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6 V.S.A. § 5001
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 216 - Farmers' Markets|§ 5001. Definition

§ 5001. Definition|In this chapter, "farmers' market" shall mean an event or series of events at which two or more vendors of agricultural products, as defined in 11 V.S.A. § 991, gather for purposes of offering for sale to the public their agricultural products. (Added 2009, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 18, 2010.)
6 V.S.A. § 5002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 216 - Farmers' Markets|§ 5002. Vermont Farmers' Market Association membership

§ 5002. Vermont Farmers' Market Association membership|(a) Farmers' markets in this State that meet the minimum standards and best practices set forth in subsection (b) of this section may become members of the Vermont Farmers' Market Association.(b) The Vermont Farmers' Market Association shall:  (1) develop minimum standards and best practices for the management and use of farmers' markets in this State and shall submit them to the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets for recommendations; (2) extend memberships to farmers' markets that meet the standards and best practices established under subdivision (1) of this subsection; and (3) prepare an annual report of its activities, including a financial statement, and make the report available to the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and other interested parties no later than April 1 of each year. (Added 2009, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 18, 2010.)
6 V.S.A. § 5101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 217 - Pollinator-Friendly Solar Generation Standard|§ 5101. Definitions

§ 5101. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Agency" means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (2) "Invasive species" means any species of vegetation that:  (A) is designated as a noxious weed on the Agency's Noxious Weed Rule under chapter 84 of this title; (B) is listed on the Vermont Invasive Exotic Plant Committee Watch List; (C) has been quarantined by the Agency as invasive; or (D) has been determined to be invasive by the Agency of Natural Resources.  (3) "Native" refers to perennial vegetation that is native to Vermont. Native perennial vegetation does not include invasive species. (4) "Naturalized" refers to perennial vegetation that is not native to Vermont, but is now considered to be well established and part of Vermont flora. Naturalized perennial vegetation does not include invasive species. (5) "Owner" means a public or private entity that has a controlling interest in the solar site. (6) "Perennial vegetation" means wildflowers, forbs, shrubs, sedges, rushes, and grasses that serve as habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for pollinators. (7) "Pollinator" means bees, birds, bats, and other insects or wildlife that pollinate flowering plants, and includes wild and managed insects. (8) "Solar site" means a ground-mounted solar system for generating electricity and the area surrounding that system under the control of the owner. (9) "Vegetation management plan" means a written document that includes short- and long-term site management practices that will provide and maintain native and naturalized perennial vegetation. (Added 2017, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
6 V.S.A. § 5102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 217 - Pollinator-Friendly Solar Generation Standard|§ 5102. Beneficial habitat standard

§ 5102. Beneficial habitat standard|(a) This section establishes a standard for owners that intend to claim that, through the voluntary planting and management of vegetation, a solar site provides greater benefits to pollinators and shrub-dependent birds than are provided by solar sites not so managed.(b) In order for the solar site to meet the beneficial habitat standard and for the owner of a solar site to claim that the solar site is beneficial to those species or is pollinator-friendly, all the following shall apply:  (1) The owner adheres to guidance set forth by the Pollinator-Friendly Scorecard (Scorecard) published by the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension. (2) The owner shall make the solar site's completed Scorecard available to the public and provide a copy of the completed Scorecard to the UVM Extension. (3) If the site has a vegetation management plan:  (A) The plan shall maximize the use of native and naturalized perennial vegetation for foraging habitat beneficial to pollinators consistent with the solar site's Scorecard. (B) The owner shall make the vegetation management plan available to the public and provide a copy of the plan to the UVM Extension.  (4) When establishing perennial vegetation and beneficial foraging habitat, the solar site shall use native and naturalized plant species and seed mixes whenever practicable.   (c) Nothing in this chapter affects any findings that must be made in order to issue a State permit or other approval for a solar site or the duty to comply with any conditions in such a permit or approval. (Added 2017, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
6 V.S.A. § 5131
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 218 - Agricultural Residuals Management|§ 5131. Purpose

§ 5131. Purpose|The purpose of this chapter is to establish a program for the management of residual wastes generated, imported to, or managed on a farm for farming in Vermont. (Added 2021, No. 41, § 3, eff. May 20, 2021.)
6 V.S.A. § 5132
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 218 - Agricultural Residuals Management|§ 5132. Definitions

