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6 V.S.A. § 180
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 21 - Grades and Standards for Farm Products|§ 180. Additional authority

§ 180. Additional authority|The Secretary shall have authority as follows:  (1) to collect and diffuse timely information relative to the seasonal supply, demand, and prevailing price of farm products, both wholesale and retail, the movement of farm products through commercial channels, and the quantity and conditions of farm products in dry and cold storage; (2) to assist and advise in the organization and maintenance of producers' and consumers' cooperative selling and buying associations; and (3) to cooperate with various state and federal agencies having to do with farm products. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Irradiation of Foods|§ 201. Labeling of irradiated foods

§ 201. Labeling of irradiated foods|All fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry, eggs, dairy products, and other natural and processed products offered for sale at retail or wholesale in Vermont for human or animal consumption which indicate pursuant to federal law that they have been subjected to an irradiation process shall be labeled "Treated with radiation" or "Treated by irradiation."  (Added 1985, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.).)
6 V.S.A. § 202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 22 - Irradiation of Foods|§ 202. Penalty

§ 202. Penalty|Each day the provisions of this chapter are violated shall constitute a separate civil offense. Anyone found in violation of this chapter shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Added 1985, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.).)
6 V.S.A. § 231
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 231. Definition

§ 231. Definition|The word "person," as used in this chapter, shall include corporations, companies, societies, and associations. The act, omission, or failure of an officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by a corporation, company, society, or association, within the scope of his or her employment or office, shall also be deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such corporation, company, society, or association.
6 V.S.A. § 232
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 232. Application of chapter

§ 232. Application of chapter|The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all packages, containers, or receptacles in which apples are packed, distributed, sold, offered, or exposed for sale except as herein provided.
6 V.S.A. § 233
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 233. Establishment of grades

§ 233. Establishment of grades|The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, after hearings advertised as provided in section 172 of this title, shall establish and adopt grades on apples and may amend or modify such grades. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 234
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 234. Marks on containers

§ 234. Marks on containers|Every package, container, or receptacle of apples which is packed, sold, distributed, offered, or exposed for sale or distribution in the State by any person shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with the name and address of the packer or person by whose authority the apples were packed, the true name of the variety, the grade, the minimum size or count of apples contained therein, and the name of the state where the apples were grown. Any person who states or marks the price in connection with selling, displaying, or advertising apples shall also at the same time and place and by the same method state or mark in a plainly conspicuous manner the true variety, grade, and size offered at that price.
6 V.S.A. § 235
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 235. Exemptions as to markings

§ 235. Exemptions as to markings|On containers or display racks from which apples are sold in retail quantities, the variety, grade, and minimum size shall be clearly indicated, but the provision of section 234 of this title as to markings of name and address of the packer or person by whose authority the apples were packed and the state where grown shall not apply to apples in such containers or display racks. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a grower from selling apples on his or her premises in bulk or in open packages without such marking.
6 V.S.A. § 236
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 236. Marks on containers as to weight, measure, or count

§ 236. Marks on containers as to weight, measure, or count|The provisions of 9 V.S.A. chapter 73 shall apply to this chapter.
6 V.S.A. § 237
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 237. Notice of violation

§ 237. Notice of violation|When the Secretary becomes cognizant of a violation of a provision of this chapter, he or she may cause notice of such fact to be given to the person concerned and to the State's Attorney of the county in which the offense was committed. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 238
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 238. Rules

§ 238. Rules|The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall make and publish uniform rules for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
6 V.S.A. § 239
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 23 - Apples|§ 239. Penalty

§ 239. Penalty|Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $25.00 nor less than $10.00 for the first offense and not more than $50.00 nor less than $10.00 for each subsequent offense. A person who obstructs or hinders the Secretary or any of his or her assistants in the performance of his or her duties under this chapter shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $10.00. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 9, 1974; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 250
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 24 - Agricultural Marketing Rules|§ 250. Legislative declaration

§ 250. Legislative declaration|It is hereby declared that the inability of individual producers to develop new and larger markets for agricultural commodities results in an unreasonable and unnecessary economic waste of the agricultural wealth of this State. These conditions and the accompanying waste jeopardize the future continued production of adequate food supplies for the people of this and other states. These conditions vitally concern the health, safety, and general welfare of the people in this State. It is therefore declared the legislative purpose and the policy of this State:  (1) to enable agricultural producers of this State, with the aid of the State, to more effectively correlate the marketing of their agricultural commodities with market demands; (2) to establish orderly, efficient, and equitable marketing of agricultural commodities; (3) to provide methods and means for the development of new and larger markets for agricultural commodities produced in Vermont; (4) to eliminate or reduce the economic waste in the marketing of agricultural commodities; and (5) to eliminate unjust impairment of the purchasing power of the agricultural producers of this State. (Added 1983, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1993, No. 73, § 1, eff. June 10, 1993.)
6 V.S.A. § 253a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 24 - Agricultural Marketing Rules|§ 253a. Vermont agricultural commodity marketing boards

