Vermont § 4501 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 4501. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Permit” means a written statement, issued by the Commissioner of Public Safety or
  his or her designee, authorizing the holding of a commercial public assembly under
  stated conditions as to time, place, and manner. (2) “Permit officer” means the Commissioner of Public Safety or officer designated by
  him or her to issue permits. (3) “Person” means an individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or
  agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal
  entity. (4) “Political subdivision” means a city, town, village, gore, or other incorporated place. (5) “Commercial public assembly” or “assembly” means a gathering of 2,000 or more individuals
  in a public place that the general public is permitted or invited to attend, conducted
  or promoted for profit, whether or not a profit is actually returned, where persons
  are admitted on payment of cash, entry fees, advance subscriptions, or donations,
  or any thing of value. (6) “Promotional activity” means purchasing paid advertisements in any media of communication
  or circulation of printed material advertising the assembly. (7) “Public place” means an open area where patrons cannot be accommodated inside a permanent
  building, other than a stadium used for sporting events, or a fairground having permanent
  seats for patrons, with respect to which a private person permits use by the general
  public. (Added 1973, No. 181 (Adj