reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
20 V.S.A. § 3484
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 191 - Control Generally|§ 3484. Taking animal from, or impeding impounder

§ 3484. Taking animal from, or impeding impounder|A person who rescues an animal from the custody of a person driving or about to drive it to pound, or resists him in so doing, shall be fined $10.00 and shall pay the damages to the person injured.
20 V.S.A. § 3485
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 191 - Control Generally|§ 3485. Limitation of prosecution

§ 3485. Limitation of prosecution|Prosecutions under the provisions of this subchapter shall be commenced within one year after the commission of the offense, and not after.
20 V.S.A. § 3511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 191 - Control Generally|§ 3511. Abandoned animals, definition

§ 3511. Abandoned animals, definition|An animal shall be deemed to be abandoned when it is placed in the custody of a veterinarian, veterinary hospital, boarding kennel, stable or other person or establishment for treatment, board or care and  (1) Having been placed in custody for a specific period of time, the animal is not removed at the end of the specific period and a notice to remove the animal within ten days thereafter has been given to the person placing the animal in custody by means of registered mail addressed to the last known address of the person or, (2) Having been placed in custody for an unspecified period of time, the animal is not removed within ten days after notice to remove the animal has been given to the person placing the animal in custody by means of registered mail addressed to the last known address of the person. (Added 1967, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 8, 1968.)
20 V.S.A. § 3512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 191 - Control Generally|§ 3512. Waiver of lien

§ 3512. Waiver of lien|The giving of notice as prescribed in section 3511 of this title shall be deemed a waiver of any lien on the animal for the treatment, board or care of the animal, but shall not relieve the owner of the animal of his contractual liability for the treatment, board or care furnished. (Added 1967, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 8, 1968.)
20 V.S.A. § 3513
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 191 - Control Generally|§ 3513. Disposal of abandoned animals

§ 3513. Disposal of abandoned animals|Any person having in his or her care, custody, or control any abandoned animal as defined in section 3511 of this title may deliver the animal to any humane society or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or in the case of dogs, cats or other small animals to any pound maintained by or for any town within which the animal was abandoned, or he or she may sell the animal, the proceeds from the sale to be applied to the contractual liability incurred by the person placing the animal. If the person to whom the animal was abandoned is unable to sell the animal, it may be humanely euthanized by any veterinarian licensed to practice in Vermont. (Added 1967, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Feb. 8, 1968.)
20 V.S.A. § 3541
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3541. Definitions

§ 3541. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Secretary" where no other department is referenced means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and includes his or her designee. (2) "Domestic animal" means those animals defined by 6 V.S.A. § 1151(2). (3) "Domestic pet" or "pet" means any domestic dogs, domestic cats, and ferrets. The term shall also include such other domestic animals as the Secretary shall establish by rule, provided that the Secretary finds that the animal has the potential to become an imminent danger to public health or welfare if not subjected to the provisions of this chapter. (4) "Ferret" means only the European ferret ( Mustela putorious furo ). (5) "Legislative body" means the legislative body of a town, city, or incorporated village. (6) "Owner" means any person who owns a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid and includes any person who has actual or constructive possession of the pet or wolf-hybrid. The term also includes those persons who provide feed or shelter to a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid. (7) "Respondent" means a person alleged to have violated any provision of this chapter. (8) "Wolf-hybrid" means an animal that is the progeny or descendant of a domestic dog ( Canis familiaris ) and a wolf ( Canis lupus or Canis rufus ). "Wolf-hybrid" also means an animal that is advertised, registered, licensed, or otherwise described or represented as a wolf-hybrid by its owner or an animal that exhibits primary physical and behavioral wolf characteristics. The Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife shall adopt a rule describing primary physical and behavioral wolf characteristics. (9) "Working farm dog" means a dog that is bred or trained to herd or protect livestock or poultry or to protect crops and that is used for those purposes and that is registered as a working farm dog pursuant to subsection 3581(a) of this title. (10) "Pet dealer" means any person who sells or exchanges or who offers to sell or exchange cats, dogs, or wolf-hybrids, or any combination thereof, from three or more litters of cats, dogs, or wolf-hybrids in any 12-month period. This definition shall not apply to pet shops, animal shelters, or rescue organizations as those terms are defined in section 3901 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 15, 1994; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2009, No. 48, § 7, eff. May 28, 2009; 2013, No. 30, § 1.)
20 V.S.A. § 3541a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3541a. Feral animals; responsibility