§ 5132. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Agency" means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (2) "Compost" means a stable humus-like material produced by the controlled biological decomposition of organic matter through active management but shall not mean sewage, septage, or materials derived from sewage or septage. (3) "Farm" means a parcel or parcels of land owned, leased, or managed by a person and devoted primarily to farming that meets the threshold criteria for regulation under the Required Agricultural Practices. (4) "Farming" has the same meaning as in 10 V.S.A. § 6001(22). (5) "Food processing residuals" means the remaining organic material from a food processing plant and may include whey and other dairy, cheese making, and ice cream residuals or residuals from any food manufacturing process excluding livestock or poultry slaughtering and rendering operations. "Food processing residuals" do not include food residuals from markets, groceries, or restaurants. (6) "Food residuals" means source separated and uncontaminated material that is derived from processing or discarding of food and that is recyclable or compostable. "Food residuals" may include preconsumer and postconsumer food scraps. "Food residuals" include meat and meat-related products when the disposition of the products is managed on a farm. (7) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (8) "Source separation" has the same meaning as in 10 V.S.A. § 6602. (Added 2021, No. 41, § 3, eff. May 20, 2021.)
6 V.S.A. § 5133
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 218 - Agricultural Residuals Management|§ 5133. Food residuals; rulemaking

§ 5133. Food residuals; rulemaking|(a) The Secretary shall regulate the importation of food residuals or food processing residuals onto a farm.(b)(1) The Secretary shall adopt by rule requirements for the management of food residuals and food processing residuals on a farm. The rules may include requirements regarding:   (A) the proper composting of food residuals or food processing residuals; (B) destruction of pathogens in food residuals, food processing residuals, or compost; (C) prevention of public health threat from food residuals, food processing residuals, or compost; (D) protection of natural resources or the environment; and (E) prevention of objectionable odors, noise, vectors, or other nuisance conditions.  (2) The Secretary may adopt the rules required by this section as part of the Required Agricultural Practices or as independent rules under this chapter. (3) The rules shall prohibit a farm from initiating the production of compost from food residuals or food processing residuals imported onto the farm on or after July 1, 2021 within a downtown, village center, new town center, neighborhood development area, or growth center designated under 24 V.S.A. chapter 76a, unless the municipality has expressly allowed composting in the designated area under the municipal zoning or subdivision bylaws or in an approved municipal plan. (4) The rules adopted under this section shall be designed to reduce odor, noise, vectors, and other nuisance conditions on farms and to protect the public health and the environment in a manner that is equal to or better than the rules for compost facilities in the Agency of Natural Resources' Vermont Solid Waste Management Rules, as amended.   (c) A farm producing compost under 10 V.S.A. § 6001(22)(H) shall be regulated under this chapter and shall not require a certification or other approval from the Agency of Natural Resources under 10 V.S.A. chapter 159. (Added 2021, No. 41, § 3, eff. May 20, 2021.)
7 V.S.A. § 1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 1. Construction

§ 1. Construction|This title is based on the taxing power and the police power of the State and is for the protection of the public welfare, good order, health, peace, safety, and morals of the people of the State. The provisions of this title shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 1.)
7 V.S.A. § 3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 3. Culinary arts students; exemptions from provisions of title

§ 3. Culinary arts students; exemptions from provisions of title|A student 18 years of age or older who is enrolled in a postsecondary education culinary arts program, accredited by a commission recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, shall be exempt from the provisions of this title while attending classes that require the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages. (Added 1985, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.) § 2; amended 2017, No. 83, § 3.)
7 V.S.A. § 4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 4. Nonprofit organizations; alcoholic beverage auctions; fundraising

§ 4. Nonprofit organizations; alcoholic beverage auctions; fundraising|(a) A nonprofit organization qualified for tax exempt status pursuant to Section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended, in the discretion of the Commissioner, may auction alcoholic beverages to the public without a license, provided that:  (1) Prior to the auction, the organization provides written notification of the auction accompanied by documentation of its nonprofit status satisfactory to the Commissioner. (2) The Commissioner approves the organization's nonprofit qualifications and the organization's proposal to auction alcoholic beverages. (3) The profits from the auctioned beverages are used solely for the expenses of the nonprofit organization related to conducting the auction or for the nonprofit purposes of the organization.   (b) A person who donates alcoholic beverages to a nonprofit organization for an auction under this section is not required to be licensed under this title.(c) A licensee under this title may donate alcoholic beverages to a nonprofit organization pursuant to this section, provided the licensee pays to the State all the taxes that would be due if the alcoholic beverages had been sold in the course of the licensee's business.(d) If an auction under this section is conducted on the premises of a licensee under this title, beverages donated for auction may be given and accepted without including the beverages on the licensee's invoice.(e) A purchaser of beverages auctioned by a nonprofit organization pursuant to this section shall not be responsible for payment of any sales tax. (Added 2005, No. 40, § 1, eff. June 2, 2005; amended 2017, No. 83, § 4.)
7 V.S.A. § 5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5. Division of Liquor Control; raffles for right to purchase rare and unusual products

