Vermont Code — 06
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- § 1. General powers of Agency; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- § 2. Appointment of Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets Biennially, in the month of February, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the
- § 3. Duties of Secretary generally; educational work The Secretary shall promote the agricultural interests and education throughout the
- § 4. Meetings outside State The Secretary may attend conventions, meetings, or institutes relating to agriculture held in other states or countries
- § 5. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(c)(1).
- § 6. Combined licenses
- § 7. Feed, seed, and fertilizer authority Authority to administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 35 of this title is hereby transferred from the Director of the Experiment Station to the Secretary of
- § 8. Agricultural lands planning criteria
- § 9. Service charges The Secretary may assess charges for services rendered by Agency employees to commercial enterprises that are not required by or otherwise referred to in statute
- § 10. Special funds Fees, assessments, and reimbursements of costs collected by the Agency of Agriculture,
- § 11. Administrative hearings; hearing officers The Secretary may designate a hearing officer to preside in his or her place in all matters in which the Secretary is required or permitted by law to conduct a hearing
- § 12. Search warrants
- § 13. Assurances of discontinuance
- § 14. Acceptance of gifts of real property The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may accept gifts of the rights and interests in real property in the manner provided by 10 V.S.A. chapter 155
- § 15. Administrative penalties
- § 16. Notice and fair hearing requirements
- § 17. Collections
- § 18. Certificate of free sale
- § 19. Emergency livestock feed program
- § 20. Vermont Food Animal Veterinarian Educational Loan Repayment Fund
- § 21. Authority to address public health hazards and food safety issues
- § 22. License applications and pending allegations or past violations
- § 23. Good standing for agency grants
- § 31. Program established The Agricultural Land Development Rights Acquisition Program is established within the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- § 32. Duties of the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- § 33. Assessments After acquisition of development rights by the State, the agricultural landowner shall be
- § 61. Information collection and confidentiality
- § 62. Repealed. 1977, No. 118 (Adj
- § 63. Compilation of abstracts; forms; expenses On or before July 1, the town clerk shall forward such abstracts to the
- § 121. Creation and purpose There is created within the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets a central testing
- § 122. Fees Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 603, the Agency shall establish fees for providing agricultural, environmental, and other necessary testing services at the request of private individuals and State agencies
- § 123. Regulated drugs
- § 171. Establishment of grades and standards The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets may establish and adopt official
- § 172. Notice and hearing Before establishing, amending, or modifying any such grades or standards, the Secretary shall hold properly advertised public hearings in such places within the State as he or she shall deem proper
- § 173. Designation of brands, labels, or trademarks The Secretary may determine or design brands, labels, or trademarks for
- § 174. Publication of grades, standards, brands, labels, or trademarks Upon the establishment of such grades or standards and
- § 175. Revocation of right to use brands, labels, or trademarks The Secretary may revoke or suspend the right to use such
- § 176. Inspectors and certificates of inspection
- § 177. Access to buildings or places; examination The Secretary, in person or by deputy, shall have free access at all
- § 178. Unlawful acts; penalties
- § 179. Rules; fees
- § 180. Additional authority The Secretary shall have authority as
- § 181. Repealed. 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff
- § 201. Labeling of irradiated foods All fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry, eggs, dairy products, and other natural and processed products offered for sale at retail or wholesale in
- § 202. Penalty Each day the provisions of this chapter are violated shall constitute a separate civil offense
- § 231. Definition The word “person,” as used in this chapter, shall include corporations, companies, societies, and associations
- § 232. Application of chapter
- § 233. Establishment of grades
- § 234. Marks on containers Every package, container, or receptacle of apples that is packed, sold, distributed,
- § 235. Exemptions as to markings On containers or display racks from which apples are sold in retail quantities, the
- § 236. Marks on containers as to weight, measure, or count The provisions of 9 V.S.A. chapter 73 shall apply to this chapter.
