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7 V.S.A. § 570
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 570. Forfeiture and condemnation of seized vehicle or craft

§ 570. Forfeiture and condemnation of seized vehicle or craft|(a) If an officer seizes alcoholic beverages or alcohol and takes possession of a vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance, he or she shall promptly make a complaint under oath or affirmation to a judge of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in the jurisdiction where the seizure occurred.(b) The same proceedings shall be had with respect to the alcoholic beverages or alcohol and the vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyances, except that if the vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance is adjudged forfeited and condemned, it shall, upon the written order of the court, be sold at a public sheriff's sale for the benefit of the State. The officer making the sale shall make a return in writing to the court that issued the order of sale with the proceeds from the sale, less his or her expenses and fees for keeping and selling the vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance, which shall be the same as for the sale of personal property upon execution. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154, § 238; 2017, No. 83, § 89.)
7 V.S.A. § 572
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 572. Proceeds of sale of condemned vehicle or craft

§ 572. Proceeds of sale of condemned vehicle or craft|(a) From the net proceeds of a sale pursuant to section 570 of this title, the court shall pay all liens, according to their priority that:  (1) are established by intervention or otherwise at the time the court enters the judgment of forfeiture or in other proceedings brought for that purpose; and (2) are bona fide and were created without the owner's having any knowledge that the carrying vehicle was used or would be used for the illegal transport of alcoholic beverages or alcohol.   (b) The court shall pay the balance of the proceeds to the State Treasurer. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 90.)
7 V.S.A. § 573
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 573. Rights of owner; adjourned hearing

§ 573. Rights of owner; adjourned hearing|(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prejudice the rights of a bona fide owner of a vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance to have it returned to his or her possession upon proof that he or she had no knowledge that it was being used or was to be used for the illegal transportation of alcoholic beverages or alcohol, provided he or she enters an appearance before the court has entered a judgment of forfeiture.(b)(1) If, following a hearing, the person in charge of a vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance is determined not to be its owner and no person has claimed it, the hearing shall be continued to a date certain and the taking of the vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance and the date of the adjourned hearing shall be advertised in a newspaper published in the town or county where it was taken or, if there is no newspaper published in the town or county, in a newspaper having circulation in the county, once a week for three successive weeks.  (2) The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall provide the court conducting the hearing with the cost of the advertising. (Amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2017, No. 83, § 91.)
7 V.S.A. § 574
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 574. Reopening of forfeiture proceeding

§ 574. Reopening of forfeiture proceeding|(a) At any time within one year after a vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance has been adjudged forfeited, a claimant may provide notice to the State's Attorney of the county and, upon showing that he or she had no knowledge of the forfeiture hearing, may apply to the court that entered the judgment of forfeiture to have the case reopened. The court may require the claimant to give security by posting a bond to the State in a sufficient sum, as the court directs, conditioned on the claimant prosecuting his or her claim to effect and paying the costs awarded against him or her.(b) If upon rehearing the claimant establishes his or her claim, the court shall certify to the Commissioner of Finance and Management the amount of the claim, which shall not exceed the net amount actually realized by the State from the sale of the vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance, and the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrant to pay the sum. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. April 9, 1974; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2017, No. 83, § 92.)
7 V.S.A. § 575
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 575. Claim by owner, keeper, or possessor for seized goods or apparatus; bond

§ 575. Claim by owner, keeper, or possessor for seized goods or apparatus; bond|(a)(1) When the owner, keeper, or possessor of alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or a still or other apparatus for the manufacture of alcohol seized under the provisions of this title appears and makes a claim to the seized alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property, he or she shall file a written claim with the court before which the proceedings are pending.  (2) The claim shall set forth his or her interest in the seized alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property, and the reasons why it should not be adjudged forfeited.   (b) The court may require the claimant to give security by posting a bond to the State, in a sufficient sum as the court directs, conditioned on the claimant prosecuting his or her claim to effect and paying the costs awarded against him or her. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 93.)
7 V.S.A. § 576
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 576. Appeal; bond