§ 5. Division of Liquor Control; raffles for right to purchase rare and unusual products|(a) Notwithstanding any provision of 13 V.S.A. chapter 51 to the contrary, the Division of Liquor Control may conduct raffles for the right to purchase certain rare and unusual spirits and fortified wines that are acquired by the Board of Liquor and Lottery. A raffle conducted pursuant to this section shall meet the following requirements:  (1) Tickets to enter the raffle shall only be available for purchase to a member of the general public who is 21 years of age or older. (2) Tickets for the raffle shall be sold at a price fixed by the Commissioner. (3) All notices or advertisements relating to the raffle shall clearly state:  (A) the price of a raffle ticket; (B) the date of the drawing; (C) the sales price of each rare and unusual spirit or fortified wine; and (D) that the winning prize will be the right to purchase the rare and unusual spirit or fortified wine for the specified sales price.  (4) No Board member or employee of the Department of Liquor and Lottery and no immediate family member of a Board member or employee of the Department shall be permitted to enter the raffle.   (b) The proceeds from the sale of tickets for each raffle shall be deposited in the Liquor Control Enterprise Fund established pursuant to section 112 of this title.(c) As used in this section, "rare and unusual spirits and fortified wines" means spirits and fortified wines that are distributed or allocated to the Board in an amount that is insufficient for general distribution to local agency stores and for which the Commissioner determines that an extraordinary level of public demand exists. (Added 2017, No. 83, § 163; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 2.)
7 V.S.A. § 61
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 3 - Restrictions and Prohibited Acts|§ 61. Restrictions; exceptions

§ 61. Restrictions; exceptions|(a) A person shall not furnish or sell, or keep with intent to sell, any alcoholic beverages, or manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, prescribe, furnish, or possess any alcohol, except as authorized by this title.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, this chapter shall not apply to:  (1) the furnishing of alcoholic beverages by an individual in his or her private dwelling unless the dwelling becomes a place of public resort; (2) the use of sacramental wine; or (3) the furnishing, purchase, sale, barter, transportation, importation, exportation, delivery, prescription, or possession of alcohol for manufacturing, mechanical, medicinal, and scientific purposes, provided that it is done in accordance with the rules of the Board of Liquor and Lottery and licenses and permits issued by the Board of Liquor and Lottery or Division of Liquor Control as provided in this title. (Amended 2013, No. 72, § 23; 2017, No. 83, § 6; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 3.)
7 V.S.A. § 62
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 3 - Restrictions and Prohibited Acts|§ 62. Hours of sale

§ 62. Hours of sale|(a) First- or first- and third-class licensees, or festival, special event, or educational sampling event permit holders may sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. the next morning.(b)(1) Second-class licensees may sell malt and vinous beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.  (2) Fourth-class licensees may sell or furnish alcoholic beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.   (c) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may adopt rules controlling hours of consumption and sale under this section and may extend the hours of sale by holders of first- or first- and third-class licenses on New Year's Day. (Amended 1959, No. 17, eff. March 5, 1959; 1965, No. 31, eff. April 20, 1965; 1967, No. 98, eff. April 13, 1967; 1971, No. 15, eff. March 5, 1971; 1973, No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 44, § 2, eff. April 15, 1975; 1979, No. 8; 1981, No. 27; 2001, No. 20, § 1; 2015, No. 51, § A.14, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2017, No. 83, § 7; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 4.)
7 V.S.A. § 63
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 3 - Restrictions and Prohibited Acts|§ 63. Importation or transportation of alcohol; prohibitions; personal import limit; penalty

§ 63. Importation or transportation of alcohol; prohibitions; personal import limit; penalty|(a)(1) All spirits and fortified wines imported or transported into this State shall be imported or transported by and through the Board of Liquor and Lottery. A person importing or transporting or causing to be imported or transported into this State any spirits or fortified wines, or both, in violation of this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.  (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, a person may import or transport not more than eight quarts of spirits or fortified wines, or both, into this State in his or her own private vehicle or in his or her actual possession at the time of importation without a license or permit, provided the beverages are not for resale.   (b)(1) Except as provided in sections 277, 278, and 283 of this title, all malt or vinous beverages, or both, imported or transported into this State shall be imported or transported by and through the holder of a wholesale dealer's license issued by the Board of Liquor and Lottery. A person importing or transporting or causing to be imported or transported into this State any malt or vinous beverages, or both, in violation of this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.  (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, a person may import or transport not more than six gallons of malt or vinous beverages, or both, into this State in his or her own private vehicle or in his or her actual possession at the time of importation without a license or permit, provided the beverages are not for resale. (Amended 1991, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.); 2005, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 10, 2006; 2007, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 19, 2008; 2013, No. 72, § 24; 2017, No. 83, § 8; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 73, § 2.)
7 V.S.A. § 64
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 3 - Restrictions and Prohibited Acts|§ 64. Sale of malt beverages and vinous beverages in kegs

