Is it legal to own a pet armadillo?
Permit required
Vermont requires a permit to keep armadillos, and those permits are rarely granted for pets.
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Vermont
Every QuirkMaps topic for Vermont, grouped by category. Each answer links to the official source it comes from.
Exotic pets
Vehicles
Can car dealerships open on Sundays?
Sunday sales allowed
Vermont has no state law that stops car dealers from selling on Sunday.
Do adults have to wear motorcycle helmets?
All riders
Vermont requires every motorcycle operator and passenger to wear a helmet, regardless of age.
Do you need a front license plate?
Front and rear plates
Vermont requires a front and a rear plate when the state issues two plates, as it does for ordinary cars.
Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Self-serve allowed
Vermont allows self-service gas; state law regulates self-service stations and requires them to help drivers with disabilities.
Is it legal to put a train horn on a car?
No state limit found
Vermont requires a working horn used only as a warning, but no state limit on horn loudness or type was found.
Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
Regular safety inspection
Vermont requires every registered vehicle to pass a safety inspection once a year.
Home & property
Are fireworks legal?
Consumer fireworks banned
Vermont bans consumer fireworks for private use; only small sparklers and novelties are legal without a display permit.
Food & drink
Are happy hour drink specials legal?
Happy hour banned
Vermont bars and restaurants may not offer reduced drink prices for part of the day, though lower prices for a full day are allowed.
Is there a bottle deposit?
Bottle deposit law
Vermont has a bottle deposit: 5 cents on beer, soda and similar drinks, and 15 cents on liquor bottles.
Where can you buy liquor?
Private agency stores
Vermont sells liquor only through 802Spirits agency stores: private businesses under contract with the state, selling state-owned liquor at state-set prices.
Time & calendar
Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST
Vermont observes daylight saving time by statute and has not passed a law to change that.
Money & taxes
Are groceries taxed?
Groceries exempt
Vermont exempts food sold to be eaten off the premises from its 6% sales tax. Soft drinks are taxed.
Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Yes. Vermont runs a state lottery under its Board of Liquor and Lottery.
Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
No tax-free period
Vermont has a 6% statewide sales tax but no sales tax holiday in current law.
Voting & elections
Do you need an ID to vote?
No ID document required
Vermont doesn't require ID at the polls; voters state their name and are checked off the voter list.