§ 576. Appeal; bond|If a claimant elects to appeal from the judgment of the court under this chapter, the court may require that he or she give security by posting a bond to the State, in a sufficient sum, as the court directs, conditioned on the claimant's prosecuting his or her appeal to effect and paying the costs awarded against him or her. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 94.)
7 V.S.A. § 577
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 577. Judgment against claimant; forfeiture; costs

§ 577. Judgment against claimant; forfeiture; costs|If the court renders judgment against the claimant pursuant to section 575 or 576 of this title, the alcoholic beverages or alcohol and the casks or vessels containing the alcoholic beverages or alcohol shall be adjudged forfeited and condemned, as provided in this chapter, and the court shall also enter judgment against the claimant for all costs of prosecution incurred after the filing of his or her claim. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 95.)
7 V.S.A. § 578
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 578. Disposition of liquor condemned on appeal

§ 578. Disposition of liquor condemned on appeal|If the appellant fails to enter and prosecute his or her appeal pursuant to section 576 of this title, or if judgment is against him or her on appeal, the court in which the appeal is finally decided shall order the alcoholic beverages or alcohol to be disposed of as in the case of alcoholic beverages or alcohol adjudged forfeited and condemned under an order of a judge of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court pursuant to section 567 of this title. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. April 9, 1974; 2017, No. 83, § 96.)
7 V.S.A. § 579
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 579. Seized property taken by writ of replevin

§ 579. Seized property taken by writ of replevin|If alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property seized by an officer under the provisions of this chapter is taken from his or her possession by a writ of replevin, it shall not be delivered to the claimant, but shall be held by the officer serving the writ, until the final determination of the seizure action. Upon the final determination of the action, the alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property held by the officer who served the writ shall be delivered to the party in whose favor judgment is rendered, or to an officer who has authority to hold or dispose of it under the original seizure proceedings. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 97.)
7 V.S.A. § 580
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 580. Seizure proceedings without delay by replevin

§ 580. Seizure proceedings without delay by replevin|Proceedings on the seizure of alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or a still or other apparatus for the manufacture of alcohol, except final execution, shall not be delayed by a replevin of the seized alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property, but the cause shall proceed to final judgment as if the action for replevin had not been commenced. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 98.)
7 V.S.A. § 581
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 581. Costs against owner or keeper

§ 581. Costs against owner or keeper|If proceedings for the condemnation of alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or a still or other apparatus for the manufacture of alcohol result in the prosecution and conviction of the owner or keeper of the alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property for an offense under this title, the costs in the proceedings shall be taxed against the owner or keeper. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 99.)
7 V.S.A. § 582
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 582. Sale of alcoholic beverages taken by attachment or on execution

§ 582. Sale of alcoholic beverages taken by attachment or on execution|Alcoholic beverages lawfully taken by attachment or on execution issued by a court of this State may be sold by a duly authorized officer as other personal property taken on execution, but only to the persons and institutions to which alcoholic beverages may be sold under the provisions of this title. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 100; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 41.)
7 V.S.A. § 583
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 583. Enforcement as State expense

§ 583. Enforcement as State expense|Fees payable and expenses incurred under the provisions of this title shall be paid by the State. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 101.)
7 V.S.A. § 584
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 584. Sufficiency of specification

§ 584. Sufficiency of specification|If a specification is required in prosecutions for offenses under this title, it shall be sufficient to specify the offenses with as much certainty as to the time, place, and person as the prosecutor is able to provide, and the specifications provided may be amended at trial. When the specifications set forth the sale or furnishing of alcoholic beverages or alcohol to any unknown person or persons, the witnesses may be inquired of as to those transactions. If the name of the person is disclosed, it may be added to the specifications, and upon any terms related to postponement of the trial as the court deems reasonable. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 103.)
7 V.S.A. § 585
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 585. Alcohol dealer registration as evidence

