Vermont requires transient (itinerant) vendors who sell goods door-to-door or at temporary locations to register with the Department of Taxes and obtain a transient vendor license under 32 V.S.A. ยง 9271. The license applies in every town and supplements any local solicitor permit.
A transient vendor under Vermont law is anyone who sells goods at a non-permanent location, including door-to-door solicitors, fair vendors, and seasonal sellers. They must register with the Department of Taxes, post a $500 bond if not a Vermont resident, collect sales tax, and display the license while operating. The state license does not preempt municipal solicitor permits, but no municipality can waive the state requirement. Charitable, religious, and political solicitations are exempt under Vermont and federal First Amendment law.
Operating without a transient vendor license: fines up to $1,000 and revocation of right to do business in Vermont.
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