the fee provided in section 204 of this title; and (B) submission to the Board of Liquor and Lottery or the Division, as appropriate, of an application demonstrating that the holder satisfies all applicable rules and requirements. (Amended 1975, No. 44, § 4, eff. April 15, 1975; 1995, No. 63, § 278a; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. June 21, 2002; 2005, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2007; 2017, No. 83, § 24; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 28; 2019, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § E.237.1, eff. Oct. 2, 2020.)
7 V.S.A. § 206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 9 - Licensing|§ 206. Disposal of fees

§ 206. Disposal of fees|The control commissioners shall collect all fees for first- and second-class licenses and shall pay the fees to the Division and the city and town treasurers of the respective cities and towns where the fees are collected as provided in subsection 204(b) of this chapter. The portion of each fee paid to the city or town may be used as it may direct, less a fee of $5.00 to be retained by the city or town clerk as a fee for issuing and recording the license. Except as otherwise provided in sections 274 and 275 of this title, fees for all other licenses shall be paid to the Board of Liquor and Lottery. (Amended 1971, No. 84, § 1; 1979, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 21, 2002; 2017, No. 83, § 25; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 29.)