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9 V.S.A. § 4113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 110 - Petroleum Inventories; Reporting Requirements|§ 4113. Inventory reporting; confidentiality

§ 4113. Inventory reporting; confidentiality|(a) The Commissioner may adopt rules that require any person owning or leasing primary storage facilities within the State to report to the Commissioner data concerning storage, inventory, and product receipts.(b) Reports filed pursuant to this section shall be an exempt record and confidential pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(1) and shall be maintained for the sole and confidential use of the Commissioner, except that the reports may be disclosed to the federal government or to the appropriate energy agency or department of another state with substantially similar confidentiality statutes for regulations with respect to the reports. However, the Commissioner shall make available to appropriate committees of the General Assembly statistical information derived from the reports required by this section, provided that this may be done in a manner that preserves the confidentiality of the reports submitted by particular persons. (Added 1979, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1980; amended 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 19, 1984; 2011, No. 59, § 9; 2015, No. 23, § 93.)
9 V.S.A. § 4114
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 110 - Petroleum Inventories; Reporting Requirements|§ 4114. Remedies; enforcements

§ 4114. Remedies; enforcements|(a) If any person, in violation of the provisions of this chapter, knowingly fails to file a complete and accurate report with the Commissioner, the Commissioner may petition the Superior Court for injunctive relief. Petitions may be filed in the Superior Court of the county in which the defendant resides or, if the defendant is a nonresident, in the Superior Court of any county in which the defendant does business.(b) A person who, with intent to evade any requirement of this chapter, fails to submit a report when due or to supply required information shall be fined no more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than 10 days, or both. (Added 1979, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1980; amended 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 19, 1984.)
9 V.S.A. § 4115
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 110 - Petroleum Inventories; Reporting Requirements|§ 4115. Liquid heating fuel; heating system change

§ 4115. Liquid heating fuel; heating system change|Any person who replaces or adapts a liquid fuel heating system so that the liquid fuel is no longer used shall block or otherwise disable the access for delivery of the unused liquid fuel. (Added 1997, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 16, 1998.)
9 V.S.A. § 4121
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 111 - Foreign-Trade Zones|§ 4121. Definitions

§ 4121. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Public corporation" means this State, a political subdivision of this State, a corporate instrumentality of this State and one or more states, or a bi-state compact. (2) "Private corporation" means a general and business or a general nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this State. (Added 1975, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 3, 1976.)
9 V.S.A. § 4122
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 111 - Foreign-Trade Zones|§ 4122. Authority to establish foreign-trade zones

§ 4122. Authority to establish foreign-trade zones|All public and private corporations shall have the power to apply to the proper authorities of the U.S. government for a grant, and when such a grant is issued, to establish and operate foreign-trade zones under the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zone Act of 1934 as amended on March 3, 1976. (Added 1975, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 3, 1976.)
9 V.S.A. § 4125
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 111A - Approval of International Trade Agreements|§ 4125. Findings and purpose

§ 4125. Findings and purpose|The General Assembly makes the following findings of fact:  (1) Today's international trade agreements have impacts that extend significantly beyond the bounds of traditional trade matters such as tariffs and quotas. Restrictive government procurement rules, for example, may undermine State purchasing laws and preferences that are designed to promote good jobs and a healthy environment. (2) As the subject matters contained within trade agreements expand, these agreements may impact on areas traditionally governed by the states, including economic development, financial investment, environmental policies, pharmaceutical policy, recreational services, utilities and energy distribution, and agricultural subsidies. The subject matter addressed by trade agreements is constantly evolving into new areas and becomes more likely over time to infringe on State law or policy. (3) Specific examples in one area important to Vermont- State economic development and environmental policies- that might be constrained by government procurement provisions in international trade agreements include buy-local laws, electronic waste recycling laws, and renewable energy purchasing requirements. Measures that conflict with obligations in one or more international trade agreements could be challenged as potential barriers to trade. (4) Input from states has been essential to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's understanding of state practices that may be impacted by policies in trade agreements. For example, after states protested that language in the Australia-United States trade agreement was ambiguous and created uncertainty as to whether it applied to Medicaid preferred drug lists, the United States specifically clarified in the Korea-United States trade agreement that similar pharmaceutical policies did not apply to Medicaid. (5) Currently, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative asks state governors, without input from state legislatures, whether they will commit state purchasing to trade rules. States, through their governors, may opt into or out of trade rules dealing with government procurement. (6) Historically, the General Assembly and the Governor have worked together to adopt and implement State procurement policies. The decision to consent to the coverage of Vermont under procurement provisions of international trade agreements should also include consultation with and agreement by the Legislative Branch. (7) If future trade rules permit states to opt into or out of trade rules dealing with investment and services, in addition to procurement, then the General Assembly intends for the procedures in this chapter to apply to those provisions as well. (8) It is important for the State to provide information and recommendations to Congress and the U.S. Trade Representative about the possible impacts of proposed trade agreements on State law and policy. (Added 2009, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; eff. April 15, 2010.)
9 V.S.A. § 4126
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 111A - Approval of International Trade Agreements|§ 4126. Definitions

