Title 06, Agriculture

§ 1469. Penalties—illegal importation (a) A person engaged in a commercial enterprise who violates a provision of this chapter, the rules adopted this chapter, a permit issued pursuant to this chapter, or an order issued pursuant to this chapter may be assessed an administrative …

§ 1470. Records (a) A commercial slaughter facility operating in the State shall maintain and retain for three years records of the number of animals slaughtered at the facility, the physical address of origination of each animal, the date of slaughter of each animal, and all off…

§ 1472. Test; certificate (a) A person wishing to export a domestic animal may obtain a certificate of veterinary inspection in the following manner. The applicant shall have the animal to be exported tested for such contagious disease or other condition as may be required by the…

§ 1474. Imports from quarantined herds, groups, or flocks No person shall import domestic animals into the State from any herd, flock, or group that is under quarantine in the state or place of origin due to the presence or suspected presence of an infectious or a contagious dise…

§ 1475. Rulemaking The Secretary may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1991, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 5, 1992; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 30, § 4.)

§ 1476. Misuse or removal of official identification devices A person who, without authority from the Secretary, removes or causes to be removed from an animal any official identification device as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 86.1, or otherwise misuses or causes an official identificat…

§ 1477. Revocation of livestock dealer license The Secretary may revoke for a period of one year the license of a livestock dealer who has been convicted of a violation of the provisions of section 1476 of this chapter, and the license shall not be renewed prior to the expiration…

§ 1671. Definition (a) As used in this chapter, “prohibited food waste” means the following: (1) pre- and postconsumer waste material derived in whole or in part from the meat of any animal, including fish and poultry, or from other animal material; or (2) material that, as a res…

§ 1672. Feeding of prohibited food waste No person shall feed prohibited food waste to swine or supply prohibited food waste to others for the purpose of feeding it to swine. (Amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 2003, No. 37, § 4.)

§ 1675. Inspection and investigation; records Any authorized representative of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets or U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and in…

§ 1676. Rules; cooperation with United States The Agency is charged with administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and is authorized to adopt rules and enforce all State and federal laws, rules, and regulations that it deems necessary to carry out the purpo…

§ 1677. Penalties A person who violates any of the provisions of or who fails to perform any duty imposed by this chapter or who violates any rule adopted under this chapter shall be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. Each day upon which the violat…

§ 1731. Sale, distribution, or use (a) A person, firm, or corporation other than a licensed veterinarian shall not sell, trade, distribute, or use in this State any product containing live germs, cultures, or virulent products for the treatment of any domestic animal without firs…

§ 1732. Penalties A person, firm, or corporation who violates a provision of section 1731 of this title shall be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2017, No. 30, § 6.)

§ 1801. Statement of purpose, findings, and declaration of policy (a) The purpose of this compact is to recognize by constitutional prerequisite the interstate character of the northeast dairy industry and to form an Interstate Commission for the northeast region. The mission of …

§ 1802. Definitions For the purposes of this compact, and of any supplemental or concurring legislation enacted pursuant thereto, except as may be otherwise required by the context: (1) “Commission” means the Commission established by this compact. (2) “Compact” means this Inters…

§ 1803. Rules of construction (a) This compact shall not be construed to displace existing federal milk marketing orders or state dairy regulation in the region but to supplement them. In the event some or all federal orders in the region are discontinued, the compact shall be co…

§ 1804. Commission established There is hereby created a Commission to administer the compact, composed of delegations from each state in the region. Each delegation shall include at least one dairy farmer who is engaged in the production of milk at the time of appointment or rea…

§ 1805. Voting requirements All actions taken by the Commission, except for the establishment or termination of an over-order price or commission marketing order, and the adoption, amendment, or rescission of the Commission’s bylaws, shall be by majority vote of the delegations p…

§ 1806. Administration and management (a) The Commission shall elect annually from among the members of the participating state delegations a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a treasurer. The Commission shall appoint an executive director and fix his or her duties and compens…

§ 1807. Rulemaking power In addition to the power to promulgate a compact over-order price or commission marketing orders as provided by this compact, the Commission is further empowered to make and enforce such additional rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement …

§ 1808. Powers to promote regulatory uniformity, simplicity, and interstate cooperation The Commission is hereby empowered to: (1) Investigate or provide for investigations or research projects designed to review the existing laws and regulations of the participating states, to c…

§ 1809. Equitable farm prices (a) The powers granted in this section and section 1810 shall apply only to the establishment of a compact over-order price, so long as federal milk marketing orders remain in effect in the region. In the event that any or all such orders are termina…

