Alcohol shipping laws in Vermont

(b)(1) A manufacturer or rectifier of malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink
spirits beverages licensed in another state that operates a brewery, winery, or distillery
in the United States and holds valid state and federal permits and licenses may be
granted an out-of-state consumer shipping license by filing with the Division of Liquor
Control an application in a form required by the Commissioner accompanied by copies
of the applicant’s current out-of-state manufacturer’s license and the fee provided
in section 204 of this title.
(2) An out-of-state consumer shipping license may be renewed annually by submitting to
the Division the fee provided in section 204 of this title accompanied by the licensee’s current out-of-state manufacturer’s license.
(3) As used in this section, “out-of-state” means any state other than Vermont, any territory
or possession of the United States, and does not include a foreign country.
(c)(1) A consumer shipping license granted pursuant to this section shall permit the licensee
to ship malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to- drink spirits beverages produced
by the licensee to private residents for personal use and not for resale.
(2) A licensee shall not ship more than 12 cases of malt beverages containing not more
than 36 gallons of malt beverages or not more than 12 cases of vinous beverages or
ready-to-drink spirits beverages containing not more than 29 gallons of vinous beverages
or ready-to-drink spirits beverages to any one Vermont resident in any calendar year.
(3) The beverages shall be shipped by common carrier certified by the Division pursuant
to section 280 of this subchapter. The common carrier shall comply with all the following:
(A) deliver beverages pursuant to an invoice that includes the name of the licensee and
the name and address of the purchaser;
(B) on delivery, require a valid authorized form of identification, as defined in section 589 of this title, from a recipient who appears to be under 30 years of age; and
(C) require the recipient to sign an electronic or paper form or other acknowledgment
of receipt. (Added 2017, No. 83, § 62; amended 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 62; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. July 1, 2022.)

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 226 of this title, direct shipments of malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink spirits
beverages are prohibited if the shipment is not specifically authorized and in compliance
with sections 277–280 of this subchapter.
(2) Any person who knowingly makes, participates in, imports, or receives a direct shipment
of malt beverages, vinous beverages, or ready-to-drink spirits beverages from a person
who does not hold a license, permit, or certificate pursuant to sections 226 or 277–280 of this title may be fined not more than $2,500.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(a)(1) All spirits and fortified wines imported or transported into this State shall be imported
or transported by and through the Board of Liquor and Lottery. A person importing
or transporting or causing to be imported or transported into this State any spirits
or fortified wines, or both, in violation of this section shall be imprisoned not
more than one year or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, a person may import or transport
not more than eight quarts of spirits or fortified wines, or both, into this State
in the person’s own private vehicle or in his or her actual possession at the time
of importation without a license or permit, provided the beverages are not for resale.

(a) A person shall not:
(1) sell or furnish alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age; or
(2) knowingly enable the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person under 21 years
of age.

§1716. Injurious articles as nonmailable
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(f) All spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquors of any kind are nonmailable and shall not be deposited in or carried through the mails.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 781; May 8, 1952, ch. 246, 66 Stat. 67; June 29, 1955, ch. 224, 69 Stat. 191; Pub. L. 85–268, Sept. 2, 1957, 71 Stat. 594; Pub. L. 85–623, §5, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 562; Pub. L. 91–375, §6(j)(25), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 779; Pub. L. 92–191, §1, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 647; Pub. L. 99–570, title X, §10003, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–167; Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, §60003(a)(7), title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1969, 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §607(g), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, §4002(b)(2), (6), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1807; Pub. L. 109–435, title X, §1008(d), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3261.)

Only FedEx-approved, licensed alcohol shippers that have entered into a FedEx Alcohol Shipping Agreement may ship alcohol via FedEx services. Consumers may not ship alcohol of any type via FedEx services.
For all alcohol shipments, you’ll need to sign a FedEx Alcohol Shipping agreement. Contact your FedEx account executive for details and assistance and if you don't have an assigned account executive, call FedEx Customer Services at 1.800.463.3339.
Adult signature service option. State law, as well as FedEx policy, requires an adult signature at the time of delivery for every U.S. package containing alcohol. It is your responsibility to ensure the adult signature requirement service option is selected so that FedEx requests and obtains the required adult signature. A $5.75 fee per shipment applies for this service.

FedEx currently only permits wine shipments under licensee-to-consumer agreements; beer and spirits require licensee-to- licensee.
Licensee-to-consumer
FedEx only transports wine licensee-to-consumer.

UPS only accepts packages containing wine from shippers who are licensed under applicable law and who have signed and entered into a contract with UPS for the transportation of wine.
All wine shippers must enter into a UPS Agreement for Approved Wine Shippers.
All alcohol shippers must schedule a consultation call or speak to their Account Manager to review UPS alcohol shipping policies, submit copies of your state licenses, and complete a shipping agreement.
The ability to ship wine depends upon the nature of the shipper's license to sell wine, and the laws of the destination states. UPS permits the following types of wine shipments:
Shipments of wine from licensed shippers may be shipped to licensed consignees, where permitted by applicable law. For example, a licensed manufacturer may ship to a licensed distributor, or a licensed distributor may ship to a licensed retailer, so long as the shipments are made in accordance with applicable law. "Licensed to Licensed" shipments cannot be made to consumers.
All wine shipments must be made using the UPS Delivery Confirmation Adult Signature Required service, requiring the signature of an adult 21 years of age or older upon delivery.
Some states also allow shipments of wine from out-of-state licensed wine retailers to consumers. These states are known as "Retailer Direct Shipment States." Shipments of wine from licensed out-of-state retailers may be made to consignees in "Retailer Direct Shipment States" subject to all of the conditions applicable to Winery Direct Shipment States, except that the purchase is made from a licensed out-of-state retailer rather than a winery. Refer to Addendum A for approved Retailer Direct Shipment States.
All shippers who wish to ship wine must enter into either the UPS Agreement for Approved Wine Shippers, or the UPS Wine Industry Fulfillment House Agreement For Approved Wine Shippers. UPS DOES NOT ACCEPT SHIPMENTS OF WINE FROM SHIPPERS WHO HAVE NOT ENTERED INTO ONE OF THESE AGREEMENTS.