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10 V.S.A. § 8016
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 201 - Administrative Environmental Law Enforcement|§ 8016. Rulemaking

§ 8016. Rulemaking|The Secretary, in consultation with the Natural Resources Board, shall adopt rules defining classes of violations and an appropriate range of administrative penalties to be assessed for each class of violation. The classes of violation and range of penalties shall take into account the degree of potential impact on public health, safety, and welfare and the environment resulting from the violation. No administrative penalty may be assessed as part of an administrative order pursuant to this chapter until applicable rules and procedures have been adopted. (Added 1989, No. 98, § 1; amended 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 72, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2013, No. 11, § 25.)
10 V.S.A. § 8017
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 201 - Administrative Environmental Law Enforcement|§ 8017. Annual report

§ 8017. Annual report|The Secretary and the Attorney General shall report annually to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife, and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. The report shall be filed on or before February 15 on the enforcement actions taken under this chapter and on the status of citizen complaints about environmental problems in the State. The report shall describe at a minimum the number of violations, the actions taken, the disposition of cases, the amount of penalties collected, and the cost of administering the enforcement program. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this section. (Added 1989, No. 98, § 1; amended 2007, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 49d; 2017, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. May 22, 2018.)
10 V.S.A. § 8018
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 201 - Administrative Environmental Law Enforcement|§ 8018. Requests for hearings on landfill closure extension orders

§ 8018. Requests for hearings on landfill closure extension orders|(a) The applicant or the Attorney General may request a hearing on the decision of the Secretary under sections 6605e and 8008a of this title. Additionally, a municipality in which the landfill is located or an interested person may request such a hearing if a proposed landfill closure extension order would increase the volume of waste disposed on a quarterly basis by 30 percent or more over the volume of waste disposed during the first quarter of 1992. Notice of a request for hearing shall be filed with the Environmental Division and the Secretary within 15 days of the date of receipt of the Secretary's decision. Upon receipt of the notice, the Secretary shall forward a copy of the decision to the Environmental Division.(b) The Environmental judge shall have authority to determine whether the Secretary's decision is in conformance with the provisions of sections 8008a and 6605e of this title. The Environmental judge may affirm, modify, or reverse the Secretary's decision and any provision of any order issued by the Secretary under sections 8008a and 6605e of this title.(c) The hearing shall be held before the Environmental Division within 30 days of receipt by the Division of the notice, unless continued for good cause. The Environmental Division shall issue a written decision within 20 days of the conclusion of the hearing, and no later than 60 days from the request for hearing, unless the hearing process is extended for good cause. The decision shall be sent to the parties by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall include:  (1) a statement that the parties have a right to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, and a description of the procedures for requesting an appeal; and (2) a warning that the decision will become final if no appeal is requested within 10 days of the date the decision is received.   (d) Notice of a request for hearing shall not stay the order, pending the hearing.(e) The Environmental Division may grant party status to an interested person in a hearing under this section.(f) As used in this section, "interested person" means a person who demonstrates that the interest of the person is not adequately represented by any other party and who has:  (1) an ownership, leasehold, or contractual interest in real property affected by the order; or (2) an interest in the outcome of the proceeding that is distinct from the interest of the public-at-large because of the person's place of residence, place of employment, or place of business. (Added 1991, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 27, 1992; amended 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. March 15, 1995; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236.)
10 V.S.A. § 8019
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 201 - Administrative Environmental Law Enforcement|§ 8019. Civil citations

