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5 V.S.A. § 3760
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 68 - Construction and Operation of the Road|§ 3760. Carrying of badge

§ 3760. Carrying of badge|Railroad police commissioned pursuant to this subchapter shall, when on duty, carry a badge with the words "Railroad Police" or "Railway Police," and the name of the employing railroad inscribed thereon. The badge shall be worn in plain view when the police officer is in uniform. The police shall also carry, when on duty, an identification card issued by the employing railroad. (Added 1981, No. 104, § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 3761
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 68 - Construction and Operation of the Road|§ 3761. Compensation; liability of employer

§ 3761. Compensation; liability of employer|The compensation and cost of training, including minimum basic training, of railroad police shall be paid by the person or corporation upon whose petition they are appointed. The person or corporation shall be liable to parties aggrieved by the official misconduct of the railroad police to the same extent as they are for the torts of other agents and employees of the railroad. The State of Vermont shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of railroad police appointed under this subchapter. (Added 1981, No. 104, § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 3762
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 68 - Construction and Operation of the Road|§ 3762. Reciprocity

§ 3762. Reciprocity|In order to more effectively carry out the purposes of this subchapter, the Governor of this State, referred to as the empowering state, may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the governor of any other state, referred to as the reciprocal state, empowering railroad police, subject to any regulations prescribed under such agreement, with the right to perform any police function that can be lawfully exercised by a police officer of the reciprocal state relating to the detection and apprehension of any person committing an offense against the empowering or the reciprocal state, but only to the extent that the offense is committed on or against property owned, operated, or maintained by the employing or another railroad. (Added 1981, No. 104, § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 3763
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 68 - Construction and Operation of the Road|§ 3763. Termination of authority

§ 3763. Termination of authority|Upon termination of employment as a railroad police officer of any person commissioned pursuant to this subchapter, the person's commission shall be automatically rescinded and his or her powers as a police officer shall terminate. Within 10 days after the termination, the employing railroad shall file a notice of the termination with the Commissioner of Public Safety and the Vermont Criminal Justice Council. The State of Vermont shall not be responsible for the supervision, discipline, or decision to terminate the employment of persons commissioned as railroad police officers under this subchapter. (Added 1981, No. 104, § 1; amended 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2015.)
5 V.S.A. § 3783
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3783. Alteration, petition for; hearings

§ 3783. Alteration, petition for; hearings|The selectboard of a town within which a public highway crosses or is crossed by a railroad, or the general manager or attorney of a railroad corporation whose road crosses or is crossed by a public highway, may bring their petition in writing to the Transportation Board, alleging that public safety requires an alteration in such crossing, its approaches, the method of crossing, the location of the public highway, the elimination of such crossing, the closing of such public highway crossing and the substitution of another therefor, not at grade, or the removal of obstructions to the sight at such crossing, and praying that the same may be ordered, or such proceedings may be instituted by the Agency of Transportation or the Board of its own motion and without petition. The Board shall thereupon appoint a time and place for hearing the petition on notice of not less than ten days to the petitioners, the railroad, the municipality in which such crossing is situated, the owners of the land adjoining such crossing, and adjoining that part of the highway to be changed in grade, and to the Attorney General, who shall, by himself or herself or through the State's Attorney of the county wherein the crossing is located, represent the interests of the State at such hearing. After such notice and hearing, the Board shall determine what alterations, changes, or removals, if any, shall be made and by whom. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 63.)
5 V.S.A. § 3784
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3784. Grade crossings, alteration, expense apportionment

§ 3784. Grade crossings, alteration, expense apportionment|The Board shall direct that the expense of any alterations, changes, or removals, referred to in sections 3783 and 3785 of this title, including the damages to any person whose land is taken, and the special damages which the owner of land adjoining the public highway shall sustain by reason of any change in the grade of the highway, be paid in whole or in part by the State and the corporation owning or operating the railroad which crosses the public highway, on the basis of benefits received by the public and the corporation respectively. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 267, § 4, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; 1969, No. 76, § 9.)
5 V.S.A. § 3785
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3785. Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board

§ 3785. Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board|When the Transportation Board, in the absence of any application therefor, is of the opinion that the public safety requires an alteration in any highway crossed at grade by a railroad, or by railroads belonging to or operated by more than one corporation, or an alteration in lands or buildings thereon adjoining or near such highway at or near such crossing in order to afford proper view from the approaches to such crossing, in each direction, of the track or tracks of such railroad or railroads, after hearing had on notice of not less than ten days to the corporation or corporations owning or operating such railroad or railroads, to the selectboard of the town within which such highway is situated, to the owners of the land adjoining such crossing and the owners of such land or buildings thereon adjoining, or near such highway as may be required for or materially affected by a proposed alteration, and to the Attorney General, who, by himself or herself or through the State's Attorney of the county in which such crossing is located shall represent the interests of the State, it may order such alterations in such highway, and the removal of such obstructions to the view in each direction of the tracks of such railroads, as it deems best, and shall determine and direct by whom, at whose expense and within what time such alterations and removals shall be made. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 64.)
5 V.S.A. § 3786
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3786. Tracks of more than one railroad

