§ 5. Division of Liquor Control; raffles for right to purchase rare and unusual products
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of 13 V.S.A. chapter 51 to the contrary, the Division of Liquor Control may conduct raffles for the right to purchase certain rare and unusual spirits and fortified wines that are acquired by the Board of Liquor and Lottery. A raffle conducted pursuant to this section shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Tickets to enter the raffle shall only be available for purchase to a member of the general public who is 21 years of age or older.
(2) Tickets for the raffle shall be sold at a price fixed by the Commissioner.
(3) All notices or advertisements relating to the raffle shall clearly state:
(A) the price of a raffle ticket;
(B) the date of the drawing;
(C) the sales price of each rare and unusual spirit or fortified wine; and
(D) that the winning prize will be the right to purchase the rare and unusual spirit or fortified wine for the specified sales price.
(4) No Board member or employee of the Department of Liquor and Lottery and no immediate family member of a Board member or employee of the Department shall be permitted to enter the raffle.
(b) The proceeds from the sale of tickets for each raffle shall be deposited in the Liquor Control Enterprise Fund established pursuant to section 112 of this title.
(c) As used in this section, "rare and unusual spirits and fortified wines" means spirits and fortified wines that are distributed or allocated to the Board in an amount that is insufficient for general distribution to local agency stores and for which the Commissioner determines that an extraordinary level of public demand exists. (Added 2017, No. 83, § 163; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 2.)
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