§ 8019. Civil citations|(a) The Secretary and the Board each shall have the authority to adopt rules for the issuance of civil citations for violations of their respective enabling statutes or rules adopted under those statutes that are enforceable in the Environmental Division. Any proposed rule under this section shall include the full, minimum, and waiver penalty amounts for each violation. The maximum civil penalty for any violation brought under this section shall not exceed $3,000.00 exclusive of court fees.(b) A civil citation issued under this section shall preclude the issuing entity from seeking an additional monetary penalty for the violation specified in the citation when any one of the following occurs: the waiver penalty is paid, judgment is entered after trial or appeal, or a default judgment is entered. Notwithstanding this preclusion, the Agency and the Board may issue additional citations or initiate an action under chapter 201 of this title, including a monetary penalty when a violation is continuing or is repeated, and may also bring an enforcement action to obtain injunctive relief or remediation and, in such additional action, may recover the costs of bringing the additional action and the amount of any economic benefit the respondent obtained as a result of the underlying violation in accordance with subdivisions 8010(b)(7) and (c)(1) of this title.(c) The Secretary or Board Chair and his or her duly authorized representative shall have the authority to amend or dismiss a citation by so marking the citation and returning it to the Environmental Division or by notifying the hearing officer or judge at the hearing.(d) Subsequent to the issuance of a civil citation under this section and the conclusion of any hearing and appeal regarding that citation, the following shall be considered part of the respondent's record of compliance when calculating a penalty under section 8010 of this title:  (1) the respondent's payment of the full or waiver penalty stated in the citation; (2) the respondent's commission of a violation after the hearing before the Environmental Division on the citation; (3) the respondent's failure to appear or answer the citation resulting in the entry of a default judgment; (4) a finding after appeal that the respondent committed a violation.   (e) Penalties assessed under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund. (Added 2009, No. 54, § 57, eff. June 1, 2009; amended 2011, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 11, §§ 20, 25.)
10 V.S.A. § 8021
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 201 - Administrative Environmental Law Enforcement|§ 8021. Cost recovery

§ 8021. Cost recovery|(a) In addition to any existing authority, the Secretary, in issuing an administrative order, emergency order, or assurance of discontinuance under this chapter, may recover monies expended from a special fund for a cleanup related to an environmental violation, provided that such recovered monies not exceed $20,000.00.(b) When monies are recovered under this section, they shall be deposited into the special fund from which they were expended. (Added 2011, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
10 V.S.A. § 8221
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 211 - Civil Enforcement|§ 8221. Civil enforcement

§ 8221. Civil enforcement|(a) The Secretary, or the Natural Resources Board with respect to matters relating to land use permits under chapter 151 of this title only, may bring an action in the Civil Division of the Superior Court to enforce the provisions of law specified in subsection 8003(a) of this title, to ensure compliance, and to obtain penalties in the amounts described in subsection (b) of this section. The action shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the State.(b) The court may grant temporary and permanent injunctive relief and may:  (1) Enjoin future activities. (2) Order remedial actions to be taken to mitigate hazard to human health or the environment. (3) Order the design, construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of facilities designed to mitigate or prevent a hazard to human health or the environment or designed to assure compliance. (4) Fix and order compensation for any public or private property destroyed or damaged. (5) Order reimbursement from any person who caused governmental expenditures for the investigation, abatement, mitigation, or removal of a hazard to human health or the environment. (6) Levy a civil penalty as provided in this subdivision. A civil penalty of not more than $85,000.00 may be imposed for each violation. In addition, in the case of a continuing violation, a penalty of not more than $42,500.00 may be imposed for each day the violation continues. In fixing the amount of the penalty, the court shall apply the criteria set forth in subsections 8010(b) and (c) of this title. The cost of collection of penalties or other monetary awards shall be assessed against and added to a penalty assessed against a respondent.   (c)(1) In any civil action brought pursuant to this section in which a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction is sought, relief shall be obtained upon a showing that there is the probability of success on the merits and that:   (A) a violation exists; or (B) a violation is imminent and substantial harm is likely to result.  (2) In such an action, the Secretary or Board need not demonstrate immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage.   (d) Any balancing of the equities in actions under this section may affect the time by which compliance must be attained, but not the necessity of compliance within a reasonable period of time. (Added 1989, No. 98, § 3; amended 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 73, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2007, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 53d; 2013, No. 11, § 25; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 40.)
10 V.S.A. § 8501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 220 - Consolidated Environmental Appeals|§ 8501. Purpose

