Vermont H 51: An act relating to recommendations regarding ownership of medical data in electronic health records

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H.51 1
Introduced by Representatives Birong of Vergennes and Boyden of Cambridge 2
Date: 3
Subject: Alcoholic beverages; licensing; retail licenses and permits; 4
miscellaneous amendments 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to: 6
(1) authorize the holder of a fourth-class license to sell its products to 7
not more than eight additional manufacturers or rectifiers; and 8
(2) authorize manufacturers of malt beverages to acquire a retail 9
shipping license and ship malt beverages to first- and second-class licensees. 10
An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing 11
alcoholic beverages 12
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 13
Sec. 1. 7 V.S.A. § 224 is amended to read: 14
§ 224. FOURTH-CLASS LICENSES 15
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(c)(1) At only one fourth-class license location, a licensed manufacturer or 17
rectifier may sell by the unopened container or distribute by the glass, with or 18
without charge, alcoholic beverages produced by no not more than five eight 19

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additional manufacturers or rectifiers, provided these beverages are purchased 1
on invoice from the manufacturer or rectifier. 2
(2) A manufacturer or rectifier may sell its product to no not more than 3
five eight additional manufacturers or rectifiers. 4
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Sec. 2. 7 V.S.A. § 278 is amended to read: 6
§ 278. VINOUS BEVERAGE AND MALT BEVERAGE RETAIL 7
SHIPPING LICENSE 8
(a) A manufacturer or rectifier of vinous beverages or malt beverages that 9
is licensed in the State or outside the State and holds valid state and federal 10
permits and operates a winery or brewery in the United States may apply for a 11
retail shipping license by filing with the Division of Liquor Control an 12
application in a form required by the Commissioner accompanied by a copy of 13
its in-state or out-of-state license and the fee provided in section 204 of this 14
title. 15
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(c) A retail shipping license holder, including the holder’s affiliates, 17
franchises, and subsidiaries, may sell up to 5,000 gallons of vinous beverages 18
or malt beverages per year directly to first- or second-class licensees and 19
deliver the beverages by common carrier, the manufacturer’s or rectifier’s own 20
vehicle, or the vehicle of an employee of a manufacturer or rectifier, provided 21

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that the beverages are sold on invoice, and no not more than 100 gallons per 1
month are sold to any single first- or second-class licensee. 2
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(e) Vinous beverages or malt beverages sold under this section may be 4
delivered by the vehicle of a second-class license holder if the second-class 5
licensee cannot obtain the vinous beverages or malt beverages from a 6
wholesale dealer. 7
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 8
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 9