Vermont Statutes Title 7. Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco, § 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:

(2) A manufacturer or rectifier shall obtain a separate license for each facility at which it manufactures or rectifies alcoholic beverages.

(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.

(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(3) Repealed by 2019, No. 73, § 50, as amended by 2019, Adj. Sess., No. 146, § 3, eff. July 1, 2021.

(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.