Title 24, Title 24: Municipal and County Government

§ 1998. Whistleblower protection (a) Protected activity. (1) An agency, department, appointing authority, official, or employee of a municipality shall not engage in retaliatory action against a protected employee because the protected employee refuses to comply with an illegal o…

§ 1999. Municipal charters; supplemental ethics policies (a) To the extent any provisions of this chapter conflict with the provisions of any municipal charter listed in Title 24 Appendix, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. (b) A municipality may adopt additional ordin…

§ 2001. Definition The term “legislative body” of a municipality, as used in this chapter, shall mean the mayor and board of aldermen of a city, the selectboard of a town, and the president and trustees of an incorporated village. The term “selectboard,” as used in this chapter, …

§ 2031. Jitneys; regulations; powers The legislative branch of a municipality shall have the power to make, establish, alter, amend, or repeal regulations for the operation, parking, soliciting, delivery, or fares in the jitney and taxi business in general within the municipality…

§ 2032. Referendum The right of a legislative branch of a municipality to make such regulations shall not take effect until they have been approved and accepted by a majority of the voters of the municipality attending a duly warned regular or special meeting called for that purp…

§ 2091. Complaint Upon complaint to the legislative body that some person, firm, or corporation, having authority to transact business in this State, is unreasonably and unnecessarily disturbing or interfering with the reception of radio or television waves used for radio or tele…

§ 2092. Investigation; notice If, upon such investigation, the source and cause of such alleged disturbance or interference is determined, after due notice as provided in section 2091 of this title, the legislative body shall give due notice in writing to the person, firm, or cor…

§ 2093. Penalty Within the time fixed in the notice, a person who refuses and neglects to correct or eliminate the cause of the unreasonable disturbance, provided the same is reasonably subject to correction at a cost not to exceed $50.00, and who, after such time, knowingly, wil…

§ 2121. Injunctions The selectboard of a town in the name and behalf of such town or the town school district therein, as the case may be, and the trustees of an incorporated village, in the name and behalf of such village, may prefer complaint for relief by injunction for the ab…

§ 2151. Child welfare A municipality may make regulations respecting children under 16 years of age who are allowed to loiter in the streets or other public places. Such regulations shall be conducive to their welfare and to the public good. Such municipality may fix a penalty of…

§ 2181. License not required Owners and renters of land shall have the right to vend or sell all products of such land at wholesale or retail, in person or by agent, in towns without obtaining licenses therefor from such towns.

§ 2201. Throwing, depositing, burning, and dumping refuse; penalty; summons and complaint (a)(1) Prohibition. Every person shall be responsible for proper disposal of his or her own solid waste. A person shall not throw, dump, deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown, dumped, or …

§ 2201a. Depositing household and commercial trash in roadside and park litter barrels (a) A person shall not use trash containers which are provided for travel trash at State parks, public picnic and rest areas, and roadside turnouts as dumping places for household garbage, hous…

§ 2202a. Municipalities—Responsibilities for solid waste (a) Municipalities are responsible for the management and regulation of the storage, collection, processing, and disposal of solid wastes within their jurisdiction in conformance with the State Solid Waste Management Plan a…

§ 2203a. Municipal disposal Each town and city shall provide for the operation and maintenance of any of the following: sanitary landfills, incinerators, recycling centers, intermediate processing facilities, composting plants, or resource recovery facilities or a combination the…

§ 2203b. Recycling centers (a) Whether or not a municipality provides for the operation and maintenance of a recycling center or intermediate processing facility pursuant to section 2203a of this title, the municipality may establish requirements for the management of such a cent…

§ 2206. Recycling centers (a) The Secretary of Natural Resources shall develop a State plan for the establishment and operation of solid waste recycling centers sufficient to meet the need for solid waste recycling throughout the State. In developing a State plan, the Secretary m…

§ 2241. Definitions For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Abandoned” means a motor vehicle as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 2151. (2) “Board” means the State Transportation Board or its duly delegated representative. (3) “Highway” means any highway as defined in 19 V.S.A. § 1. (4) “…

§ 2242. Requirement for operation or maintenance (a) A person shall not operate, establish, or maintain a salvage yard unless the person: (1) holds a certificate of approval for the location of the salvage yard; and (2) holds a certificate of registration issued by the Secretary …

§ 2243. Administration; duties and authority The Agency of Transportation and the Secretary of Natural Resources are designated as responsible for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and shall have the following additional responsibilities and powers: (1) The Agency of…

§ 2245. Incinerators, sanitary landfills, etc., excepted The provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to apply to solid waste management facilities regulated under 10 V.S.A. chapter 159. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1971, No. 36, § 2, eff. April 1, 1971; 2009, No…

§ 2246. Effect of local ordinances This subchapter shall not be construed to be in derogation of zoning ordinances or ordinances for the control of salvage yards now or hereafter established within the proper exercise of the police power granted to municipalities, if those ordina…

