Title 07, Title 07: Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

§ 565. Arrest of owner of seized property The officer shall promptly apprehend and bring before the court the owner, keeper, and all persons having custody of or exercising any control over the alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property seized pursuant to section 562 or 563 …

§ 566. Arrest of owner of building If the owner or keeper of the alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property seized pursuant to section 562 or 563 of this chapter is unknown to the officer, or if a person is not found in possession or custody of the seized alcoholic beverages…

§ 567. Forfeiture of seized property (a) If, after a hearing, the court determines that the alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property seized pursuant to section 562 or 563 of this chapter was intended for sale, distribution, or use contrary to law, it shall be adjudged forf…

§ 568. Costs of forfeiture and condemnation proceedings Upon condemnation of alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property pursuant to section 567 of this title, any person apprehended and brought before the court under sections 563 and 565 of this title shall be liable for the…

§ 569. Execution for costs If the court determines that a person is liable for the costs of the proceedings pursuant to section 568 of this title and the costs are not paid, the court, after a hearing, shall issue an execution in favor of the State and against the person that is …

§ 570. Forfeiture and condemnation of seized vehicle or craft (a) If an officer seizes alcoholic beverages or alcohol and takes possession of a vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance, he or she shall promptly make a complaint under oath or affirmation to a judge of the …

§ 572. Proceeds of sale of condemned vehicle or craft (a) From the net proceeds of a sale pursuant to section 570 of this title, the court shall pay all liens, according to their priority that: (1) are established by intervention or otherwise at the time the court enters the judg…

§ 573. Rights of owner; adjourned hearing (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prejudice the rights of a bona fide owner of a vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance to have it returned to his or her possession upon proof that he or she had no knowledge that…

§ 574. Reopening of forfeiture proceeding (a) At any time within one year after a vehicle, air or water craft, or other conveyance has been adjudged forfeited, a claimant may provide notice to the State’s Attorney of the county and, upon showing that he or she had no knowledge of…

§ 575. Claim by owner, keeper, or possessor for seized goods or apparatus; bond (a)(1) When the owner, keeper, or possessor of alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or a still or other apparatus for the manufacture of alcohol seized under the provisions of this title appears and makes a …

§ 576. Appeal; bond If a claimant elects to appeal from the judgment of the court under this chapter, the court may require that he or she give security by posting a bond to the State, in a sufficient sum, as the court directs, conditioned on the claimant’s prosecuting his or her…

§ 577. Judgment against claimant; forfeiture; costs If the court renders judgment against the claimant pursuant to section 575 or 576 of this title, the alcoholic beverages or alcohol and the casks or vessels containing the alcoholic beverages or alcohol shall be adjudged forfeit…

§ 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 bever…

§ 579. Seized property taken by writ of replevin If alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other property seized by an officer under the provisions of this chapter is taken from his or her possession by a writ of replevin, it shall not be delivered to the claimant, but shall be held by…

§ 580. Seizure proceedings without delay by replevin Proceedings on the seizure of alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or a still or other apparatus for the manufacture of alcohol, except final execution, shall not be delayed by a replevin of the seized alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or…

§ 581. Costs against owner or keeper If proceedings for the condemnation of alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or a still or other apparatus for the manufacture of alcohol result in the prosecution and conviction of the owner or keeper of the alcoholic beverages, alcohol, or other pro…

§ 582. Sale of alcoholic beverages taken by attachment or on execution Alcoholic beverages lawfully taken by attachment or on execution issued by a court of this State may be sold by a duly authorized officer as other personal property taken on execution, but only to the persons …

§ 583. Enforcement as State expense Fees payable and expenses incurred under the provisions of this title shall be paid by the State. (Amended 2017, No. 83, § 101.)

§ 584. Sufficiency of specification If a specification is required in prosecutions for offenses under this title, it shall be sufficient to specify the offenses with as much certainty as to the time, place, and person as the prosecutor is able to provide, and the specifications p…

§ 585. Alcohol dealer registration as evidence A copy or record of a person’s Alcohol Dealer Registration with the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau shall be prima facie evidence that the person named in the registration keeps for sale and sells alcoholic beverages or…

§ 587. Fines and costs Fines collected under this title shall be remitted to the General Fund. Costs collected under this title shall be remitted to the Liquor Control Enterprise Fund. (Amended 1999, No. 49, § 192; 2017, No. 82, § 105.)

§ 588. Fees of sheriff, constable, or police officer When a sheriff, constable, or police officer makes a search under this title pursuant to a warrant, he or she shall receive a fee for the search, reimbursement for mileage at the rate set pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1267, and the s…

§ 589. Exhibition of card An individual shall exhibit “a valid authorized form of identification,” which means a valid photographic operator’s license, enhanced driver’s license, or valid photographic nondriver identification card issued by Vermont or another state or foreign jur…

§ 590. Board of Liquor and Lottery; rules The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall adopt rules as necessary to effectuate the purposes of section 589 of this title. (Added 1963, No. 145, § 5; amended 2007, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 83, § 109; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 77…