§ 222. Second-class licenses

(a)(1) With the approval of the Board of Liquor and Lottery, the control commissioners may grant a second-class license to a retail dealer for the premises where the dealer carries on business if the retail dealer submits an application and pays the fee provided in section 204 of this title and satisfies the Board that the premises:

(A) are leased, rented, or owned by the retail dealer; and

(B) are a safe, sanitary, and proper place from which to sell malt and vinous beverages.

(2) The Division shall post notice of pending applications on its website.

(b)(1) A second-class license permits the holder to export malt and vinous beverages and to sell malt and vinous beverages to the public from the licensed premises for consumption off the premises.

(2) The Division of Liquor Control may grant a second-class licensee a fortified wine permit pursuant to section 225 of this chapter or a retail delivery permit pursuant to section 226 of this chapter.

(3) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to sections 225, 271, and 278 of this title, a second-class license holder shall purchase all malt beverages and vinous beverages sold pursuant to its license from Vermont wholesale dealers or packagers.

(c) A retail dealer carrying on business in more than one place shall be required to acquire a second-class license for each place where the retail dealer sells malt and vinous beverages. (Amended 1971, No. 90, § 2; 1985, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1985, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1987, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.); 1993, No. 11, § 2, eff. April 27, 1993; 1999, No. 39, § 1; 2009, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 11, 2010; 2011, No. 52, § 60, eff. May 27, 2011; 2011, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a; 2013, No. 64, § 3; 2013, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 24, 2014; 2015, No. 51, § A.9, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2015, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 83, § 35; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 38.)