§ 1810. Optional provisions for pricing order Regulations establishing a compact over-order price or a Commission marketing order may contain, but shall not be limited to, any of the following: (1) Provisions classifying milk in accordance with the form in which or purpose for wh…

§ 1811. Rulemaking procedure Before promulgation of any regulations establishing a compact over-order price or Commission marketing order, including any provision with respect to milk supply under subsection 1809(f), or amendment thereof, as provided in Article IV, the Commission…

§ 1812. Findings and referendum In addition to the concise general statement of basis and purpose required by section 4(b) of the federal Administrative Procedure Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. § 553(c)) the Commission shall make findings of fact with respect to: (1) Whether the publi…

§ 1813. Producer referendum (a) For the purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance or amendment of regulations establishing a compact over-order price or a Commission marketing order, including any provision with respect to milk supply under subsection 1809(f) of this title, is…

§ 1814. Termination of over-order price or marketing order (a) The Commission shall terminate any regulations establishing an over-order price or Commission marketing order issued under this article whenever it finds that such order or price obstructs or does not tend to effectua…

§ 1815. Records, reports, access to premises (a) The Commission may by rule and regulation prescribe record keeping and reporting requirements for all regulated persons. For purposes of the administration and enforcement of this compact, the Commission is authorized to examine th…

§ 1816. Subpoena, hearings, and judicial review (a) The Commission is hereby authorized and empowered by its members and its properly designated officers to administer oaths and issue subpoenas throughout all signatory states to compel the attendance of witnesses and the giving o…

§ 1817. Enforcement with respect to handlers (a) Any violation by a handler of the provisions of regulations establishing an over-order price or a Commission marketing order, or other regulations adopted pursuant to this compact shall: (1) Constitute a violation of the laws of ea…

§ 1818. Finance of start-up and regular costs (a) To provide for its start-up costs, the Commission may borrow money pursuant to its general power under section 1806 of this compact, subdivision (d)(4). In order to finance the costs of administration and enforcement of this compa…

§ 1819. Audit and accounts (a) The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements, which shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its rules. In addition, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission …

§ 1820. Entry into force; additional members The compact shall enter into force effective when enacted into law by any three states of the group of states composed of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode I…

§ 1821. Withdrawal from compact Any participating state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until one year after notice in writing of the withdrawal is given to the Commission and the governors of all o…

§ 1822. Severability If any part or provision of this compact is adjudged invalid by any court, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or i…

§ 1823. Secretary: delegation from State of Vermont (a) The delegation from the State of Vermont to the Commission established by section 1804 of this title shall consist of five voting members appointed by the Governor, plus the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets who sha…

§ 2671. Purpose (a) It is the policy of the State of Vermont to protect and promote the public interest by: (1) Ensuring the citizens of this State and the general public an adequate supply of pure fresh milk and other dairy products of constantly improving quality. (2) Establish…

§ 2672. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Secretary” means Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her authorized agent. (2) “Milk producer” or “producer” is a person, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporation who owns or controls one or more co…

§ 2673. Appointment of Secretary of State for service of process Before a license is issued under the provisions of this subchapter, the handler, if a nonresident or a foreign corporation, shall, in writing, appoint the Secretary of State its attorney upon whom service of legal p…

§ 2674. Records and reports — Handlers (a) On or before March 1 of each year, all handlers shall send the Secretary a full and accurate report of the amount of business done during the preceding year, together with such other statistical information as the Secretary may require. …

§ 2675. Distributors All distributors in any market specified by the Commission as one in which it is in the public interest to regulate the supply, production, and quality of milk, shall keep such records and make such reports as the Commission may reasonably require. All other …

[See effective date of amendment in note set out below.] § 2676. Title to milk in tank truck; costs of hauling (a) When milk is sampled, measured, and transferred from a farm tank to a tank truck, the milk collector shall be deemed to be the agent of the buyer and title to the mi…

§ 2677. Fluid dairy products for livestock feed A milk plant or handler shall not dispense or deliver fluid dairy products other than whey for livestock feed, including poultry, except under rules as may be adopted by the Secretary. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 36; amended 2003, No. 4…

§ 2678. Penalties Any handler, producer, or other person who violates any of the provisions of this part or the rules adopted under this part shall be fined not less than $25.00 or more than $1,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 75;…

§ 2679. Administrative penalties Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter may be assessed an administrative penalty under section 15 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)