Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 101
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 101
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Alcohol: means the product of distillation, fermentation, or chemical synthesis, including alcoholic beverages, ethyl alcohol, and nonpotable alcohol. See
- Alcoholic beverages: means malt beverages, vinous beverages, spirits, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, and fortified wines. See
- Board of Liquor and Lottery: means the board of control appointed under the provisions of chapter 5 of this title. See
- Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery: means the executive officer of the Board of Liquor and Lottery appointed under the provisions of chapter 5 of this title. See
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Liquor and Lottery. See
- Division: means the Division of Liquor Control in the Department of Liquor and Lottery. See
- Fortified wines: means vinous beverages, including those to which spirits have been added during manufacture, containing at least 16 percent alcohol but not more than 23 percent alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and all vermouths containing not more than 23 percent alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. See
- Spirits: means beverages that contain more than one percent alcohol obtained by distillation, by chemical synthesis, or through concentration by freezing; vinous beverages containing more than 23 percent alcohol; and malt beverages containing more than 16 percent alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 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 Vt. Stat. Ann. 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 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 14.
(D) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a Deputy Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery to supervise and direct the Division of Liquor Control and the Division of Lottery. The Deputy Commissioner 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 Vt. Stat. Ann. 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; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 39, eff. July 1, 2022.)