Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 271
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 271
- 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
- Division: means the Division of Liquor Control in the Department of Liquor and Lottery. See
- First-class license: means a license permitting the licensee to sell malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages to the public for consumption only on the premises for which the license is granted. 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
- 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
- Second-class license: means a license permitting the licensee to export and to sell malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink spirits beverages to the public for consumption off the premises for which the license is granted. 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
- Third-class license: means a license granted by the Board of Liquor and Lottery permitting the licensee to sell spirits and fortified wines for consumption only on the premises for which the license is granted. 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
§ 271. Manufacturer’s or rectifier’s license
(a)(1) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may grant a manufacturer’s or rectifier’s license upon application and payment of the fee provided in section 204 of this title that permits the license holder to operate a facility that manufactures or rectifies:
(A) malt beverages;
(B) vinous beverages and fortified wines; or
(C) spirits, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, and fortified wines.
(2) A manufacturer or rectifier shall obtain a separate license for each facility at which it manufactures or rectifies alcoholic beverages.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 224 of this title and subsections (d)-(f) of this section:
(1) spirits and fortified wine may be manufactured for sale to the Board of Liquor and Lottery or for export, or both; and
(2) malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages may be manufactured or rectified for sale to packagers or wholesale dealers or for export, or both.
(c) A licensed manufacturer of vinous beverages or fortified wines, or both, may receive from another manufacturer licensed in or outside this State bulk shipments of vinous beverages to rectify with the licensee’s own product, provided that the vinous beverages or fortified wines produced by the licensed manufacturer may contain not more than 25 percent imported vinous beverages.
(d)(1) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may grant to a licensed manufacturer or rectifier a first-class license or a third-class license, or both, permitting the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages to the public at an establishment located at the manufacturer’s or rectifier’s licensed facility, provided the manufacturer or rectifier owns or has direct control over that establishment.
(2) A licensed manufacturer of malt beverages may operate up to two licensed establishments pursuant to this subsection that are located at the licensed manufacturing facility or on property that is owned by the licensee and is contiguous with the parcel of land on which the licensed manufacturing facility is located, provided the manufacturer owns or has direct control over both establishments.
(3) [Repealed.]
(e) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may grant a licensed manufacturer of malt beverages a second-class license permitting the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages to the public anywhere on the premises of the licensed manufacturing facility.
(f)(1) A licensed manufacturer or rectifier may serve alcoholic beverages with or without charge at an event held at the licensed manufacturing or rectifying facility or at a location on property that is owned by the licensee and is contiguous with the parcel of land on which the licensed facility is located, provided the licensee at least five days before the event gives the Division written notice of the event, including details required by the Division.
(2) Any beverages not manufactured by the licensee that are served at the event shall be purchased on invoice from a licensed manufacturer or wholesale dealer or the Board of Liquor and Lottery. (Added 2017, No. 83, § 56; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 56; 2019, No. 73, § 49; 2019, No. 73, § 50, eff. July 1, 2021; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. July 1, 2022.)