State file
Vermont alcohol server card
Officially the DLL seller/server training. Your manager probably called it DLL training.
August 1, 2026
Vermont requires seller and server training before you start working, by statute, with re-training every 24 months. The penalty is suspension, a fine of up to $100, or both. Vermont runs its own seminars, and for the licence itself only the state's own training counts.
Required by statute (7 V.S.A. section 213). The penalty is suspension, a fine of up to $100, or both.
The rule, field by field
Does it cover you?
- Server / waiterYesYes, before you start working
- BartenderYesYes, before you start working
- Door / ID checkNot statedThe state does not name this job either way, so we will not guess.
- Manager or supervisorYesYes. Owners and supervisors are named in the rule
- Cashier (store, off-premise)Not statedThe state does not name this job either way, so we will not guess.
- Busser / hostNot statedThe state does not name this job either way, so we will not guess.
- DeliveryNot statedThe state does not name this job either way, so we will not guess.
What the other sites get wrong
- Vermont is its own provider: the Department of Liquor and Lottery runs the seminars. Approved third parties and in-house training with DLL materials also count, but for the license itself only the state's own count.
The courses Vermont approved
This is the state’s own list, not ours. We do not rank it and we do not have a favourite: the ordering rule is published in how we check.
We have not transcribed this state's approved list yet.
We publish the state’s own list, in full, with the price each provider charges. Until we have read it off the state page ourselves, we would rather show you nothing than show you a list we copied.
The state publishes the list here: 7 V.S.A. section 213 and Vermont DLL education
Common questions
Can I take a private course instead?
For your own training, approved third parties and in-house training using the Department's materials both count. For the licence itself, only the state's own seminars do, which is unusual and worth checking before you pay anyone.
When do I have to have it?
Before you start working, not within some window after. Vermont writes it into the statute, and re-training comes around every 24 months.
Written by Luciano Canziani. Updated August 1, 2026. Every requirement above was read in 7 V.S.A. section 213 and Vermont DLL education on August 1, 2026. Check it yourself before you pay for anything: that is the point of publishing it.