§ 3541a. Feral animals; responsibility|It is not the intent of the General Assembly to require a person to be responsible under this chapter for a feral animal that takes up residence in a building other than the person's home, even if the person occasionally provides feed to the animal. (Added 2013, No. 30, § 2.)
20 V.S.A. § 3545
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3545. Right to kill domestic pets or wolf-hybrids generally

§ 3545. Right to kill domestic pets or wolf-hybrids generally|(a) A person may kill a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid that suddenly assaults him or her or when necessary to discontinue an attack upon the person or another person provided that the attack or assault does not occur while the domestic pet or wolf-hybrid is restrained, within an enclosure containing the domestic pet or wolf-hybrid, or on the premises of the owner.(b) A domestic pet or wolf-hybrid found wounding, killing or worrying another domestic pet or wolf-hybrid, a domestic animal or fowl may be killed when the attendant circumstances are such that the killing is reasonably necessary to prevent injury to the animal or fowl which is the subject of the attack. (Amended 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 12, 1978; 1979, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1980; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 15, 1994.)
20 V.S.A. § 3546
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3546. Investigation of vicious domestic pets or wolf-hybrids; order

§ 3546. Investigation of vicious domestic pets or wolf-hybrids; order|(a) When a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid has bitten a person while the domestic pet or wolf-hybrid is off the premises of the owner or keeper, and the person bitten requires medical attention for the attack, the person may file a written complaint with the legislative body of the municipality. The complaint shall contain the time, date, and place where the attack occurred, the name and address of the victim or victims, and any other facts that may assist the legislative body in conducting its investigation required by subsection (b) of this section.(b) The legislative body, within seven days from receipt of the complaint, shall investigate the charges and hold a hearing on the matter. If the owner of the domestic pet or wolf-hybrid that is the subject of the complaint can be ascertained with due diligence, the owner shall be provided with a written notice of the time, date, and place of hearing and the facts of the complaint.(c) If the domestic pet or wolf-hybrid is found to have bitten the victim without provocation, the municipal officials shall make such order for the protection of persons as the facts and circumstances of the case may require, including that the domestic pet or wolf-hybrid is disposed of in a humane way, muzzled, chained, or confined. The order shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. A person who, after receiving notice, fails to comply with the terms of the order shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 3550 of this chapter.(d) The procedures provided in this section shall apply if the domestic pet or wolf-hybrid is not a rabies suspect. If a member of the legislative body or a municipal official designated by the legislative body determines that the animal is a rabies suspect, the provisions of subchapter 5 of this chapter and the rules of the Department of Health shall apply.(e) The procedures provided in this section shall not apply if the voters of a municipality, at a special or annual meeting duly warned for the purpose, have authorized the legislative body of the municipality to regulate domestic pets or wolf-hybrids by ordinances that are inconsistent with this section, in which case those ordinances shall apply. (Amended 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 12, 1978; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 15, 1994; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2021, No. 20, § 197.)
20 V.S.A. § 3548
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3548. Application to unorganized towns and gores; supervisors

§ 3548. Application to unorganized towns and gores; supervisors|The provisions of subchapters 1, 2, 4 and 5 of this chapter shall apply to unorganized towns and gores, and the duties imposed upon municipal clerks by this chapter shall, in unorganized towns and gores, be performed by the supervisors thereof. (Amended 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. June 15, 1994.)
20 V.S.A. § 3549
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3549. Domestic pets or wolf-hybrids; regulation by towns

§ 3549. Domestic pets or wolf-hybrids; regulation by towns|The legislative body of a city or town by ordinance may regulate the licensing, keeping, leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment, and destruction of domestic pets or wolf-hybrids and their running at large, except that a legislative body of a city or town shall not prohibit or regulate the barking or running at large of a working farm dog when it is on the property being farmed by the person who registered the working farm dog, pursuant to subsection 3581(a) of this title, in the following circumstances:  (1) if the working farm dog is barking in order to herd or protect livestock or poultry or to protect crops; or (2) if the working farm dog is running at large in order to herd or protect livestock or poultry or to protect crops. (Added 1967, No. 300 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 20, 1968; amended 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. June 15, 1994; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2009, No. 48, § 8, eff. May 28, 2009; 2013, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
20 V.S.A. § 3551
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3551. Search warrants