§ 64. Sale of malt beverages and vinous beverages in kegs|(a) A keg shall be sold by a second-class or fourth-class licensee only under the following conditions:  (1) The keg shall be tagged in a manner and with a label approved by the Board of Liquor and Lottery. The label shall be supplied and securely affixed to the keg by the wholesale dealer, or in the case of a second-class license issued for the premises of a licensed manufacturer or a fourth-class licensee, by the manufacturer. (2) A purchaser shall exhibit a valid authorized form of identification upon demand of a licensee or an agent of a licensee. If the purchaser fails to provide a valid authorized form of identification, the licensee shall be entitled to refuse to sell the keg to the individual. As used in this subsection, "a valid authorized form of identification" has the same meaning as in section 589 of this title. (3) The purchaser shall complete a form, provided by the Board, that includes at least the name, address, and date of birth of the purchaser as they appear on the purchaser's valid authorized form of identification and the identification number of the keg. The form shall also include the provisions of this section and the penalties for a violation of this section. The licensee shall retain the form for 90 days after return of the keg. (4) The licensee shall collect a deposit of at least $25.00, which shall be returned to the purchaser upon return of the keg with the label intact.   (b) A licensee shall not:  (1) sell a keg without a legible label attached; or (2) return a deposit on a keg that is returned without the label intact.   (c) Any person, other than a wholesale dealer or manufacturer, who intentionally removes or defaces the label attached to a keg shall be fined not more than $1,000.00. (Added 1991, No. 255 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2009, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 11, 2010; 2017, No. 83, § 9; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 6; 2019, No. 73, § 3.)
7 V.S.A. § 65
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 3 - Restrictions and Prohibited Acts|§ 65. Purchase of kegs

§ 65. Purchase of kegs|Any individual who, within 60 days of purchase, fails to return a keg sold pursuant to section 64 of this chapter to the second-class or fourth-class licensee from which the keg was purchased shall be fined $200.00. (Added 1991, No. 255 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 83, § 120; 2019, No. 73, § 4.)
7 V.S.A. § 66
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 3 - Restrictions and Prohibited Acts|§ 66. Home-fermented malt and vinous beverages; tasting event

§ 66. Home-fermented malt and vinous beverages; tasting event|(a) An individual of legal age may, without obtaining a license under this title or paying State taxes or fees, produce malt or vinous beverages, or both, at home provided that the amount of home-fermented beverages produced by that individual does not exceed the quantities limitation in 26 U.S.C. §§ 5053 and 5042.(b) Home-fermented beverages produced pursuant to this section may be transported to and offered for tasting at an organized event, exhibition, or competition held for home-fermented beverages, provided all the following conditions are met:  (1) The sponsor provides written notice of the event to the Division not later than 10 days prior to the date of the event. The notice shall include a description of the delineated area in which the tastings will be offered, and in the case of a competition, the names of the judges hired by the sponsor. (2) The public is not charged a fee for the tastings or for admission to the event, exhibition, or competition. However, the sponsor may charge a fee to the producers of home-fermented beverages for their participation in the event. (3) Tastings of home-fermented beverages are offered only within the delineated area specified in the notice to the Division. (4) No home-fermented beverages may be sold or offered for sale to the public, and all unused home-fermented beverages shall be disposed of by the permit holder. (5) The event will be conducted in compliance with all the requirements of this title. (6), (7) [Repealed.]   (c) A person who sponsors an organized event, exhibition, or competition under this section or participates in the event as a producer of home-fermented beverages who violates any provision of this section may be fined not more than $1,000.00. (Added 1997, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2007, No. 10, § 1, eff. April 26, 2007; 2017, No. 83, § 11; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 7.)
7 V.S.A. § 67
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 3 - Restrictions and Prohibited Acts|§ 67. Powdered alcohol products

§ 67. Powdered alcohol products|(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess or sell a powdered alcohol product.(b) A person that knowingly possesses a powdered alcohol product shall be fined not more than $500.00.(c) A person that knowingly sells a powdered alcohol product shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.(d) As used in this section, "powdered alcohol product" means any alcoholic powder that can be added to water or food. (Added 2013, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. June 24, 2014; amended 2017, No. 83, § 12.)