§ 253a. Vermont agricultural commodity marketing boards|(a) The Secretary may at his or her initiative, or upon receipt of a petition from producers of a particular agricultural commodity, propose a marketing rule. Any petition shall be signed by at least 100 of the producers who would be affected by the rule, or at least 25 percent of all the producers of the commodity in question, whichever is less.(b) After determining that a valid petition has been filed, the Secretary shall prepare and mail a proposed marketing rule. After an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum of the affected producers. The marketing rule shall be approved by at least 51 percent of the eligible producers who participate in the referendum before it may be promulgated.(c) Any marketing rule established under this section shall create a commodity marketing board, to be appointed by the Secretary. This board shall be made up of persons nominated by producers of the affected agricultural commodity and a representative of the Secretary. The rule shall establish the number of members of the commodity marketing board, not to exceed seven, and shall provide for their terms of office. Commission members shall be reimbursed in the same manner as members of the board.(d) Any marketing rule established under this section may contain all the same terms and conditions as a rule established under section 253 of this title. Any commodity marketing board established under this section shall have all the same powers and duties as the Apple Marketing Board, with respect to the affected commodity.(e) Once a marketing rule has been established, it can be amended or terminated at any time by the applicable commodity marketing board after approval by 51 percent of the voting eligible producers. In addition, 25 percent or more of the eligible producers may petition to have a marketing rule amended or terminated, after approval of not less than 51 percent of producers participating in a referendum vote. (Added 1993, No. 73, § 1, eff. June 10, 1993; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 255
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 24 - Agricultural Marketing Rules|§ 255. Eligibility of producers; conduct of referendum

§ 255. Eligibility of producers; conduct of referendum|(a) Only persons who verify pursuant to this section that they are producers shall be eligible to vote in a referendum. The Secretary shall prepare a list of all persons believed to be producers. At least 28 days prior to the referendum, he or she shall mail to each person on the list a notice of the referendum, and a statement on which each person may verify that he or she is a producer within the meaning of this chapter. The Secretary shall also cause to be published the notice and verification statement in two newspapers of general circulation throughout the State on the same day for two successive weeks, the last date of publication to be at least 28 days prior to the date of the referendum. The notice shall also state that no producer shall be eligible to vote unless he or she returns the verification statement to the Secretary postmarked at least 10 days prior to the date of the referendum. A referendum shall not be considered invalid because a producer is unknown to the Secretary or does not receive notification.(b) Upon receipt of signed verifications, the Secretary shall forthwith mail ballots to all producers who have verified their eligibility to vote. Those producers shall mark their ballots and return them to the Secretary either by hand no later than 10 days after the referendum date or by mail postmarked no later than 10 days after the referendum date.(c) The Secretary shall count the ballots and release the results to the public.(d) The results of any referendum shall bind all producers regardless of whether they voted, or were eligible to vote, in the referendum. The results shall also bind persons who become producers thereafter.(e) Prior to the issuance, amendment, or termination of any marketing rule, the Secretary may require the applicant to deposit with the Agency an amount determined by the Secretary to defray the expense of conducting the referendum. The funds shall be managed as provided by section 256 of this title. If the proposed market rule action is approved in a referendum, the Secretary shall return any unexpended monies collected to the applicant. (Added 1985, No. 41, § 3, eff. May 11, 1985; amended 1993, No. 73, § 1, eff. June 10, 1993; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 256
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 24 - Agricultural Marketing Rules|§ 256. Marketing Rule Fund

§ 256. Marketing Rule Fund|(a) A special administrative fund, to be known as the Marketing Rule Fund, is created for the purpose of holding monies collected by the Secretary under this chapter. The fund shall be organized and managed in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5 (special funds). Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 588(3), interest earned by the Fund shall be credited to and retained by the Fund and annually carried forward as part of the Fund balance.(b) Any monies remaining in the Fund at the close of a marketing season may, at the discretion of the applicable board, be refunded on a pro rata basis to all producers from whom the money was collected.(c) Upon the termination of any marketing rule, the Secretary shall refund on a pro rata basis to all applicable producers any monies remaining and not required to defray the cost of operating the marketing rule, except when the cost of administering the refund would exceed the monies available. (Added 1993, No. 73, § 1, eff. June 10, 1993; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 26 - Commercial Feeds|§ 321. Title

§ 321. Title|This chapter shall be known as the "Vermont Commercial Feed Law of 1986."  (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
6 V.S.A. § 322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 26 - Commercial Feeds|§ 322. Enforcing official

§ 322. Enforcing official|This chapter shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her designee, hereafter referred to as the "Secretary."  (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 326
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 26 - Commercial Feeds|§ 326. Misbranding

§ 326. Misbranding|A commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product shall be deemed to be misbranded if:  (1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product; (3) it is not labeled as required in section 325 of this title; (4) it purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed, or if it purports to contain or is represented as containing a commercial feed ingredient, unless the commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition, if any, prescribed by rule of the Commissioner; or (5) information required to appear on the label in a conspicuous manner cannot be easily identified or understood under customary conditions of purchase and use. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2021, No. 41, § 9.)
6 V.S.A. § 327
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 26 - Commercial Feeds|§ 327. Adulteration

