Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 661
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 661
- 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
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Month: shall mean a calendar month and "year" shall mean a calendar year and be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
§ 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.)