Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 161
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 161
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. 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
- 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
- Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. 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
§ 161. Licenses voted by town; town meetings; warning
(a) Upon petition of not less than five percent of the legal voters of any town, filed with the town clerk in conformance with 17 V.S.A. § 2642, the warning of the annual or special meeting shall contain an article providing for a vote upon the following questions:
Shall licenses for the sale of malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages be granted in this town?
Shall spirits and fortified wines be sold in this town?
The vote under the article shall be by ballot in the following form:
Shall licenses for the sale of malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages be granted in this town?
Yes ___ No ___
Shall spirits and fortified wines be sold in this town?
Yes ___ No ___
(b) Licenses and permits for the sale of malt beverages, vinous beverages, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, and spirits and fortified wines shall be issued according to the vote at the annual town meeting held in March 1969 until a town votes otherwise. (Amended 1967, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 15, 1969; 1977, No. 68, § 1; 2017, No. 83, § 14; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022.)