Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 7 Sec. 62

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

§ 62. Hours of sale

(a) First- or first- and third-class licensees or festival, special event, or educational sampling event permit holders, may sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. the next morning.

(b)(1) Second-class licensees may sell malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.

(2) Fourth-class licensees may sell or furnish alcoholic beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.

(c) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may adopt rules controlling hours of consumption and sale under this section and may extend the hours of sale by holders of first- or first- and third-class licenses on New Year’s Day. (Amended 1959, No. 17, eff. March 5, 1959; 1965, No. 31, eff. April 20, 1965; 1967, No. 98, eff. April 13, 1967; 1971, No. 15, eff. March 5, 1971; 1973, No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 44, § 2, eff. April 15, 1975; 1979, No. 8; 1981, No. 27; 2001, No. 20, § 1; 2015, No. 51, § A.14, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2017, No. 83, § 7; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 4; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)