Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 251
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 251
- Alcoholic beverages: means malt beverages, vinous beverages, spirits, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, and fortified wines. See
- Control commissioners: means the commissioners of a municipality appointed under section 166 of this title. See
- Division: means the Division of Liquor Control in the Department of Liquor and Lottery. See
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Malt beverages: means all fermented beverages of any name or description manufactured for sale from malt, wholly or in part, or from any malt substitute, known as, among other things, beer, ale, or lager, containing not less than one percent nor more than 16 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
- Vinous beverages: means all fermented beverages of any name or description manufactured or obtained for sale from the natural sugar content of fruits or other agricultural product, containing sugar, the total alcoholic content of which is not less than one percent nor more than 16 percent by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. See
§ 251. Limited event permit
(a) The Division of Liquor Control may grant a limited event permit to a person if:
(1) the limited event is also approved by the local control commissioners; and
(2) at least 15 days prior to the event, the applicant submits an application to the Division in a form required by the Commissioner that is accompanied by the fee provided in section 204 of this title.
(b)(1) A limited event permit holder may purchase invoiced volumes of malt beverages, vinous beverages, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, fortified wines, or spirits, or all five, directly from a manufacturer, packager, wholesale dealer, or importer licensed in Vermont or a manufacturer or packager that holds a federal Basic Permit or Brewer’s Notice or evidence of licensure in a foreign country that is satisfactory to the Board.
(2) The invoiced volumes of alcoholic beverages may be transported into the site and sold by the glass to the public by the permit holder or the permit holder’s employees and volunteers only during the event.
(c) Not more than four limited event permits shall be issued annually to the same person, and each permit shall be valid for not more than four consecutive days.
(d) The permit holder shall be subject to the provisions of this title, including section 214 of this title, and the rules of the Board regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages. The permit holder shall pay the tax on the alcoholic beverages served at the event pursuant to section 421 of this title. (Amended 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 21, 2002; 2005, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 9, 2006; 2007, No. 10, § 2, eff. April 26, 2007; 2015, No. 51, § A.11, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2017, No. 83, § 38; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 48; 2019, No. 14, § 8, eff. April 30, 2019; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 67, § 5, eff. July 1, 2023.)