Vermont § 3849 - Business personal property; local option
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3849 — Business personal property; local option, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3849. Business personal property; local option
- (a) At an annual or special meeting warned for the purpose, a municipality may, by a majority
vote of those present and voting, elect not to tax, in whole or in part, business
personal property according to this section. An election by a town not to tax business
personal property shall remain in effect until repealed or amended by a similar vote
of the town. (b) As used in this section, “business personal property” means property defined in subsection 3618(c) of this title. (c) If a town elects to repeal in whole the tax on business personal property, it may
do so effective for 100 percent of property in the year following the vote, or it
may vote to exempt an increasing percentage of property each year for a number of
years not to exceed 10 years, until 100 percent of business personal property is exempt. (Added 1991, No. 203 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 27, 1992.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 3849
What does Vermont Statutes Online § 3849 cover?
Section 3849 ("Business personal property; local option") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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