Formed in 1933, the Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery is a department of the
state government
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of
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
responsible for purchasing, distributing, and selling
distilled spirits through its agency stores and enforcing Vermont's alcohol and tobacco
statutes
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,
with a strong emphasis on limiting youth access.
References
External links
Official website
Alcohol monopolies
State alcohol agencies of the United States
State agencies of Vermont
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