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18 V.S.A. § 1671
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33A - Chemicals of Concern in Food Packaging|§ 1671. Definitions

§ 1671. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Bisphenols" means any member of a class of industrial chemicals that contain two hydroxyphenyl groups. Bisphenols are used primarily in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3) "Food package" or "food packaging" means a package or packaging component that is intended for direct food contact. (4) "Intentionally added" means the addition of a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product component. (5) "Ortho-phthalates" means any member of the class of organic chemicals that are esters of phthalic acid containing two carbon chains located in the ortho position. (6) "Package" means a container providing a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product and shall include a unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping container. "Package" also means unsealed receptacles, such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs. (7) "Packaging component" means an individual assembled part of a package, such as any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels, and disposable gloves used in commercial or institutional food service. (8) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as in section 1661 of this title. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1672
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33A - Chemicals of Concern in Food Packaging|§ 1672. Food packaging

§ 1672. Food packaging|(a) A manufacturer, supplier, or distributor shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State a food package to which PFAS have been intentionally added and are present in any amount.(b)(1) Pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Department may adopt rules prohibiting a manufacturer, supplier, or distributor from selling or offering for sale or for promotional distribution a food package or the packaging component of a food package to which bisphenols have been intentionally added and are present in any amount. The Department may exempt specific chemicals within the bisphenol class when clear and convincing evidence suggests they are not endocrine-active or otherwise toxic.  (2) The Department may only prohibit a manufacturer, supplier, or distributor from selling or offering for sale or for promotional distribution a food package or the packaging component of a food package in accordance with this subsection if the Department or at least one other state has determined that a safer alternative is readily available in sufficient quantity and at a comparable cost and that the safer alternative performs as well as or better than bisphenols in a specific application of bisphenols to a food package or the packaging component of a food package. (3) If the Department prohibits a manufacturer, supplier, or distributor from selling or offering for sale or for promotional distribution a food package or the packaging component of a food package in accordance with this subsection, the prohibition shall not take effect until two years after the Department adopts the rules.   (c) A manufacturer, supplier, or distributor shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State a food package that includes inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings, plasticizers, or any other additives to which ortho-phthalates have been intentionally added and are present in any amount.(d) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1673
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33A - Chemicals of Concern in Food Packaging|§ 1673. Certificate of compliance

§ 1673. Certificate of compliance|The Attorney General may request a certificate of compliance from a manufacturer of food packaging. Within 30 days after receipt of the Attorney General's request for a certificate of compliance, the manufacturer shall:  (1) provide the Attorney General with a certificate attesting that the manufacturer's product or products comply with the requirements of this chapter; or (2) notify persons who are selling a product of the manufacturer's in this State that the sale is prohibited because the product does not comply with this chapter and submit to the Attorney General a list of the names and addresses of those persons notified. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1674
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33A - Chemicals of Concern in Food Packaging|§ 1674. Rulemaking

§ 1674. Rulemaking|Pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Commissioner of Health shall adopt any rules necessary for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this chapter. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1675
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33A - Chemicals of Concern in Food Packaging|§ 1675. Penalties

§ 1675. Penalties|(a) A violation of this chapter shall be deemed a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. chapter 63. The Attorney General has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, enter into assurances of discontinuance, and bring civil actions, and private parties have the same rights and remedies as provided under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or supplant any other statutory or common law remedies. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1681
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33B - Pfas in Rugs, Carpets, and Aftermarket Stain and Water Resistant Treatments|§ 1681. Definitions

§ 1681. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Aftermarket stain and water resistant treatments" means treatments for textile and leather consumer products used in residential settings that have been treated during the manufacturing process for stain, oil, and water resistance but excludes products marketed or sold exclusively for use at industrial facilities during the manufacture of a carpet, rug, clothing, or shoe. (2) "Department" means the Department of Health. (3) "Intentionally added" means the addition of a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product component. (4) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as in section 1661 of this title. (5) "Rug or carpet" means a thick fabric used to cover floors. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1682
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33B - Pfas in Rugs, Carpets, and Aftermarket Stain and Water Resistant Treatments|§ 1682. Rugs and carpets