§ 3786. Tracks of more than one railroad|When, upon an application or petition brought under the provisions of section 3783 of this title, the Board finds that a public highway crosses or is crossed by the tracks of more than one railroad and the tracks of such railroads are so near together that public convenience requires the work of separating the grades to be done under and in compliance with one order, it shall give notice to all the corporations operating such railroads to appear before it and be heard upon the application. After such notice and hearing, the Board shall determine what alterations shall be made, if any, so as to separate the grades of all such crossings at the same time, and shall determine by whom such work shall be done, and shall apportion the expense to be borne by the railroad corporations between such corporations in such manner as the Board deems just and proper. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961.)
5 V.S.A. § 3787
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3787. Taking of land, proceedings

§ 3787. Taking of land, proceedings|When a railroad corporation, a town, or any other party is ordered to do the requisite work in the alteration, changes, or removals at a railroad-highway crossing, or on lands or obstructions to the view near such crossing and it is necessary to take land to carry out such order, the party ordered to do the work shall cause such land to be surveyed and furnish a copy thereof to the owner of such land or his agent. Whereupon, in case the owner of such land and the parties ordered to do the work cannot agree on the price of the land and the damage to the owners resulting from such taking, either party in interest may make written application to the Board. After hearing had, on notice of not less than ten days to the same parties for whom notice is provided in section 3785 of this title, such Board shall first adjudge whether the taking of such land is necessary and, if so adjudged, shall appraise the same and award such damages for the taking thereof as are just. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961.)
5 V.S.A. § 3788
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3788. Orders of Board; appeals

§ 3788. Orders of Board; appeals|The order of the Board relating to any matter upon which it may act under the authority of this chapter shall be communicated in writing to the petitioners and to all persons to whom notice of the hearing on such petition was given. Any person aggrieved by such order, who was a party to such proceedings, may appeal from such order to the Superior Court in accordance with Rule 74 of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 65.)
5 V.S.A. § 3789
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3789. Record of changes

§ 3789. Record of changes|The Transportation Board shall cause all orders made by it under the provisions of this chapter directing the alteration or relocation of a public highway to be recorded in the office of the town clerk where such public highway so altered or relocated is situated before such highway shall be opened for use by the public. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 66.)
5 V.S.A. § 3790
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 70 - Grade Crossings|§ 3790. Agency approval

§ 3790. Agency approval|Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter allocating certain costs to the State or permitting the Transportation Board to make such allocations, no claim for reimbursement of the State's share of any work may be asserted against the State unless the Secretary of Transportation, prior to commencement of the work for which reimbursement is sought, certified in writing that appropriated funds were available to pay the State's share. (Added 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)
6 V.S.A. § 2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 2. Appointment of Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets

§ 2. Appointment of Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|Biennially, in the month of February, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint a Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (Amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 3. Duties of Secretary generally; educational work

§ 3. Duties of Secretary generally; educational work|The Secretary shall promote the agricultural interests and education throughout the State by means of institutes, farmers' meetings, lectures, essays, bulletins, crop reports, nature leaflets, and such other means as he or she deems advisable. Subject to the approval of the Governor, he or she may employ assistants, lecturers, essayists, and experts in conducting meetings, in the preparation of bulletins and crop reports, and in the proper discharge of his or her duties. Such educational work shall include, among other topics, tree planting, roads, and road making. Lectures and essays shall be given and institutes and meetings held at such places and times as the Secretary deems advisable. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 4. Meetings outside State

§ 4. Meetings outside State|The Secretary may attend conventions, meetings, or institutes relating to agriculture, held in other states or countries. With the approval of the Governor, he or she may use a portion of the monies apportioned for agriculture, to represent the State by exhibit or otherwise outside the State. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 6. Combined licenses

§ 6. Combined licenses|The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall publish a combined application and shall issue a combined license for any person desiring to be licensed under more than one of the following provisions: retail vendors licensed under sections 1109, 2723a, 2855, and 3306 of this title and 9 V.S.A. § 2730. The license fee for the combined license shall not exceed the amount charged if each license were granted separately. Combined licenses shall expire and be renewed annually on January 1 of each year. Except as otherwise provided by statute, all fees collected under this combined license shall be deposited in the weights and measures special fund provided for under 9 V.S.A. § 2632(b) for use in administering this combined license and carrying out inspections associated with compliance. (1971, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; amended 1985, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 2, 1986; 1991, No. 79, § 1; 1995, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 7. Feed, seed, and fertilizer authority

