2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 7 - Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 9 - Licensing
§ 271 Manufacturer's or rectifier's license
§ 271. Manufacturer's or rectifier's license
(a) The Liquor Control Board 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 manufacture or rectify:
(1) malt beverages;
(2) vinous beverages and fortified wines; or
(3) spirits and fortified wines.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 224 of this title and subsections (d)-(f) of this section:
(1) spirits and fortified wine may be manufactured for sale to the Liquor Control Board or for export, or both; and
(2) malt beverages and vinous beverages may be manufactured or rectified for sale to packagers or wholesale dealers, or for export, or both.
(c) A licensed manufacturer of vinous beverages or fortified wines may receive from another manufacturer licensed in or outside this State bulk shipments of vinous beverages to rectify with the licensee's own product, provided that the vinous beverages or fortified wines produced by the licensed manufacturer may contain no more than 25 percent imported vinous beverages.
(d)(1) The Liquor Control Board may grant to a licensed manufacturer or rectifier a first-class license or a first- and a third-class license permitting the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages to the public at an establishment located at the manufacturer's premises, provided the manufacturer or rectifier owns or has direct control over that establishment.
(2) For a manufacturer of malt beverages, the premises of the manufacturer may include up to two licensed establishments that are located on the contiguous real estate of the license holder, provided the manufacturer owns or has direct control over both establishments.
(e) The Liquor Control Board may grant a licensed manufacturer of malt beverages a second-class license permitting the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages to the public anywhere on the manufacturer's premises.
(f)(1) A licensed manufacturer or rectifier may serve alcoholic beverages with or without charge at an event held on the premises of the licensee or at a location on the contiguous real estate of the licensee provided the licensee at least five days before the event gives the Department written notice of the event, including details required by the Department.
(2) Any beverages not manufactured by the licensee and served at the event shall be purchased on invoice from a licensed manufacturer or wholesale dealer or the Liquor Control Board. (Added 2017, No. 83, § 56.)