§ 4126. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Commission" means the Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty established in 3 V.S.A. § 23. (2) "International trade agreement" or "trade agreement" means a trade agreement between the federal government and a foreign country. It does not include a trade agreement between the State and a foreign country to which the federal government is not a party. (Added 2009, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; eff. April 15, 2010.)
9 V.S.A. § 4127
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 111A - Approval of International Trade Agreements|§ 4127. Approval of trade agreements

§ 4127. Approval of trade agreements|(a) Options for binding the State. If the U.S. government provides the State of Vermont with the opportunity to consent to or reject binding the State to a trade agreement or to a provision within a trade agreement, then the Governor may bind the State or give consent to the U.S. government to bind the State only after consultation with the Commission as provided for in subsection (c) of this section.(b) Recommendations to Congress and the U.S. Trade Representative. In all other circumstances in which the U.S. government provides the State with information about a proposed trade agreement, the Commission shall make a recommendation to Vermont's delegation to Congress and to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative within the time frame requested by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.(c) Consultation process.  (1) When a communication from the U.S. Trade Representative regarding a proposed trade agreement is received by the State, the person who receives the communication shall submit a copy of the communication and any proposed trade agreement or relevant provisions of the trade agreement to the Chairs of the Commission. The Chairs may disseminate the information to the chairs of the relevant legislative standing committees of jurisdiction. (2) The Commission shall review and analyze the trade agreement and issue a recommendation on the potential impact of the trade agreement to the appropriate party as described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section within a time frame that will afford Vermont's recommendations due consideration. (Added 2009, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; eff. April 15, 2010.)
9 V.S.A. § 4131
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 112 - Emergency Petroleum Set-Aside Act|§ 4131. Purpose and findings

§ 4131. Purpose and findings|The Legislature hereby finds and declares: that adequate supplies of fuel are essential to the health, welfare, and safety of the people of the State of Vermont; that any severe disruption in fuel supplied for use within the State would cause grave hardship and pose a threat to the health and economic well-being of the people of the State; that such interruptions should be responded to by reliance to the greatest extent practicable on the free market system; and that temporary and concurrent State authority for a fuel set-aside program should be in place as the federal government terminates, suspends, or fails to implement all or part of the federal program. (Added 1981, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 15, 1982.)
9 V.S.A. § 4132
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 112 - Emergency Petroleum Set-Aside Act|§ 4132. Definitions

§ 4132. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Consumer" means any individual, trustee, agency, partnership, association, corporation, company, municipality, political subdivision, or other legal entity that purchases liquid fossil fuels for ultimate consumption within Vermont. (2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Service or the Commissioner's designee. (3) "Distributor" means any individual, trustee, agency, partnership, association, corporation, company, municipality, political subdivision, or other legal entity that purchases or markets liquid fossil fuels from a prime supplier or any other source and resells those fuels to consumers within Vermont. (4) "Liquid fossil fuel" means heating oils, light and heavy diesel oil, motor gasoline, propane, butane, residual fuel oils, kerosene, and aviation fuels. (5) "Petroleum set-aside" means the amount of liquid fossil fuel that is made available from the total supply of a prime supplier for utilization by the Department of Public Service pursuant to this chapter to resolve hardships and emergencies due to energy shortages. (6) "Prime supplier" means any individual, trustee, agency, partnership, association, corporation, company, municipality, political subdivision, or other legal entity that makes the first sale of any liquid fossil fuel into the State distribution system for consumption within the State. (Added 1981, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 15, 1982; amended 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 19, 1984.)
9 V.S.A. § 4133
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 112 - Emergency Petroleum Set-Aside Act|§ 4133. Petroleum set-aside

