Vermont · Through 2025 session

31 V.S.A. § 1202: License required

(a) Manufacture. Break-open tickets sold in Vermont shall be manufactured only by a person licensed by the Commissioner. A licensed manufacturer shall sell break-open tickets only to distributors licensed under this chapter. A distributor licensed under this chapter shall purchase break-open tickets only from a manufacturer licensed under this chapter.
(b) Distribution. A distributor who sells or distributes break-open tickets for resale in Vermont shall be licensed by the Commissioner and shall also be:
(1) a natural person who is a resident of Vermont;
(2) a partnership in which the majority of partners are residents of Vermont;
(3) a corporation incorporated under the laws of Vermont, provided that a majority of the ownership interest is held by residents of Vermont; or
(4) a person who is not a resident of Vermont and whose state of residence allows residents or corporations of Vermont to distribute break-open tickets in that state under similar terms and conditions as provided under this chapter.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 31: Recreation and Sports
Chapter 023: Games of Chance

(b) Distribution. A distributor who sells or distributes break-open tickets for resale in Vermont shall be licensed by the Commissioner and shall also be:

(1) a natural person who is a resident of Vermont;

(2) a partnership in which the majority of partners are residents of Vermont;

(3) a corporation incorporated under the laws of Vermont, provided that a majority of the ownership interest is held by residents of Vermont; or

(4) a person who is not a resident of Vermont and whose state of residence allows residents or corporations of Vermont to distribute break-open tickets in that state under similar terms and conditions as provided under this chapter.

Collected 2026-09-05T17:17:10Z. Source file · JSON

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