Vermont § 2201 - Throwing, depositing, burning, and dumping refuse; penalty; summons and complaint
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§ 2201. Throwing, depositing, burning, and dumping refuse; penalty; summons and complaint
- (a)(1) Prohibition. Every person shall be responsible for proper disposal of his or her own solid waste.
A person shall not throw, dump, deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown, dumped,
or deposited any solid waste as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6602, refuse of whatever nature, or any noxious thing in or on lands or waters of the
State outside a solid waste management facility certified by the Agency of Natural
Resources. (2) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person who is identifiable from an
examination of illegally disposed solid waste is the person who violated a provision
of this section. (3) No person shall burn or cause to be burned in the open or incinerate in any container,
furnace, or other device any solid waste without: (A) first having obtained all necessary permits from the Agency of Natural Resources,
the District Environmental Commission, and the municipality where the burning is to
take place; and (B) complying with all relevant State and local regulations and ordinances.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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