Vermont § 4989 - Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4989 — Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4989. Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers
- (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall adopt by rule a process by which
a nutrient management technical service provider shall be certified to operate within
the State. The certification process shall require a nutrient management technical
service provider to complete eight hours of training over each five-year period regarding: (1) calculating manure and agricultural waste generation; (2) taking soil and manure samples; (3) identifying and creating maps of all natural resource features; (4) use of erosion calculation tools; (5) reconciling plans using records; (6) use of nutrient index tools; and (7) requirements within the Required Agricultural Practices, Medium Farm Operation rules
and general permit, and Large Farm Operation rules. (b) Beginning 45 days after the effective date of the rule adopted by the Secretary of
Agriculture, Food and Markets under subsection (a) of this section to regulate nutrient
management technical service providers, a nutrient management technical service provider
shall not create a nutrient management plan for a farm unless certified by the Secretary
of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (Added 2017, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 5a, eff. May 30, 2018; amended 2019, No. 64, § 10.)
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Section 4989 ("Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers") 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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