- § 237. Notice of violation When the Secretary becomes cognizant of a violation of a provision of this chapter, he
- § 238. Rules The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall make and publish uniform rules for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff
- § 239. Penalty Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $25.00 nor less than $10.00 for the first offense and not more than $50.00 nor less than $10.00 for each subsequent offense
- § 250. Legislative declaration It is hereby declared that the inability of individual producers to develop new and
- § 251. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter:
- § 252. §§ 252, 253.
- § 253a. Vermont agricultural commodity marketing boards
- § 254. Authority of the Secretary
- § 255. Eligibility of producers; conduct of referendum
- § 256. Marketing Rule Fund
- § 291. §§ 291-301.
- § 321. Title This chapter shall be known as the “Vermont Commercial Feed Law of 1986.” (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj
- § 322. Enforcing official This chapter shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her designee, hereafter referred to as the “Secretary.” (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj
- § 323. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 324. Registration and fees
- § 325. Labeling
- § 326. Misbranding A commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product shall be deemed to be misbranded if:
- § 327. Adulteration
- § 328. Repealed. 2021, No. 41, § 9.
- § 329. Rules
- § 330. Inspection; sampling; analysis
- § 331. Product deficiency; short weight
- § 332. Detained commercial feeds, feed supplements, or dosage form animal health products
- § 333. Penalties
- § 334. Cooperation with other entities
- § 335. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(c)(2).
- § 336. Administrative penalty
- § 351. Definitions; fresh eggs
- § 351a. Application The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all shipments, containers, or displays in which eggs are packed, distributed, sold, held in storage, offered, or exposed for sale. (Added 1973, No. 149 (Adj
- § 352. Prohibition A person shall not:
- § 353. Shell-treated eggs Eggs that have been shell treated or shell protected may be sold as fresh eggs, provided they show no more than traces of approved protective covering on the shells. (Amended 1973, No. 149 (Adj
- § 354. Marking of containers Each container containing eggs being sold, exposed, offered, or advertised for sale
- § 354a. Containers A person shall not pack shell eggs in containers that are not structurally sound and clean. (Added 1973, No. 149 (Adj
- § 355. Enforcement; rules; inspectors The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall establish such rules and employ such inspectors as are deemed necessary and advisable
- § 356. Notice of violation
- § 357. Penalty
- § 358. Disposition of fines Such fines as are collected under the provisions of this chapter shall belong and be paid to the State.
- § 361. Title This chapter shall be known as the “Fertilizer, Lime, and Beneficial Substances Law.” (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj
- § 362. Enforcing official This chapter shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or designee, hereafter referred to as the Secretary. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj
- § 363. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 364. Registration
- § 365. Labels
- § 366. Tonnage fees
- § 367. Inspection; sampling; analysis
- § 368. Misbranding
- § 369. Adulteration No person shall distribute an adulterated lime, beneficial substance, or fertilizer product
- § 370. Publication; consumer information regarding use on nonagricultural turf of fertilizer and beneficial substances
- § 371. Rules The Secretary is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 as may be necessary to implement the intent of this chapter and to enforce those rules. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj
- § 372. Plant food variations
- § 373. Commercial value After consultation with the fertilizer industry, the Secretary shall determine periodically the values per unit of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and potash in fertilizers
- § 374. Short weight
- § 375. Cancellation of registration
- § 376. Detained fertilizer, beneficial substance, and lime
- § 377. Appeal Any party adversely affected by a decision of the Secretary made pursuant to section 372, 374, or 375 of this title may appeal questions of law to a Superior Court. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj
- § 378. Penalty
- § 379. Exchanges between manufacturers
- § 380. Administrative penalty
- § 381. Golf courses; nutrient management plan As a condition of the permit issued to golf courses under chapter 87 of this
- § 411. §§ 411-421.
- § 441. Prohibition No person engaged in the business of processing or storing consumer frozen foods or foods that
- § 442. Administration; jurisdiction
- § 443. Rules; hearing; inspections
- § 444. Reinspection The Secretary may, in instances such as a first offense, make due allowance for initial
- § 445. Penalties Any person violating this chapter, or any regulation made under its authority, shall be fined not more than $100.00 for the first offense and not more than $200.00 for each subsequent offense
- § 471. §§ 471-479.
