Vermont § 62 - Hours of sale

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 62 — Hours of sale, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 62. Hours of sale

  • (a) First- or first- and third-class licensees or festival, special event, or educational
    sampling event permit holders, may sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00
    a.m. and 2:00 a.m. the next morning. (b)(1) Second-class licensees may sell malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink
    spirits beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight. (2) Fourth-class licensees may sell or furnish alcoholic beverages between the hours of
    6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight. (c) The Board of Liquor and Lottery may adopt rules controlling hours of consumption and
    sale under this section and may extend the hours of sale by holders of first- or first-
    and third-class licenses on New Year’s Day. (Amended 1959, No. 17, eff. March 5, 1959; 1965, No. 31, eff. April 20, 1965; 1967, No. 98, eff. April 13, 1967; 1971, No. 15, eff. March 5, 1971; 1973, No. 34, § 1; 1975, No. 44, § 2, eff. April 15, 1975; 1979, No. 8; 1981, No. 27; 2001, No. 20, § 1; 2015, No. 51, § A.14, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2017, No. 83, § 7; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 4; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 62

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Section 62 ("Hours of sale") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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