Department of Liquor and Lottery Extends
License Renewals for Flood-impacted Businesses
Berlin, VT- The Department of Liquor and Lottery has extended the annual license renewals for over 750 flood-impacted Vermont businesses by two months. Seven hundred sixty-one (761) individual businesses with a total of 2,476 licenses in 74 towns will receive the benefit of the license extension. These businesses were selected because they are in towns most affected by the flooding based on data gathered by the Agency of Digital Services and the Department’s flood-impact survey of licensees.
By extending the license renewal date from April 30, 2024 to June 30, 2024, the Department provides these businesses an additional 61 days on their 2023 licenses, with an economic value of $122,332. The extension applies to all types of annual liquor and tobacco licenses that the Department issues, including those for manufacturers, retail stores, restaurants, caterers, hotels, and tasting rooms.
“Following the lead of the Governor, it has been a priority for the Department to find ways to support our business customers that were impacted by this summer’s flooding,” said Department of Liquor and Lottery Commissioner Wendy Knight. “We are pleased to offer a reprieve in renewal expirations for these licensees and hope this gesture underscores our commitment to supporting Vermont businesses with liquor and tobacco licenses.”
The Department’s authority to extend the expiration of the licenses exists in Act 177.
The list of the identified towns with licenses extended by the Department includes: Barnard, Barre, Barton, Bellows Falls, Bethel, Bradford, Brattleboro, Bridgewater, Brownsville, Cabot, Calais, Canaan, Cavendish, Chelsea, Chester, Concord, Craftsbury, East Burke, East Middlebury, Fairlee, Ferrisburgh, Grafton, Greensboro, Hardwick, Hartland, Hyde Park, Island Pond, Jeffersonville, Johnson, Londonderry, Lowell, Ludlow, Marlboro, Montpelier, Moretown, Morrisville, Newbury, Newfane, Newport, New Haven, Northfield, North Ferrisburgh, North Troy, Norwich, Orleans, Plainfield, Plymouth, Proctorsville, Putney, Randolph, Richmond, Quechee, Ripton, Saint Johnsbury, Rochester, Sharon, Shoreham, South Londonderry, Stowe, Troy, South Woodstock, Springfield, Weston, White River Junction, Wilmington, Windsor, Woodstock.
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