Section 266 - Prohibited conduct(a) It shall be prohibited conduct:(1) to employ a lobbyist or lobbying firm, or accept employment as a lobbyist or lobbying firm, for compensation that is dependent on a contingency;(2) for a legislator or administrative official to solicit a gift, other than a contribution, from a registered employer or registered lobbyist or a lobbying firm engaged by an employer, except that charitable contributions for nonprofit organizations qualified under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) may be solicited from registered employers and registered lobbyists or lobbying firms engaged by an employer; or(3) when the General Assembly is in session, until adjournment sine die: (A) for a legislator, a legislator's candidate's committee, a legislative leadership political committee, or an administrative official to solicit a contribution from a registered lobbyist, a registered employer, or a lobbying firm engaged by an employer; or(B) for a registered lobbyist, registered employer, or a lobbying firm engaged by an employer to make or promise a contribution to a legislator, a legislator's candidate's committee, or a legislative leadership political committee.(b)(1) A legislator or an Executive officer, for one year after leaving office, shall not be a lobbyist in this State.(2) The prohibition set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a lobbyist exempted under section 262 of this chapter.(c) As used in this section:(1) "Candidate's committee," "contribution," and "legislative leadership political committee" shall have the same meanings as in 17 V.S.A. chapter 61 (campaign finance).(2) "Executive officer" means:(A) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, or Attorney General; or(B) under the Office of the Governor, an agency secretary or deputy or a department commissioner or deputy.Added 1989, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. 4/30/1990; amended 1993, No. 101, § 3b; 2007, No. 5 , § 6, eff. 4/12/2007; 2015 , No. 49 , § 8; 2017 , No. 79 , § 1.