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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 254

  • Alcoholic beverages: means malt beverages, vinous beverages, spirits, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, and fortified wines. See
  • art gallery: means a fixed establishment whose primary purpose is to exhibit or offer for sale works of art; "bookstore" means a fixed establishment whose primary purpose is to offer books for sale; "public library" has the same meaning as in 22 V. 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
  • 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
  • Special venue serving permit: means a permit granted by the Division of Liquor Control permitting an art gallery, bookstore, public library, or museum to conduct an event at which malt or vinous beverages, or both, are served by the glass to the public. 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
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • 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

§ 254. Special venue serving permits

(a) The Division of Liquor Control may grant an art gallery, bookstore, public library, or museum a special venue serving permit if the applicant has:

(1) received approval from the local control commissioners;

(2) submitted a request for a permit to the Division in a form required by the Commissioner at least five days prior to the event; and

(3) paid the fee provided in section 204 of this title.

(b) A permit holder may purchase malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink spirits beverages directly from a licensed retailer.

(c) A permit holder shall be subject to the provisions of this title and the rules of the Board regarding the service of alcoholic beverages.

(d) A public library or museum may only be granted a permit pursuant to this section for an event held for a charitable or educational purpose at which malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages will be served for a period of not more than six hours. (Added 2017, No. 83, § 51; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 51; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. July 1, 2022.)