- § 511. §§ 511-521.
- § 481. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Advertisement” means any method used to call attention to a product that is intended to arouse a desire to purchase that product
- § 482. Enforcement; inspectors
- § 483. License required
- § 484. Records; inspection
- § 485. Revocation or suspension of licenses; appeals
- § 486. Trademark The trademark, “State of Vermont Pure Maple Syrup,” is hereby registered with the
- § 487. Standards
- § 488. Sampling, testing, and grading devices; certification
- § 489. Hydrometers
- § 490. Labels
- § 491. Adulteration; filtration
- § 492. Labeling container of maple flavored products
- § 493. Labeling container of artificial maple flavored products It shall be unlawful to use the term “maple syrup” or “maple
- § 493a. Use of the term “Vermont maple” The term “Vermont maple” may be used only to describe any product, flavoring,
- § 494. Containers and equipment; rules; manufacturer certification required if plastic resin used
- § 495. Advertising
- § 496. Rules; powers
- § 497. Violation A person shall not knowingly or intentionally:
- § 498. Penalties
- § 499. Construction
- § 551. Definitions
- § 552. Application of chapter The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all shipments, packages, containers,
- § 553. Marking of containers
- § 554. Exemptions
- § 555. Advertising All newspaper, radio, or display advertising of potatoes in which the price is stated must show or state the grade or grades of potatoes being advertised.
- § 556. Enforcement; rules The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall diligently enforce all of the provisions of this chapter
- § 557. Penalty Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $25.00 nor less than $10.00 for the first offense and not more than $50.00 nor less than $25.00 for each subsequent offense
- § 558. Repealed. 1973, No. 249 (Adj
- § 561. Findings; intent
- § 562. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (2)(A) “Grow” means:
- § 563. Hemp; an agricultural product
- § 564. State Hemp Program; registration; application; administration
- § 565. Repealed. 2013, No. 84, § 1.
- § 566. Rulemaking authority
- § 567. Repealed. 2021 (Adj
- § 568. Test results; enforcement
- § 569. Administrative penalties
- § 570. Registration fees
- § 571. Hemp seed; labeling; standards
- § 611. Service for certification of seed; standards and rules
- § 612. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(c)(3).
- § 613. Assistants The Secretary shall employ assistants to enable the Secretary to make inspections of potato or other fields enrolled under the rules referred to. (Amended 1999, No. 49, § 110; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff
- § 614. Certificates; tags for containers; shipping inspectors
- § 615. Shipping inspection The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall have authority to set up shipping inspection as a part of the certification service. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff
- § 616. Fees
- § 617. Denial of use of certification service
- § 618. Penalty
- § 641. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 642. Duties and authority of the Secretary
- § 643. Enforcement
- § 644. Label requirements for agricultural, flower, and vegetable seeds
- § 645. Records Each person whose name appears on a label as handling agricultural, flower, or vegetable seed
- § 646. Exemptions
- § 647. Administrative penalties
- § 648. Inspections
- § 649. §§ 649, 650.
- § 651. §§ 651-672.
- § 681. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 682. Consumer information required
- § 683. Means of disclosure Persons subject to the requirements of section 682 of this title shall disclose the unit price and total price to consumers in one or more of the following appropriate ways:
- § 684. Repealed. 1973, No. 50.
- § 685. Secretary’s powers The Secretary shall: (1) Designate by regulation those consumer commodities in addition to the consumer commodities specifically enumerated in subsection 682
- § 686. Exceptions The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to sales of consumer commodities: (1) At a retail store with less than 7,000 square feet of floor space dedicated to the sale of consumer commodities
- § 687. Penalty A person who violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Added 1971, No. 240 (Adj
- § 691. §§ 691-708.
- § 761. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 762. License; fee
- § 763. Exemptions from license The provisions of section 762 of this title relative to requiring a license shall not apply to
- § 764. Bond
- § 764a. §§ 764a, 765.