§ 585. Alcohol dealer registration as evidence|A copy or record of a person's Alcohol Dealer Registration with the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau shall be prima facie evidence that the person named in the registration keeps for sale and sells alcoholic beverages or alcohol. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 104.)
7 V.S.A. § 587
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 587. Fines and costs

§ 587. Fines and costs|Fines collected under this title shall be remitted to the General Fund. Costs collected under this title shall be remitted to the Liquor Control Enterprise Fund. (Amended 1999, No. 49, § 192; 2017, No. 82, § 105.)
7 V.S.A. § 588
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 588. Fees of sheriff, constable, or police officer

§ 588. Fees of sheriff, constable, or police officer|When a sheriff, constable, or police officer makes a search under this title pursuant to a warrant, he or she shall receive a fee for the search, reimbursement for mileage at the rate set pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1267, and the sum that he or she actually paid out for necessary assistance, if:  (1) the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery deems the amount to be reasonable; and (2) the officer declares under oath that the money was expended as claimed, and, if applicable, states the name of his or her assistant and the amount paid for the assistance. (Amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2017, No. 83, § 107; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 76.)
7 V.S.A. § 589
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 589. Exhibition of card

§ 589. Exhibition of card|An individual shall exhibit "a valid authorized form of identification," which means a valid photographic operator's license, enhanced driver's license, or valid photographic nondriver identification card issued by Vermont or another state or foreign jurisdiction, a U.S. military identification card, or a valid passport or passport card bearing the photograph and signature of the individual upon demand of a licensee, an employee of a licensee, or a law enforcement officer. On the failure of an individual to produce and exhibit a valid authorized form of identification upon demand of a licensee, the licensee shall be entitled to refuse to sell the individual any alcoholic beverage. Sale or furnishing of any alcoholic beverages by a licensee to an individual exhibiting a valid authorized form of identification shall be prima facie evidence of the licensee's compliance with the law prohibiting the sale or furnishing of alcoholic beverages to minors. (Added 1963, No. 145, § 2; amended 1989, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1997, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 64, § 6; 2017, No. 83, § 108.)
7 V.S.A. § 590
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 19 - Enforcement|§ 590. Board of Liquor and Lottery; rules

§ 590. Board of Liquor and Lottery; rules|The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall adopt rules as necessary to effectuate the purposes of section 589 of this title. (Added 1963, No. 145, § 5; amended 2007, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 83, § 109; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 77.)
7 V.S.A. § 651
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 651. Soliciting orders

§ 651. Soliciting orders|A person who, for himself or herself or as agent, takes or solicits orders for the sale of malt or vinous beverages, except for licensees or from agencies of the U.S. Armed Forces as specified in section 421 of this title, or of spirits or fortified wines shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $500.00 nor less than $100.00, or both. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2017, No. 83, § 110; 2019, No. 73, § 9.)
7 V.S.A. § 652
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 652. Transportation

§ 652. Transportation|A person who, by himself or herself, or through a clerk or agent, brings into the State, or conveys or transports over or along a railroad or public highway, or by land, air, or water, alcoholic beverages or alcohol that the person knows or has reason to believe is to be unlawfully kept, sold, or furnished shall be imprisoned not more than six months nor less than three months or fined not more than $2,500.00 nor less than $100.00, or both. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2017, No. 83, § 111; 2019, No. 73, § 10.)
7 V.S.A. § 655
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 655. Barter

§ 655. Barter|(a) A licensee or permittee shall be imprisoned not more than six months nor less than 30 days or fined not more than $1,500.00 nor less than $500.00, or both, if the licensee or permittee:  (1) purchases or receives apparel, tools, implements of trade or husbandry, household goods, furniture, or provisions, directly or indirectly, by way of sale or barter, the consideration for which is, in whole or in part, alcoholic beverages or alcohol or the price of the alcoholic beverages or alcohol; or (2) receives apparel, tools, implements of trade or husbandry, household goods, furniture, or provisions in pawn for alcoholic beverages or alcohol or the price of the alcoholic beverages or alcohol.   (b) A person's license or permit issued under this title shall be revoked following a conviction under subsection (a) of this section. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 113; 2019, No. 73, § 11.)
7 V.S.A. § 657a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 657a. Person under 16 years of age misrepresenting age or procuring or possessing alcoholic beverages; delinquency