§ 4133. Petroleum set-aside|(a) The Commissioner shall adopt rules establishing a petroleum set-aside system for liquid fossil fuels. The fuel set-aside system established pursuant to this chapter shall not go into effect in whole or in part except where the federal government terminates, suspends, or fails to implement all or part of the federal petroleum allocation program. After a determination has been made by the Governor that the program is required to meet a petroleum supply shortage within the State that will significantly impair essential public services or essential economic activity, and after the Governor has complied with any notice requirements and has received any approval required by federal law, the Commissioner shall implement only that portion of the State set-aside program necessary to prevent and alleviate any energy hardships or shortages. The State set-aside program shall continue in effect for no more than 90 days and shall terminate when the federal petroleum allocation program is renewed or implemented or when the energy hardship or shortage ceases to exist. Rules adopted by the Commissioner shall direct that prime suppliers set aside an amount of liquid fossil fuel, as determined by the Commissioner, which amount shall be a percentage of the monthly volume of liquid fossil fuels that prime suppliers intend to sell into the State distribution system for consumption within the State.(b) In addition to meeting the purposes set forth in section 4131 of this title and the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the rules establishing the petroleum set-aside system shall provide that:  (1) A prime supplier inform the Department each month of the monthly volume of each product subject to petroleum set-aside that is intended to be sold into the State distribution system for consumption within the State, provided the Commissioner determines that such information is needed. (2) The Commissioner shall notify each prime supplier of the monthly petroleum set-aside percentage, not exceeding three percent, applicable to each product subject to petroleum set-aside. The Commissioner shall review and revise such percentages monthly. (3) The amount of petroleum to be set aside for a particular month cannot be accumulated or deferred; it shall be made available from stocks of prime suppliers, whether directly or through distributors. (4) Procedures shall be established for making an application for an allocation from the petroleum set-aside reserves and for approval or disapproval of that application by the Commissioner. (Added 1981, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 15, 1982; amended 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 19, 1984; 2015, No. 23, § 94.)
9 V.S.A. § 4134
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 112 - Emergency Petroleum Set-Aside Act|§ 4134. Violation; penalties

§ 4134. Violation; penalties|(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each violation.(b) The penalty provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be recovered in an action or special proceeding brought by the Attorney General.(c) Alternatively, or in addition to the action or proceeding to impose the fine provided by subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General may institute an action or proceeding to enjoin any violation of or to enforce any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter. (Added 1981, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 15, 1982.)
9 V.S.A. § 4151
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 113 - Commercial Molds, Dies, and Forms|§ 4151. Definitions

§ 4151. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) The term "customer" means any individual or entity who causes or caused a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, or form or who causes or caused a molder to use a die, mold, or form to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a product or products. (2) The term "molder" means any individual or entity, including a tool or die maker who fabricates, casts, or otherwise makes a die, mold, or form or who uses a die, mold, or form to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a product or products. (3) The term "within three years following the last prior use" shall be construed to include any period following the last prior use of a die, mold, or form regardless of whether or not such period precedes April 14, 1981. (Added 1981, No. 16, eff. April 14, 1981.)
9 V.S.A. § 4152
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 113 - Commercial Molds, Dies, and Forms|§ 4152. Exclusions

§ 4152. Exclusions|This chapter shall not apply where a molder retains title to and possession of a die, mold, or form, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant a customer any rights, title, or interest in such a die, mold, or form. (Added 1981, No. 16, eff. April 14, 1981.)
9 V.S.A. § 4153
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 113 - Commercial Molds, Dies, and Forms|§ 4153. Ownership rights

