Vermont § 6608a - Economic poisons
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 6608a — Economic poisons, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6608a. Economic poisons
- (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall be responsible for and have the
authority to implement and enforce those statutes enacted by the General Assembly,
including sections 6610a and 6612 of this title, and those rules concerning the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and
disposal of economic poisons that are adopted by the Secretary of Natural Resources
in order to operate a hazardous waste management program that is equivalent to the
federal program under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976 as subsequently amended and codified in 42 U.S.C. chapter 82, subchapter 3. Procedures
and funding for the interdepartmental implementation of a waste economic poison management
program shall be established between the Secretary of Natural Resources and the Secretary
of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (b) The Secretary of Natural Resources shall not adopt rules concerning the management
of waste economic poisons that are more stringent than the statutory and regulatory
requirements under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
without the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (c) Nothing in this section is intended to interfere with the Secretary of Agriculture,
Food and Markets’ authority relating to insecticides, fungicides, and rodenticides
under 6 V.S.A. chapter 81 and relating to pesticides under 6 V.S.A. chapter 87 or shall prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets from adopting rules
concerning the management of waste economic poisons that are more stringent than the
statutory and regulatory requirements under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976. Nothing in this section is intended to interfere with the
Agency of Transportation’s authority under section 6607 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 106, § 1; amended 1983, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 23, § 100; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 35; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 47a.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 6608a
What does Vermont Statutes Online § 6608a cover?
Section 6608a ("Economic poisons") 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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