Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 578

  • 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
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Division: means the Division of Liquor Control in the Department of Liquor and Lottery. See
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

§ 578. Disposition of liquor condemned on appeal

If the appellant fails to enter and prosecute his or her appeal pursuant to section 576 of this title, or if judgment is against him or her on appeal, the court in which the appeal is finally decided shall order the alcoholic beverages or alcohol to be disposed of as in the case of alcoholic beverages or alcohol adjudged forfeited and condemned under an order of a judge of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court pursuant to section 567 of this title. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. April 9, 1974; 2017, No. 83, § 96.)