§ 2247. Salvage yard certificate of registration The provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to repeal or abrogate any other provisions of law authorizing or requiring a certificate of registration to own, establish, operate, or maintain a salvage yard, but no certif…

§ 2248. Salvage yard operational standards (a) [Repealed.] (b) On or before March 31, 2011, the Secretary shall adopt by rule requirements for the siting, operation, and closure of salvage yards. The rules shall establish requirements for: (1) The siting of salvage yards, includi…

§ 2251. Application for certificate of approved location Application for a certificate of approved location shall be made in writing to the legislative body of the municipality where the salvage yard is located or where it is proposed to be located, and, in municipalities having …

§ 2252. Time of hearing A hearing on the application shall be held within the municipality not less than two or more than four weeks from the date of the receipt of the application by the legislative body. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant by mail, postage pre…

§ 2253. Location requirements (a) At the time and place set for hearing, the legislative body shall hear the applicant, the owners of land abutting the facility, and all other persons wishing to be heard on the application for certificate of approval for the location of the salva…

§ 2254. Aesthetic, environmental, and community welfare considerations At the hearing regarding location of the salvage yard, the legislative body may also take into account the clean, wholesome, and attractive environment which has been declared to be of vital importance to the …

§ 2255. Grant or denial of application; appeal (a) After the hearing the legislative body shall, within 30 days, make a finding as to whether or not the application should be granted, giving notice of their finding to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given o…

§ 2256. Certificate fees The initial or renewal application fee is $25.00 to be paid at the time application is made. If the application is not granted, the fee shall be returned to the applicant. A municipality, in addition to the application fee, may assess the applicant with t…

§ 2257. Screening requirements; fencing (a) A salvage yard shall be screened by a fence or vegetation which effectively screens it from public view and which complies with the rules of the Secretary relative to the screening and fencing of salvage yards, and shall have a gate whi…

§ 2261. Application Application for a certificate of registration for a salvage yard shall be made in writing to the Secretary upon a form prescribed by the Secretary. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; 2009, No. 56, § 15.)

§ 2262. Eligibility The Secretary shall issue a certificate of registration upon finding: (1) The applicant is able to comply with the provisions of this subchapter. (2) The applicant has filed a currently valid certificate of approval of location with the Secretary. (3) The appl…

§ 2271. Unauthorized disposal of vehicles No one may place, discard, or abandon a junk motor vehicle in a place where it is visible from the main traveled way of a highway nor may anyone abandon or discard any motor vehicle upon the land of another with or without the consent of …

§ 2272. Removal of junk motor vehicles (a) A junk motor vehicle discovered in violation of section 2271 of this title shall be removed from view of the main traveled way of the highway by the owner of the land upon which it is discovered, upon receiving written notice from the Ag…

§ 2273. Agency of Transportation; duties; general authority The Agency of Transportation is authorized to contract in the name of the State for the service of independent contractors under bond to carry on at the contractor’s expense junk car collection and disposal operations. T…

§ 2274. Construction with other statutes In the event the provisions of this subchapter conflict with any other law relating to abandoned or unclaimed property, this subchapter controls, and its provisions shall not be construed to repeal or abrogate any other provisions of law r…

§ 2281. Injunctive relief; other remedies (a) In addition to the penalty in section 2282 of this title, the legislative body may seek a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction against the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a salvage y…

§ 2282. Penalty A person who violates this subchapter shall be fined by the legislative body not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 for each day of the violation. A person who violates the requirements of this subchapter shall be fined by the Agency of Natural Resources in acco…

§ 2283. Appeals After exhausting the right of administrative appeal to the Board under 19 V.S.A. § 5(d)(5), a person aggrieved by any order, act, or decision of the Agency of Transportation may appeal to the Superior Court, and all proceedings shall be de novo. Any person, includ…

§ 2291. Enumeration of powers For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, welfare, and convenience, a town, city, or incorporated village shall have the following powers: (1) To set off portions of public highways of the municipality for sidewalks and bicycle paths an…

§ 2291a. Renewable energy devices Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no municipality, by ordinance, resolution, or other enactment, shall prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the installation of solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy devices base…

§ 2292. Construction with other laws The powers enumerated in this subchapter may be exercised by any town, city, or incorporated village notwithstanding and in addition to the existence of similar powers under a municipal charter or other provision of law. The validity or enforc…

§ 2293. Regulation of condominium conversion; referendum A town may adopt an ordinance governing the conversion of rental units to condominiums which is supplemental to and not inconsistent with the provisions of 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 2. Such an ordinance shall be subm…

§ 2294. Missing person complaints and reports; filing required All law enforcement agencies, including those of municipalities, shall develop and maintain a system for filing missing person complaints and reports forwarded to it under 20 V.S.A. chapter 112. (Added 1985, No. 254 (…

§ 2295. Authority of municipal and county governments to regulate firearms, ammunition, hunting, fishing, and trapping Except as otherwise provided by law, no town, city, or incorporated village, by ordinance, resolution, or other enactment, shall directly regulate hunting, fishi…