§ 1682. Rugs and carpets|(a) A manufacturer, supplier, or distributor shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State a residential rug or carpet to which PFAS have been intentionally added in any amount.(b) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1683
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33B - Pfas in Rugs, Carpets, and Aftermarket Stain and Water Resistant Treatments|§ 1683. Aftermarket stain and water resistant treatments

§ 1683. Aftermarket stain and water resistant treatments|(a) A manufacturer, supplier, or distributor shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State aftermarket stain and water resistant treatments for rugs or carpets to which PFAS have been intentionally added in any amount.(b) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1684
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33B - Pfas in Rugs, Carpets, and Aftermarket Stain and Water Resistant Treatments|§ 1684. Certificate of compliance

§ 1684. Certificate of compliance|The Attorney General may request a certificate of compliance from a manufacturer of rugs, carpets, or aftermarket stain and water resistant treatments. Within 30 days after receipt of the Attorney General's request for a certificate of compliance, the manufacturer shall:  (1) provide the Attorney General with a certificate attesting that the manufacturer's product or products comply with the requirements of this chapter; or (2) notify persons who are selling a product of the manufacturer's in this State that the sale is prohibited because the product does not comply with this chapter and submit to the Attorney General a list of the names and addresses of those persons notified. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1685
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33B - Pfas in Rugs, Carpets, and Aftermarket Stain and Water Resistant Treatments|§ 1685. Rulemaking

§ 1685. Rulemaking|Pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this chapter. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1686
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33B - Pfas in Rugs, Carpets, and Aftermarket Stain and Water Resistant Treatments|§ 1686. Penalties

§ 1686. Penalties|(a) A violation of this chapter shall be deemed a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. chapter 63. The Attorney General has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, enter into assurances of discontinuance, and bring civil actions, and private parties have the same rights and remedies as provided under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or supplant any other statutory or common law remedies. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1691
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33C - Pfas in Ski Wax|§ 1691. Definitions

§ 1691. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Department" means the Department of Health. (2) "Intentionally added" means the addition of a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product component. (3) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as in section 1661 of this title. (4) "Ski wax" means a lubricant applied to the bottom of snow runners, including skis and snowboards, to improve their grip and glide properties. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1692
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33C - Pfas in Ski Wax|§ 1692. Ski wax

§ 1692. Ski wax|(a) A manufacturer, supplier, or distributor shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State ski wax or related tuning products to which PFAS have been intentionally added in any amount.(b) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1693
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33C - Pfas in Ski Wax|§ 1693. Certificate of compliance

§ 1693. Certificate of compliance|The Attorney General may request a certificate of compliance from a manufacturer of ski wax. Within 30 days after receipt of the Attorney General's request for a certificate of compliance, the manufacturer shall:  (1) provide the Attorney General with a certificate attesting that the manufacturer's product or products comply with the requirements of this chapter; or (2) notify persons who are selling a product of the manufacturer's in this State that the sale is prohibited because the product does not comply with this chapter and submit to the Attorney General a list of the names and addresses of those persons notified. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1694
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33C - Pfas in Ski Wax|§ 1694. Rulemaking

§ 1694. Rulemaking|Pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this chapter. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1695
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 33C - Pfas in Ski Wax|§ 1695. Penalties

§ 1695. Penalties|(a) A violation of this chapter shall be deemed a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. chapter 63. The Attorney General has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, enter into assurances of discontinuance, and bring civil actions, and private parties have the same rights and remedies as provided under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or supplant any other statutory or common law remedies. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.)
18 V.S.A. § 1701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 34 - Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel|§ 1701. Duties