§ 4153. Ownership rights|(a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, if a customer does not take possession from a molder of a die, mold, or form situated in this State within three years following the last prior use thereof, all of the customer's rights, title, and interest to such die, mold, or form may be transferred according to subsections (b) and (c) of this section to the molder solely for the purpose of destroying such die, mold, or form.(b) If a molder chooses to have all rights, title, and interest to any die, mold, or form transferred to the molder by operation of this subsection and subsection (c), the molder shall send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the customer holding the rights, title, and interest at the address, if any, indicated in the agreement pursuant to which the molder obtained possession of the die, mold, or form and to the customer's last known address. The notice shall state that the molder intends to terminate all of the customer's rights, title, and interest by having all such rights, title, and interest transferred to the molder for purposes of destroying the die, mold, or form.(c) If a customer does not take possession of the particular die, mold, or form within 180 days following the date the molder receives acknowledgment or nonacknowledgment of the return receipt of such notice, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for taking possession or for the storage thereof, all rights, title, and interest of the customer shall transfer by law to the molder in order that the die, mold, or form be destroyed. Thereafter, the molder shall destroy the particular die, mold, or form as the molder's own property without any risk of liability to the customer. (Added 1981, No. 16, eff. April 14, 1981.)
9 V.S.A. § 4155
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 113 - Commercial Molds, Dies, and Forms|§ 4155. Manufacturer's mold lien

§ 4155. Manufacturer's mold lien|(a) Molders shall have a lien, dependent on possession, on all dies, molds, forms, or patterns in their hands belonging to a customer, for the balance due them from such customer for any manufacturing, engineering, or fabrication work, and in the value of all material related to such work. The molder may retain possession of the die, mold, form, or pattern until the charges are paid.(b) A lien under subsection (a) of this section attaches and is perfected 30 days after any payment is due.(c) A molder may enforce the lien by sale as provided in sections 1952 and 1953 of this title, unless such sale would be in violation of any right of a customer under federal patent or copyright law. The owner of property subject to a molder's lien who desires to question the reasonableness of such charges shall have the rights provided in section 1954 of this title.(d) The parties may alter the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section by contract.(e) A lien under this section does not take priority over an existing perfected security interest.(f) Nothing in this section is intended to alter any rights, obligations, excuses, or remedies under 9A V.S.A. Article 2.(g) A court may, on request of a customer, substitute a bond or other collateral in an amount satisfactory to the court, and order release of the lien. (Added 1997, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
9 V.S.A. § 4170
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 115 - New Motor Vehicle Arbitration|§ 4170. Legislative intent

§ 4170. Legislative intent|The Legislature finds and declares that manufacturers, distributors, and importers of new motor vehicles should be obligated to provide speedy and less costly resolution of automobile warranty problems. Manufacturers should be required to provide in as expeditious a manner as possible a refund of the consumer's purchase price or payments to a lessor and lessee or a replacement vehicle that is acceptable to the consumer whenever the manufacturer is unable to make the vehicle conform with its applicable warranty. New motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle dealers cannot be sued under this chapter. (Added 1983, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
9 V.S.A. § 4174
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 115 - New Motor Vehicle Arbitration|§ 4174. Vermont Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board

§ 4174. Vermont Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board|(a) There is created a Vermont Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board consisting of five members and three alternate members to be appointed by the Governor for terms of three years. Board members may be appointed for two additional three-year terms. One member of the Board and one alternate shall be new car dealers in Vermont, one member and one alternate shall be persons active as automobile technicians, and three members and one alternate shall be persons having no direct involvement in the design, manufacture, distribution, sales, or service of motor vehicles or their parts. Board members shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 1010. Administrative support for the Board shall be provided as determined by the Secretary of Transportation.(b) The Board shall adopt rules under the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 to implement the provisions of this chapter.(c) The Board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify under oath and to produce documents.(d) The Board shall render a decision within 30 days of the conclusion of a hearing in a contested matter, and within 30 days of the manufacturer's answer in an uncontested matter. The Board has authority to issue any and all damages as are provided by this chapter. (Added 1983, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1987, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Jan. 29, 1988; 1989, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 30, 1990; 1999, No. 18, § 30, eff. May 13, 1999; 2007, No. 19, § 1; 2013, No. 57, § 22, eff. May 30, 2013; 2015, No. 23, § 95; 2015, No. 50, § 32, eff. June 3, 2015.)