§ 657a. Person under 16 years of age misrepresenting age or procuring or possessing alcoholic beverages; delinquency|A person under 16 years of age who engages in conduct in violation of subdivision 656(a)(1) of this title commits a delinquent act and shall be subject to 33 V.S.A. chapter 52. The person shall be provided the opportunity to participate in the Court Diversion Program unless the prosecutor states on the record why a referral to the Court Diversion Program would not serve the ends of justice. (Added 2013, No. 76, § 10.)
7 V.S.A. § 659
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 659. Refusal or neglect of officers to perform duties

§ 659. Refusal or neglect of officers to perform duties|(a) The county sheriffs, sheriff's deputies, constables, officers or members of the village or city police, State Police, and investigators of the Board of Liquor and Lottery shall have the authority and duty to ensure that the provisions of this title and the rules adopted by the Board of Liquor and Lottery pursuant to this title are enforced within their respective jurisdictions. Any officer who willfully refuses or neglects to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by this section shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.(b) A control commissioner or State's Attorney who willfully refuses or neglects to investigate a complaint for a violation of this chapter, when accompanied by evidence in support of the complaint, shall be fined $300.00. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 115; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 78.)
7 V.S.A. § 660
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 660. Advertising

§ 660. Advertising|(a) Any outside billboards or signs that contain an advertisement relating to alcoholic beverages or indicate where alcoholic beverages may be procured shall comply with the requirements of 10 V.S.A. chapter 21. A person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00 nor less than $10.00, for each offense, and a conviction for a violation shall be cause for revoking the person's license issued under this title.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, advertising of alcoholic beverages on a motor vehicle lawfully transporting alcoholic beverages or on a vehicle drawn by horses shall be permitted.(c)(1) The alcohol content of any malt beverage shall not be set forth or stated in any advertising or promotion of the beverage in any medium.  (2) A person shall not advertise or promote the sale of any fermented beverage made from malt by indicating in any way that the beverage has a higher alcoholic content than other similar beverages. (3) Notwithstanding subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the alcoholic content of a malt beverage may be set forth on its label or packaging. (Amended 1971, No. 110, § 1, eff. April 22, 1971; 1973, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; eff. April 3, 1974; 1993, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 83, § 117; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 79.)
7 V.S.A. § 661
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 661. Violations of title

§ 661. Violations of title|(a)(1) A person that furnishes, sells, or keeps with intent to sell, or bottles or prepares for sale any alcoholic beverages, except as authorized by this title, or sells, barters, transports, imports, exports, delivers, prescribes, furnishes, or possesses alcohol, except as authorized by the Board of Liquor and Lottery, or that unlawfully manufactures alcohol or possesses a still or other apparatus for the manufacture of alcohol shall be imprisoned not more than 12 months nor less than three months or fined not more than $2,500.00 nor less than $100.00, or both.  (2) For a subsequent conviction under subdivision (1) of this subsection within one year, a person shall be imprisoned not more than three years nor less than six months or fined not more than $5,000.00 nor less than $500.00, or both.   (b) A person that willfully violates a provision of this title for which no other penalty is prescribed or that willfully violates a rule of the Board of Liquor and Lottery shall be imprisoned not more than three months nor less than one month or fined not more than $500.00 nor less than $100.00, or both.(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to a violation of subsection 1005(a) of this title, relating to purchase of tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, or tobacco paraphernalia by a person under 21 years of age. (Amended 1991, No. 70, § 4, eff. May 1, 1992; 2017, No. 83, § 118; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 80; 2019, No. 27, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2019; 2019, No. 73, § 13.)
7 V.S.A. § 662
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco|Chapter 21 - Penalties|§ 662. Limit of sentence

§ 662. Limit of sentence|A sentence of imprisonment under this title shall not exceed a term of three years. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 119.)