§ 327. Adulteration|(a) A commercial feed including whole seeds shall be deemed to be adulterated if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to human or animal health, but in case the substance is not an added substance, the commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under this subsection if the quantity of the substance in the commercial feed does not ordinarily render it injurious to health.(b) Any other commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product shall be deemed to be adulterated if:  (1) any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom or any less valuable substance substituted therefor; (2) its composition or quality falls below or differs from that which it is purported or is represented to possess by its labeling; (3) if use of the product may result in contamination of a raw agricultural product; (4) it contains a drug and the methods used in or the facilities or controls used for its manufacture, processing, or packaging do not conform to current good manufacturing practice and rules promulgated by the Secretary to ensure that the drug meets the requirement of this chapter as to safety and has the identity and strength and meets the quality and purity characteristics that it purports or is represented to possess; or (5) it contains viable weed seeds in amounts exceeding the limits that the Secretary shall establish by rule. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2021, No. 41, § 9.)
6 V.S.A. § 329
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 26 - Commercial Feeds|§ 329. Rules

§ 329. Rules|(a) The Secretary is authorized to adopt rules establishing procedures or standards, or both, for product registration, labeling, adulteration, reporting, inspection, sampling, guarantees, product analysis, or other conditions necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. Where appropriate, the rules shall be consistent with the model rules developed by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and regulations adopted by the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.(b) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization, together with any regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., relevant to the subject matter of this chapter, are hereby adopted as rules under this chapter, together with all subsequent amendments. The Secretary may, by rule, amend or repeal any rule adopted under this subsection.(c) A person shall not manufacture or distribute raw milk as a commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product in the State for any species unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:  (1) the raw milk shall be decharacterized using a sufficient method to render it distinguishable from products packaged for human consumption; (2) raw animal feed, feed supplements, dosage form animal health products, or pet food products shall be packaged in containers that are labeled "not for human consumption"; (3) raw animal feed, feed supplements, dosage form animal health products, or pet food products shall not be stored or placed for retail sale with, or in the vicinity of, milk or milk products intended for human consumption; and (4) notwithstanding any rule adopted under subsection (b) of this section to the contrary of the provisions of this subsection, the manufacture and distribution of raw animal feed, feed supplements, dosage form animal health products, or pet food products shall comply with the requirements of this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.) § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2019, No. 64, § 18; 2021, No. 41, § 9.)
6 V.S.A. § 330
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 26 - Commercial Feeds|§ 330. Inspection; sampling; analysis

§ 330. Inspection; sampling; analysis|(a) For the purpose of enforcing this chapter and determining whether or not an operation may be subject to these provisions, the Secretary upon presenting appropriate credentials is authorized:  (1) to enter any premises during normal business hours where commercial feeds, feed supplements, or dosage form animal health products are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for distribution and to stop and enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold feeds; (2) to inspect factories, warehouses, establishments, vehicles, equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling; (3) to sample commercial feed, feed ingredients, feed supplements, or dosage form animal health products.   (b) Sampling and analysis shall be conducted in accordance with methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists or in accordance with other generally recognized methods. The results of all analyses of official samples shall be forwarded by the Secretary to the correspondent named in the registration form and to the purchaser. When the inspection and analysis of an official sample indicates that a commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product has been adulterated or misbranded and upon request within 30 days following receipt of the analysis, the Secretary shall furnish to the registrant a portion of the sample concerned. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2021, No. 41, § 9.)
6 V.S.A. § 331
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 26 - Commercial Feeds|§ 331. Product deficiency; short weight

§ 331. Product deficiency; short weight|(a) No registrant may produce, package, distribute, or possess any commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product that is short weight or deficient in either guaranteed ingredients or guaranteed analysis. The Secretary by rule shall establish permitted analytical variances that shall be used to determine whether a commercial feed, feed supplement, or dosage form animal health product is deficient.(b) The Secretary is authorized to assess administrative penalties for any product found to be short weight or deficient in guaranteed analysis. In assessing these penalties, the Secretary shall give consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the business being assessed, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the registrant, and the overall history of prior violations. Administrative penalties shall be paid to the Secretary for deposit and use in the revolving account established by subsection 364(f) of this title. Penalties shall be assessed in the following manner:  (1) any registrant who is found to have violated this section for a particular product for the first time during any calendar year shall receive an administrative penalty of not more than $150.00; (2) any registrant who is found to have violated this section with regard to the same product for the second time during the same calendar year shall receive an administrative penalty of not more than $300.00; and (3) any registrant who is found to have violated this section with regard to the same product on three or more occasions during the same calendar year shall receive an administrative penalty of not more than $500.00.   (c) In assessing a penalty under this section, the Secretary shall issue a written notice of penalty to the registrant setting forth in a short and plain statement the alleged violation and the proposed fine. The notice shall state that the penalty will become final 14 days from the date the notice of penalty is issued unless the registrant requests a hearing before the Secretary.(d) Any registrant aggrieved by a decision of the Secretary may appeal questions of law to a Superior Court within 30 days of the final decision of the Secretary. The Secretary may enforce a final administrative penalty by filing an action in any District or Superior Court. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2021, No. 41, § 9.)