§ 1701. Duties|The Panel shall serve in an advisory capacity only and shall not have authority to direct decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee site. The duties of the Panel shall be:  (1) To hold a minimum of three public meetings each year for the purpose of discussing issues relating to the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee. The Panel may hold additional meetings. (2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the agencies of the State, and the public on issues related to the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee, with a written report being provided annually to the Governor and to the energy committees of the General Assembly. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of reports) shall not apply to this report. (3) To serve as a conduit for public information and education on and to encourage community involvement in matters related to the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee and to receive written reports and presentations on the decommissioning of the site at its regular meetings. (4) To periodically receive reports, including those required by the Public Utility Commission Docket No. 8880 Order, on the Decommissioning Trust Fund and other funds associated with decommissioning of or site restoration at Vermont Yankee, including fund balances, expenditures made, and reimbursements received. (5) To receive reports and presentations at regular meetings regarding the decommissioning progress and plans for Vermont Yankee, including any site assessments and post-shutdown decommissioning assessment reports; provide a forum for receiving public comment on these plans and reports; and provide comment on these plans and reports as the Panel may consider appropriate to State agencies and the owner of Vermont Yankee and in the annual report described in subdivision (2) of this subsection. (Added 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 271, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2009, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.233, eff. June 9, 2014; 2021, No. 54, § 14.)
18 V.S.A. § 1702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 34 - Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel|§ 1702. Assistance

§ 1702. Assistance|The Department of Public Service, the Agency of Human Services, and the Agency of Natural Resources shall furnish administrative support to the Panel, with assistance from the owners of the Vermont Yankee site as the Commissioner of Public Service may consider appropriate. (Added 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 271, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.233, eff. June 9, 2014; 2021, No. 54, § 15.)
18 V.S.A. § 1741
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 37 - Smoking in Public Places|§ 1741. Definitions

§ 1741. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Tobacco products" shall have the meaning given in 7 V.S.A. § 1001. (2) "A place of public access" means any place of business, commerce, banking, financial service, or other service-related activity, whether publicly or privately owned and whether operated for profit or not, to which the general public has access or which the general public uses. The term includes:  (A) buildings; (B) offices; (C) means of transportation; (D) common carrier waiting rooms; (E) arcades; (F) restaurants, bars, and cabarets; (G) retail stores; (H) grocery stores; (I) libraries; (J) theaters, concert halls, auditoriums, and arenas; (K) barber shops and hair salons; (L) laundromats; (M) shopping malls; (N) museums and art galleries; (O) sports and fitness facilities; (P) planetariums; (Q) historical sites; (R) common areas of nursing homes and hospitals, including the lobbies, hallways, elevators, restaurants, restrooms, and cafeterias; and (S) buildings or facilities owned or operated by a social, fraternal, or religious club.  (3) "Hospital" means a place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of diagnostic and therapeutic facilities for inpatient medical or surgical care of individuals suffering from illness, disease, injury, or deformity, or for obstetrics. (4) "Publicly owned buildings and offices" means enclosed indoor places or portions of such places owned, leased, or rented by State, county, or municipal governments, or by agencies supported by appropriation of, or by contracts or grants from, funds derived from the collection of federal, State, county, or municipal taxes. (5) "Tobacco substitutes" shall have the same meaning as in 7 V.S.A. § 1001. (Added 1993, No. 46, § 2; amended 2005, No. 34, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; 2013, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2015, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
18 V.S.A. § 1742
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 37 - Smoking in Public Places|§ 1742. Restrictions on smoking in public places