§ 3551. Search warrants|An officer who has attempted to seize a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid under sections 3546, 3549, 3624, 3745, 3806, or 3807 of this chapter and has not been permitted to search for or take the animal, may apply to a judicial officer authorized to issue search warrants for a warrant to search the properties of the owner of the animal or any other property if the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the animal may be on it. If the judicial officer is satisfied that there is a reasonable cause to believe that the animal is on a property, the judicial officer shall issue a search warrant authorizing a law enforcement officer of the state of Vermont to search the property and premises for the animal within a specified period of time not to exceed 10 days and to seize the animal. The warrant shall be served between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. unless the warrant directs that it may be served at any time. The judicial officer may, by appropriate provision in the warrant, and for reasonable cause shown, authorize its execution at other times. The warrant shall designate the court to which it shall be returned. (Added 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. June 15, 1994.)
20 V.S.A. § 3581a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3581a. Immunization

§ 3581a. Immunization|(a) An owner of a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid shall have that animal inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with section 3581 of this title, if applicable, and with rules adopted by the secretary.(b) No rabies vaccine may be used for domestic pets unless it is first approved by the secretary.(c) Until the secretary approves a rabies vaccine for use on wolf-hybrids, these animals shall be vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the secretary for domestic dogs and a veterinarian inoculating a wolf-hybrid in accordance with this section shall not be liable for the failure of the rabies vaccine to protect the animal from rabies nor for any adverse reaction that may be attributable to the vaccination.(d) A person may use an approved vaccine to inoculate a feral feline that takes up residence in a building other than the person's home and need not use the services of a licensed veterinarian for this purpose.(e) The secretary of the agency of agriculture, food and markets and the department of health shall provide notices to veterinarians designed to help them to inform people about the provisions of this section regarding cats, wolf-hybrids and other domestic pets. (Added 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. June 15, 1994; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
20 V.S.A. § 3582
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3582. Dogs or wolf-hybrids obtained after April 1

§ 3582. Dogs or wolf-hybrids obtained after April 1|A person who becomes the owner after April 1 of a dog or wolf-hybrid six months old or older that has not been licensed, or a person who owns, keeps, or harbors a dog or wolf-hybrid that becomes six months old after April 1, shall within 30 days apply for and obtain a license for the dog or wolf-hybrid in the same manner as the annual license is obtained. If an application under this section is made after October 1, the fee for the license shall be one-half the amount otherwise required. If the license fee is not paid within 30 days, the owner may thereafter procure a license for that license year by paying a license fee of 50 percent in excess of that otherwise required. (Amended 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 12, 1978; 1979, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Feb. 28, 1980; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. April 1, 1995; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 125.)
20 V.S.A. § 3583
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3583. Domestic pets and wolf-hybrids kept for breeding purposes

§ 3583. Domestic pets and wolf-hybrids kept for breeding purposes|(a) The owner or keeper of domestic pets and wolf-hybrids kept for breeding purposes may take out annually, on or before April 1, a special license for the domestic pets or wolf-hybrids, provided:  (1) He or she keeps the domestic pets or wolf-hybrids within a proper enclosure. A proper enclosure is a locked fence or structure of sufficient height and sufficient depth into the ground to prevent the entry of young children and to prevent the animal from escaping. A proper enclosure also provides humane shelter for the animal. (2) The domestic pets or wolf-hybrids at all times have a current vaccination against rabies. (3) When the number of domestic pets or wolf-hybrids so kept does not exceed ten, the fee shall be $30.00 and for each additional domestic pet or wolf-hybrid so kept, an annual fee of $3.00.   (b) Domestic pets and wolf-hybrids covered by the special license pursuant to this section shall be exempt from other license fees, and all licenses under this section are exempt from the surcharge enacted under subsection (c) of section 3581 of this title.(c) If the license fee is not paid by April 1, the owner or keeper may thereafter procure a license for that license year by paying a fee of 50 percent in excess of that otherwise required. These license fees are in addition to any fees required for the operation of a kennel under subchapter 3 of this chapter. (Amended 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 12, 1978; 1979, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Feb. 28, 1980; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. April 1, 1995; 2021, No. 20, § 200.)
20 V.S.A. § 3587
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3587. Dogs brought into state

