Title 07, Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

§ 974. Rulemaking (a)(1) The Board shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter. In adoption of rules, the Board shall strive for consistency with rules adopted for cannabis establishments pursuant to chapter 33 of this title where appropriate. (2) Rules shall inclu…

§ 975. Criminal background record checks; applicants (a) The Board shall obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center a copy of a license applicant’s fingerprint-based Vermont criminal history records, out-of-state criminal history records, and criminal history records from t…

§ 976. Dispensary identification card (a) Every owner, principal, and employee of a dispensary shall obtain an identification card issued by the Board. (b)(1) Prior to issuing the identification card, the Board shall obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center a copy of the …

§ 977. Fees (a) The Board shall charge and collect the following fees for dispensaries: (1) a one-time $1,000.00 application fee; (2) an annual renewal fee of $5,000.00; and (3) an annual Registry identification or renewal card fee of $50.00 to be paid by the dispensary for each …

§ 978. Advertising (a) “Advertise” and “advertisement” have the same meaning as in section 861 of this title. (b) A dispensary advertisement shall not contain any statement or illustration that: (1) is deceptive, false, or misleading; (2) promotes overconsumption; (3) represents …

§ 979. Cultivation of cannabis; environmental and land use standards (a)(1) A dispensary shall not be regulated as “farming” under the Required Agricultural Practices, 6 V.S.A. chapter 215, or other State law, and cannabis produced from cultivation shall not be considered an agri…

§ 986. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. (2) “Board” means the Cannabis Control Board. (Added 2021, No. 62, § 12, eff. June 7, 2021.)

§ 987. Cannabis Business Development Fund (a) There is established the Cannabis Business Development Fund, which shall be managed in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. (b) The Fund shall comprise: (1) [Repealed.] (2) monies allocated to the fund by the General Ass…

§ 988. Social equity loans and grants The Agency of Commerce and Community Development shall establish a program using funds from the Cannabis Business Development Fund for the purpose of providing financial assistance, loans, grants, and outreach to social equity applicants. The…

§ 989. Reporting The Cannabis Control Board, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, and the Executive Director of Racial Equity, shall report to the General Assembly on or before January 15, 2023 and biennially thereafter re…

§ 1001. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Board of Liquor and Lottery. (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery. (3) “Tobacco products” means cigarettes, little cigars, roll-your-own tobacco, snuff, cigars, new smokeless tobacco, an…

§ 1002. License required for retail sale; application; fee; issuance (a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, no person shall engage in the retail sale of tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, or tobacco paraphernalia in the person’s place of business without…

§ 1002a. Licensee education (a) An applicant for a tobacco license that does not hold a liquor license issued under this title shall be granted a tobacco license pursuant to section 1002 of this title only after the applicant has attended a Division of Liquor Control in-person se…

§ 1002b. Wholesale dealers; license required [Effective July 1, 2027] (a) License required. Each wholesale dealer shall secure a license from the Division of Liquor Control before engaging in the business of selling tobacco products or tobacco substitutes in this State. Licensed …

§ 1003. Sale of tobacco products; tobacco substitutes; tobacco paraphernalia; requirements; prohibitions (a) A person shall not sell or provide tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, or tobacco paraphernalia to any person under 21 years of age. (b) All vending machines selling to…

§ 1004. Proof of age for the sale of tobacco products; tobacco substitutes; tobacco paraphernalia (a) A person shall exhibit proper proof of his or her age upon demand of a person licensed under this chapter, an employee of a licensee, or a law enforcement officer. If the person …

§ 1005. Individuals under 21 years of age; possession or purchase of tobacco products prohibited; penalty for misrepresenting age (a)(1) An individual under 21 years of age shall not possess, purchase, or attempt to purchase tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, or tobacco parap…

§ 1006. Posting of signs (a) A person licensed under this chapter shall post in a conspicuous place on the premises identified in the tobacco license a warning sign stating that the sale of tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, and tobacco paraphernalia to persons under 21 years…

§ 1007. Furnishing tobacco to individuals under 21 years of age; penalties; report (a)(1) An individual who sells or furnishes tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, or tobacco paraphernalia to an individual under 21 years of age shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more th…

§ 1008. Rulemaking The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. (Added 1991, No. 70, § 2, eff. May 1, 1992; amended 2017, No. 83, § 138; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 86.)

§ 1009. Contraband and seizure (a) Any cigarettes or other tobacco products or tobacco substitutes that have been sold, offered for sale, or possessed for sale in violation of section 1003, 1010, or 1013 of this title; 20 V.S.A. § 2757; 32 V.S.A. § 7786; or 33 V.S.A. § 1919, and …

§ 1010. Internet sales (a) As used in this section: (1) “Cigarette” has the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 7702(1). (2) [Repealed.] (3) “Licensed wholesale dealer” has the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 7702(5). (4) “Little cigars” has the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 7702(6). …

§ 1011. Commercial cigarette rolling machines (a) A person shall not possess or use a cigarette rolling machine for commercial purposes. (b) A person who knowingly violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the following civil penalties: (1) The revocation or ter…

§ 1012. Liquid nicotine; packaging (a) Unless specifically preempted by federal law, no person shall manufacture, regardless of location, for sale in; offer for sale in; sell in or into the stream of commerce in; or otherwise introduce into the stream of commerce in Vermont: (1) …

§ 1013. Deceptive tobacco products and tobacco substitutes prohibited (a) No person shall market, promote, label, brand, advertise, distribute, possess for sale, offer for sale, or sell a tobacco product or tobacco substitute by: (1) imitating a product that is not a tobacco prod…