§ 1742. Restrictions on smoking in public places|(a) The possession of lighted tobacco products or use of tobacco substitutes in any form is prohibited in:  (1) the common areas of all enclosed indoor places of public access and publicly owned buildings and offices; (2) all enclosed indoor places in lodging establishments used for transient traveling or public vacationing, such as resorts, hotels, and motels, including sleeping quarters and adjoining rooms rented to guests; (3) designated smoke-free areas of property or grounds owned by or leased to the State or a municipality; and (4) any other area within 25 feet of State-owned buildings and offices, except that to the extent that any portion of the 25-foot zone is not on State property, smoking is prohibited only in that portion of the zone that is on State property unless the owner of the adjoining property chooses to designate his or her property smoke-free.   (b) The possession of lighted tobacco products or use of tobacco substitutes in any form is prohibited on the grounds of any hospital or secure residential recovery facility owned or operated by the State, including all enclosed places in the hospital or facility and the surrounding outdoor property.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the ability of residents of the Vermont Veterans' Home to possess lighted tobacco products or use tobacco substitutes in the indoor area of the facility in which smoking is permitted.(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of tobacco substitutes in a business that does not sell food or beverages but is established for the sole purpose of providing a setting for patrons to purchase and use tobacco substitutes and related paraphernalia. (Added 1993, No. 46, § 2; amended 2013, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
18 V.S.A. § 1743
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 37 - Smoking in Public Places|§ 1743. Exceptions

§ 1743. Exceptions|The restrictions in this chapter on possession of lighted tobacco products and use of tobacco substitutes do not apply to areas not commonly open to the public of owner-operated businesses with no employees. (Added 1993, No. 46, § 2; amended 2005, No. 34, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; 2009, No. 32, § 3; 2015, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 1745
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 37 - Smoking in Public Places|§ 1745. Enforcement

§ 1745. Enforcement|A proprietor, or the agent or employee of a proprietor, who observes a person in possession of lighted tobacco products or using tobacco substitutes in apparent violation of this chapter shall ask the person to extinguish all lighted tobacco products or cease using the tobacco substitutes. If the person persists in the possession of lighted tobacco products or use of tobacco substitutes, the proprietor, agent, or employee shall ask the person to leave the premises. (Added 1993, No. 46, § 2; amended 2015, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
18 V.S.A. § 1746
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 37 - Smoking in Public Places|§ 1746. Municipal ordinances

§ 1746. Municipal ordinances|Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect a municipal smoking ordinance, provided that the provisions of such ordinance are at least as protective of the rights of nonsmokers as the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1993, No. 46, § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 1752
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 38 - Lead Poisoning Prevention|§ 1752. Accreditation of training programs; certification and licensure of environmental lead inspectors and lead contractors, supervisors, and workers

§ 1752. Accreditation of training programs; certification and licensure of environmental lead inspectors and lead contractors, supervisors, and workers|(a) Not later than six months after promulgation of final federal regulations under section 402 of the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Department shall develop a program to administer and enforce the lead-based paint activities training and certification standards, regulations, or other requirements established by the Administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency for persons engaged in lead-based paint activities.(b) The Secretary shall adopt emergency rules, and not later than January 1, 1994, the Secretary shall adopt permanent rules, establishing standards and specifications for the accreditation of training programs both within and outside Vermont, including the mandatory topics of instruction, the knowledge and performance standards that must be demonstrated by graduates in order to be certified, and required qualifications for training programs and instructors. Such standards shall be designed to protect children, their families, and workers from improperly conducted lead-based paint activities, and shall be at least as protective of human health and the environment as the federal program. Hands-on instruction and instruction for identification and proper handling of historic fabric and materials shall be components of the required training.(c) The Commissioner shall certify risk assessors, designers, laboratories, inspectors, lead-safe renovation contractors, lead contractors, supervisors, abatement workers, and other persons engaged in lead-based paint activities when such persons have successfully completed an accredited training program and met such other requirements as the Secretary may, by rule, impose.(d) After the adoption of rules pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, no person shall perform lead-based paint activities without first obtaining a license from the Commissioner. The Commissioner may grant a license to a person who holds a valid license from another state.(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary, the Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of Labor, or the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation under the provisions of any other law. (Added 1993, No. 94, § 3; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2007, No. 76, § 11a.)