Vermont § 5410 - Location confidential

§ 5410. Location confidential

• (a) The Secretary shall not disclose information regarding the specific location of threatened
  or endangered species sites or habitats except: (1) to the owner of land upon which the species is located; (2) to a potential buyer of land upon which the species is located who has a bona fide
  contract to buy the land and applies to the Secretary for disclosure of threatened
  or endangered species information; (3) to qualified individuals or organizations, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations
  for scientific research or for preservation and planning purposes when the Secretary
  determines that the preservation of the species is not further endangered by the disclosure;
  or (4) during regulatory processes with the exception of threatened or endangered species
  listed under subsection (b) of this section. (b) The Secretary shall maintain a subset list of threatened and endangered species whose
  specific names shall not be included in regulatory planning. The subset list shall
  include threatened or endangered species for which the species names and locations
  shall not be disclosed because of the risk that the species will be significantly
  harmed by unauthorized take, such as illegal collection, commercial trade, human-caused
  mortality, or destruction of habitat. The list shall be based on the rarity of the
  species, known collection and commercial trade activities in Vermont and other states
  or countries, incidents of human-caused mortality or destruction of habitat, and other
  factors that present a threat to the continued existence of the species. (c) When the Secretary issues a permit under this chapter to take a threatened or endangered
  species or destroy or adversely impact critical habitat and when the Secretary designates
  critical habitat by rule under section 5402a of this title, the Secretary shall disclose only the municipality and general location where the
  threatened or endangered species or designated critical habitat is located. When the
  Secretary designates critical habitat under section 5402a of this title, the Secretary shall notify the municipality in which the critical habitat is located
  and shall disclose the general location of the designated critical habitat. (Added 1995, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 2025, No. 47, § 18, eff. July 1, 2025.)