- § 766. Repealed. 1989, No. 257 (Adj
- § 767. Possession of license; expiration date; licenses not transferable
- § 768. Duties of dealers, transporters, and packers A livestock dealer, transporter, or packer licensed under section 762 of this title shall:
- § 769. Cancellation of license
- § 770. Penalty
- § 771. Repealed. 1999, No. 49, § 114(2).
- § 772. Repealed. 2017, No. 30, § 1.
- § 791. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 792. Establishment of Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council
- § 793. Powers and duties of Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council
- § 821. §§ 821-838.
- § 851. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Adulterated” has the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 4059 when applied to produce and includes “adulteration” under rules adopted under 18
- § 852. Authority
- § 853. Farm inspections
- § 854. Records The owner or operator of a produce farm shall maintain records required by the federal
- § 855. Rules The Secretary may adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 as may be necessary to implement this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 104 (Adj
- § 856. Enforcement; corrective actions When the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets determines that a person is
- § 857. Enforcement; administrative orders
- § 891. License Excepting frozen food locker plants, any person, as defined in 9A V.S.A. §§ 1-201 and 7-102, who stores eggs,
- § 892. Requirements Before licensing a place of business under this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture,
- § 893. Application forms; fee The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall furnish necessary application forms
- § 901. §§ 901-905.
- § 911. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 912. Administration Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the distribution, sale, and transportation of economic poisons is by this chapter vested exclusively in the Secretary. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff
- § 913. Powers of Secretary The Secretary may, after opportunity for a hearing:
- § 914. Delegation of duties All authority vested in the Secretary by virtue of the provisions of this chapter may with like force and effect be executed by such employees of the Agency of Agriculture,
- § 915. Rules The Secretary, after due public hearing, may make appropriate rules for carrying out the provisions
- § 916. Cooperation with State and federal agencies The Secretary is authorized and empowered to cooperate with, and enter into agreements with, any other agency of this State, the U.S
- § 917. Uniformity between State requirements and federal regulations In order to avoid confusion, endangering the public
- § 918. Registration
- § 919. Prohibited distribution; sale or transportation It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, sell, or offer for sale within this
- § 920. Other prohibitions
- § 921. Seizure and condemnation
- § 922. Disposition after condemnation If the article is condemned, it shall, after entry of decree, be disposed of by
- § 923. Procedure for prosecuting violations The examination of economic poisons shall be made under the direction of the Secretary for the purpose of determining whether they comply with the requirements of this chapter
- § 924. Duty of State’s
- § 925. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(c)(4).
- § 926. Penalties
- § 927. Exceptions from penalties The penalties provided for violations of section 919 of this title shall not apply to: (1) Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting an economic poison within this
- § 928. Foreign exports Articles shall not be deemed in violation of this chapter when intended solely for export to a foreign country and when prepared or packed according to the specifications or directions of the purchaser
- § 929. Revolving fund
- § 981. Adoption of compact
- § 982. Cooperation of State agencies with Insurance Fund Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencies, and officers of this State may cooperate with the Insurance Fund established by the
- § 983. Filing of bylaws and amendments Pursuant to section 981 of this title, Article IV
- § 984. Compact Administrator The Compact Administrator for this State shall be the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or a designated representative
- § 985. Request for assistance from Insurance Fund Within the meaning of section 981 of this title, Article VI
- § 986. Credit for expenditures The department, agency, or officer
- § 987. Executive head As used in the compact, with reference to this State, the term “executive head” shall mean the Governor. (Added 2009, No. 8, § 2.)
- § 1021. §§ 1021-1025.