§ 7. Feed, seed, and fertilizer authority|Authority to administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 35 of this title is hereby transferred from the Director of the Experiment Station to the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Any reference in chapter 35 to the words Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station or Director shall be deemed to mean Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Any reference to the related services division of the College of Agriculture shall be deemed to mean the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Any reference to the Chief Financial Officer of the University of Vermont shall be deemed to mean the State Treasurer. (Added 1983, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 8. Agricultural lands planning criteria

§ 8. Agricultural lands planning criteria|(a) The Secretary shall establish guidelines to assist municipal and regional planning commissions in identifying agricultural lands. The guidelines shall provide, but not be limited to:  (1) soil characteristics appropriate to agricultural land; (2) appropriate size of the parcel and use of adjacent land; (3) the importance of agriculture to the region or locality; (4) the availability and capacity of agricultural services and labor to support farming in the region; and (5) the importance of the land, as agricultural land, to the character of the locality.   (b) The guidelines established by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section may be applied by each regional and municipal planning commission to establish specific criteria for identifying agricultural lands within that region or municipality. (Added 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. May 19, 1988; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 9. Service charges

§ 9. Service charges|The Secretary may assess charges for services rendered by Agency employees to commercial enterprises that are not required by or otherwise referred to in statute. The Secretary may also assess charges for inspections which are conducted to confirm that action has been taken to correct violations when an inspector has conducted at least two inspections regarding a violation. Service charges assessed under this section shall be sufficient to recover the Agency's costs, including payment for the inspector's time, and shall be retained by the Agency to reimburse these expenses. (Added 1989, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 10. Special funds

§ 10. Special funds|Fees, assessments, and reimbursements of costs collected by the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets under the provisions of this title shall be credited to special funds and shall be available to the Agency to offset the costs of providing the service. (Added 1999, No. 49, § 100, eff. July 1, 2000; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 11. Administrative hearings; hearing officers

§ 11. Administrative hearings; hearing officers|The Secretary may designate a hearing officer to preside in his or her place in all matters in which the Secretary is required or permitted by law to conduct a hearing. The hearing officer may administer oaths or issue subpoenas in connection with a hearing. The hearing officer shall report findings of fact to the Secretary in writing, within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the hearing, in contested cases within the meaning of 3 V.S.A. § 801(b)(2). Judgment on the findings in cases covered by this section shall be rendered only by the Secretary. (Added 1987, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 12. Search warrants

§ 12. Search warrants|(a) Upon application by the Secretary or a person designated by the Secretary, a District or Superior Court judge shall, upon a finding of probable cause, issue an administrative search warrant to search property for violation of any provision of this title, 9 V.S.A. chapter 73, or any other law administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. A court may find that probable cause for an administrative search warrant under this section exists when:  (1) the Secretary or a person designated by the Secretary has reason to believe that a provision of this title, 9 V.S.A. chapter 73, or any other law administered by the Secretary has been violated; or (2) permission to inspect has been refused and the property to be searched is subject to routine inspections in connection with a regulatory program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.   (b) The provisions of Rule 41(c) and (d) of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure shall apply to warrants issued under this section. (Added 1987, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1991, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 13. Assurances of discontinuance

§ 13. Assurances of discontinuance|(a) As an alternative to administrative or judicial proceedings, the Secretary may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any violation. An assurance of discontinuance may include:  (1) specific actions to be taken; (2) abatement or mitigation schedules; (3) payment of a civil or administrative penalty and the costs of investigation; or (4) payment of an amount to be held in escrow pending the outcome of an action, or as restitution to aggrieved persons.   (b) An assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing, and may by its terms be filed with the Superior Court having jurisdiction over the subject matter and become an order of the court. Evidence of a violation of an assurance of discontinuance shall be prima facie proof of the violation.(c) Any violation of an assurance of discontinuance shall constitute a separate and distinct offense of the underlying regulatory program and shall be subject to the applicable general penalties for violations of the law under that program, in addition to any other applicable penalties.(d) Costs of investigations collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to a special fund and shall be available to the Agency to offset these costs. (Added 1987, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 1991, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1999, No. 49, § 101; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 75, § 1.)
6 V.S.A. § 14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 1 - General Powers; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets|§ 14. Acceptance of gifts of real property

§ 14. Acceptance of gifts of real property|The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may accept gifts of the rights and interests in real property in the manner provided by 10 V.S.A. chapter 155. Rights or interests in real property acquired by the Secretary through transactions funded in whole or in part by the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board are deemed as accepted by the Governor. (Added 1987, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 75, § 4.)