Alcohol

A First Class License allows an establishment to serve beer and wine and the application is submitted to the town or city for approval.   An establishment that would also like to serve spirits may download and complete a Third Class License application.  Application for a Third Class License does not go to the town and may be submitted directly to the DLC with the appropriate fee at any time.

A First Class License allows an establishment to serve beer and wine.  Establishments that intend to serve spirits must also apply for a Third Class License.  Only the First Class License must be approved by the locality before application can be made to the Department of Liquor Control.  Both the First and the Third Class License applications may be submitted to the DLC at the same time.

First and Third Class Licenses

First and Third Class Licenses are for bars, clubs, hotels, and restaurants. 

• Pending Applications
• Licenses Issued This Month: A list of licenses (of all types) issued in the current month, along with their licensee information.
• Suspended Licenses
• Agencies: locations of all liquor agencies.

After prohibition many states chose to resume the legal sale of alcohol through licensed private sellers.  Eighteen states including Vermont and a few local jurisdictions opted for a different course – control.  Control States are jurisdictions that directly control the distribution and sale of beverage alcohol within their borders.

The following rules and regulations have the force of law by virtue of Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 7, as amended. They may be altered from time to time as experience dictates.

The Vermont Division of Liquor Control's Enforcement division exists to serve the public by preventing the misuse of alcohol and tobacco through controlled distribution and enforcement of the laws and regulations of the State of Vermont.