- § 1030. Definitions Whenever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
- § 1031. Functions of Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets and Commissioner of Forests,
- § 1032. Powers of the Secretary The Secretary in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter may:
- § 1033. Detection and abundance surveys; eradication and suppression The Secretary may conduct detection and abundance surveys
- § 1034. Quarantines The Secretary may establish and maintain quarantines and adopt other orders and rules pursuant
- § 1035. Permits No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, expose, move, transport, deliver, ship, or offer for
- § 1036. Technical assistance The Secretary may provide technical assistance in the area of pest management
- § 1037. Administrative orders The Secretary may issue appropriate orders and institute appropriate proceedings on behalf of the agency to enforce this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter
- § 1038. Administrative penalties A person who violates any provisions of this chapter or a rule adopted under this
- § 1039. Confidentiality of trade secrets The Secretary may not make information public that contains or relates to trade secrets, commercial, or financial information obtained from a person that is privileged or confidential
- § 1040. Repealed. 2023, No. 73, § 22, eff
- § 1081. Repealed. 1959, No. 329 (Adj
- § 1082. Mosquito and biting arthropod control by Agency The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall, when funds are
- § 1083. Duties of Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets; authority of landowners to use mosquito controls
- § 1084. Employees; equipment; entry on lands The Secretary may employ one or more trained persons to carry out provisions of section 1083 of this title and procure such equipment as is necessary
- § 1085. Mosquito Control Grant Program
- § 1101. Definitions As used in this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
- § 1103. Regulation by Secretary
- § 1104. Powers of Secretary The Secretary in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter may:
- § 1105. Use and sale of DDT prohibited
- § 1105a. Treated articles; powers of Secretary; best management practices
- § 1105b. Use and sale of neonicotinoid treated article seeds [Contingently effective January 1, 2029]
- § 1105c. Neonicotinoid pesticides; prohibited uses
- § 1106. Financial responsibility
- § 1107. Penalty
- § 1108. Construction with other laws The provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 shall apply to adoption of rules, notices, hearings, and other proceedings under this chapter unless inconsistent with its provisions
- § 1109. Licensing retail dealers The Secretary may adopt rules requiring persons selling Class C pesticides at retail to be licensed under this chapter and may establish reasonable requirements for obtaining licenses
- § 1110. Pesticide monitoring The Secretary shall develop and implement a plan to monitor the use of pesticides registered in Vermont
- § 1111. Administrative penalties
- § 1112. Licensing pesticide applicators; pesticide companies; dealers
- § 1113. Accessory on-farm businesses; pesticides; posting When an agricultural pesticide is applied on a farm in an area in
- § 1121. §§ 1121-1129.
- § 1141. §§ 1141-1148.
- § 1151. Definitions As used in this part: (1) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian approved by the U.S
- § 1152. Administration; inspection; testing; records
- § 1153. Rules
- § 1154. Repealed. 2017, No. 30, § 3.
- § 1154a. Testing of cultured fish and fee fishing businesses Health testing of cultured fish may be provided to commercial fish
- § 1155. Repealed. 2017, No. 30, § 3.
- § 1156. Public nuisance Contagious diseases as defined in subdivision 1151
- § 1157. Quarantine
- § 1158. Quarantine zone
- § 1159. Disposal of diseased animals
- § 1160. Emergency outbreak of contagious disease In case of the outbreak within this State of some contagious disease of
- § 1161. Fees for testing The Secretary may assess fees necessary to cover the cost of testing domestic animals for contagious diseases. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj
- § 1162. Report of disease
- § 1163. Additional violations
- § 1164. Civil penalties
- § 1165. Testing of captive deer
- § 1181. Certification required
- § 1182. Testing of equine animals
- § 1183. Disposition of reactors
- § 1184. Penalties Any person who violates the provisions of section 1181, 1182, or 1183 of this title shall be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. (Added 1987, No. 276 (Adj
- § 1201. §§ 1201-1203.
- § 1204. Repealed. 1987, No. 276 (Adj
- § 1205. §§ 1205, 1206.
- § 1241. §§ 1241-1247.
- § 1281. §§ 1281-1292.
- § 1293. Repealed. 1987, No. 276 (Adj
- § 1331. §§ 1331-1338.
- § 1339. Repealed. 1987, No. 276 (Adj
- § 1401. §§ 1401-1419.
- § 1459. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 1460. Interstate movement; administration