{"data":{"id":"us-vt/7-v.s.a.-161","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"7 V.S.A. § 161","heading":"Licenses voted by town; town meetings; warning","body":"(a) Upon petition of not less than five percent of the legal voters of any town, filed with the town clerk in conformance with 17 V.S.A. § 2642, the warning of the annual or special meeting shall contain an article providing for a vote upon the following questions:\nShall licenses for the sale of malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages be granted in this town?\nShall spirits and fortified wines be sold in this town?\nThe vote under the article shall be by ballot in the following form:\nShall licenses for the sale of malt beverages, vinous beverages, and ready-to-drink spirits beverages be granted in this town?\nYes ___ No ___\nShall spirits and fortified wines be sold in this town?\nYes ___ No ___\n(b) Licenses and permits for the sale of malt beverages, vinous beverages, ready-to-drink spirits beverages, and spirits and fortified wines shall be issued according to the vote at the annual town meeting held in March 1969 until a town votes otherwise.","path":["Title 7: Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco","Chapter 007: Municipal Control"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/07/007/00161","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:20:21Z","sha256":"b0aee4b32de5a8e1e1e7761b237f9dc1d4adaa666c43e70805ef45cc66604b59","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/7-v.s.a.-113","next":"us-vt/7-v.s.a.-162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}