§ 239 - Licensee education - Vermont Statutes

§ 239. Licensee education

(a) No new first or second class license shall be granted until the applicant has met with a liquor control investigator for the purpose of being informed of the Vermont liquor laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the purchase, storage and sale of alcohol beverages. A corporation, partnership, or association shall designate a director, partner, or manager who shall comply with the terms of this subsection.

(b) Every first and second class licensee and every holder of a manufacturer's license shall complete the department of liquor control licensee enforcement seminar at least once every three years. A corporation, partnership, or association shall designate a director, partner, or manager who shall comply with the terms of this subsection. No first or second class license or manufacturer's license shall be renewed unless the records of the department of liquor control show that the licensee has complied with the terms of this subsection.

(c) Each licensee shall ensure that every employee who is involved in the sale or serving of alcohol beverages completes a training program approved by the department of liquor control before the employee begins serving or selling alcoholic beverages and at least once every 24 months thereafter. Each licensee shall maintain written documentation, signed by each employee trained, of each training program conducted. A licensee may comply with this requirement by conducting its own training program on its premises, using information and materials furnished by the department of liquor control. A licensee who fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be subject to a suspension of no less than one day of the license issued under this title. (Added 1987, No. 103, § 4; amended 1993, No. 11, § 3, eff. April 27, 1993; 1999, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)