§ 3587. Dogs brought into state|Without obtaining a Vermont license, a person may bring or cause to be brought into the state for a period not exceeding 90 days, one or more licensed dog or dogs bearing the identification of the owner, provided that the owner possesses a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian or a state official of any other state that the dog has received a rabies vaccination that is current for the 90 days following entry into the state. (Amended 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 12, 1978; 1979, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Feb. 28, 1980.)
20 V.S.A. § 3588
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3588. Issuance of licenses; record of licenses

§ 3588. Issuance of licenses; record of licenses|Municipal clerks shall issue licenses and receive the money for the license, and pay the amount received into the municipal treasury within 60 days of receipt, retaining to their own use $2.00 for each license or permit, and shall include with the amount deposited into the municipal treasury a sworn statement of the amount received and paid over by them pursuant to this section. (Amended 1966, No. 62 (Sp. Sess.), § 3; 1971, No. 84, § 11; 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 12, 1978; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 15, 1994; 2021, No. 20, § 201.)
20 V.S.A. § 3589
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3589. Record of licenses

§ 3589. Record of licenses|Municipal clerks shall also keep a record of licenses issued by them, with the names of the owners or keepers of the dogs or wolf-hybrids licensed and the names, registered numbers and descriptions of such dogs or wolf-hybrids. (Amended 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. April 1, 1995.)
20 V.S.A. § 3590
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3590. List of dogs and wolf-hybrids not licensed

§ 3590. List of dogs and wolf-hybrids not licensed|(a) The legislative body shall annually designate one or more persons to maintain a list of unlicensed, inoculated and licensed dogs and wolf-hybrids owned or kept in their municipality and to submit the list to the municipal clerk.(b) On receiving a list of dogs and wolf-hybrids from persons authorized by the legislative body, the municipal clerk shall notify the owners or keepers of all dogs and wolf-hybrids named on the list that have not already been licensed or inoculated, and after May 30 shall furnish to the legislative body a list of dogs and wolf-hybrids not licensed or inoculated as required by law. Owners shall also be notified that unlicensed or uninoculated dogs or wolf-hybrids may be destroyed. (Amended 1965, No. 36, § 3, eff. April 28, 1965; 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 12, 1978; 1979, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Feb. 28, 1990; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 1, 1995.)
20 V.S.A. § 3591
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3591. Transfer of license

§ 3591. Transfer of license|A license from a municipal clerk shall be valid in any part of the state and may be transferred with the dog or wolf-hybrid licensed, provided such license is recorded by the clerk of the municipality where such dog or wolf-hybrid is kept. (Amended 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. April 1, 1995.)
20 V.S.A. § 3621
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 193 - Domestic Pet or Wolf-Hybrid Control|§ 3621. Issuance of warrant to impound; complaint

§ 3621. Issuance of warrant to impound; complaint|(a)(1) The legislative body of a municipality may at any time issue a warrant to one or more police officers, constables, pound keepers, or appointed animal control officers, directing them to promptly impound all dogs or wolf-hybrids within the town or city not licensed according to the provisions of this subchapter, except as exempted by section 3587 of this title, and to enter a complaint against the owners or keepers of the impounded dogs and wolf-hybrids.  (2) A dog or wolf-hybrid impounded by a municipality under this section may be transferred to an animal shelter or rescue organization for the purpose of finding an adoptive home for the dog or wolf-hybrid. If the dog or wolf-hybrid cannot be placed in an adoptive home or transferred to a humane society or rescue organization within ten days, or a greater number of days established by the municipality, the dog or wolf-hybrid may be destroyed in a humane way. The municipality shall not be liable for expenses associated with keeping the dog or wolf-hybrid at the animal shelter or rescue organization beyond the established number of days.   (b) A municipality may waive the license fee for a dog or wolf-hybrid impounded pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the current year upon a showing of current vaccinations and financial hardship. In the event of waiver due to financial hardship, the State shall not receive its portion of a dog license fee. (Amended 1977, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. April 12, 1978; 1979, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb 28, 1980; 1993, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 1, 1995; 2009, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2013, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2021, No. 20, § 202.)