§ 8501. Purpose|It is the purpose of this chapter to:  (1) consolidate existing appeal routes for municipal zoning and subdivision decisions and acts or decisions of the Secretary of Natural Resources, district environmental coordinators, and District Commissions, excluding enforcement actions brought pursuant to chapters 201 and 211 of this title and the adoption of rules under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25; (2) standardize the appeal periods, the parties who may appeal these acts or decisions, and the ability to stay any act or decision upon appeal, taking into account the nature of the different programs affected; (3) encourage people to get involved in the Act 250 permitting process at the initial stages of review by a District Commission by requiring participation as a prerequisite for an appeal of a District Commission decision to the Environmental Division; (4) assure that clear appeal routes exist for acts and decisions of the Secretary of Natural Resources; (5) consolidate appeals of decisions related to renewable energy generation plants and telecommunications facilities with review under, respectively, 30 V.S.A. §§ 248 and 248a, with appeals and consolidation of proceedings pertaining to telecommunications facilities occurring only while 30 V.S.A. § 248a remains in effect. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236; 2009, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2011, No. 53, § 5, eff. May 27, 2011.)
10 V.S.A. § 8502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 220 - Consolidated Environmental Appeals|§ 8502. Definitions

§ 8502. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "District Commission" means a District Environmental Commission established under chapter 151 of this title. (2) "District coordinator" means a district environmental coordinator attached to a District Commission established under chapter 151 of this title. (3) "Environmental Court" or "Environmental Division" means the Environmental Division of the Superior Court established by 4 V.S.A. § 30. (4) "Natural Resources Board" or "Board" means the Board established under chapter 151 of this title. (5) "Party by right" means the following:  (A) the applicant; (B) the landowner, if the applicant is not the landowner; (C) the municipality in which the project site is located and the municipal and regional planning commissions for that municipality; (D) if the project site is located on a boundary, any Vermont municipality adjacent to that border and the municipal and regional planning commissions for that municipality; (E) the solid waste management district in which the land is located, if the development or subdivision constitutes a facility pursuant to subdivision 6602(10) of this title; (F) any State agency affected by the proposed project.  (6) "Person" means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. (7) "Person aggrieved" means a person who alleges an injury to a particularized interest protected by the provisions of law listed in section 8503 of this title, attributable to an act or decision by a district coordinator, District Commission, the Secretary, or the Environmental Division that can be redressed by the Environmental Division or the Supreme Court. (8) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. As used in this chapter, "Secretary" shall also mean the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation, and the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, with respect to those statutes that refer to the authority of that commissioner or department. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 53e, 236; 2013, No. 11, § 22.)
10 V.S.A. § 8505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 220 - Consolidated Environmental Appeals|§ 8505. Appeals to the Supreme Court

§ 8505. Appeals to the Supreme Court|(a) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Environmental Division pursuant to this subchapter, any party by right, or the Board may appeal to the Supreme Court within 30 days of the date of the entry of the order or judgment appealed from, provided that:  (1) the person was a party to the proceeding before the Environmental Division; or (2) the decision being appealed is the denial of party status; or (3) the Supreme Court determines that:  (A) there was a procedural defect that prevented the person from participating in the proceeding; or (B) some other condition exists that would result in manifest injustice if the person's right to appeal were disallowed.    (b) An objection that has not been raised before the Environmental Division may not be considered by the Supreme Court, unless the failure or neglect to raise that objection is excused by the Supreme Court because of extraordinary circumstances.(c) Only the Attorney General may represent the State in all appeals under this section. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236.)
10A V.S.A. § 1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development|Chapter 1 - Game|App § 1. Wild animals generally

§ 1. Wild animals generally|Wild animals, other than protected birds or game or furbearing animals, may be taken at any time, by any lawful means, by any person, holding a valid license for such taking or by any person permitted by law to take game without a license. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10A V.S.A. § 2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development|Chapter 1 - Game|App § 2. Report, big game

§ 2. Report, big game|(a) Unless otherwise specified in the 10 App. V.S.A. section relating to the specific big game species, a person taking big game, as defined by 10 V.S.A. § 4001(31), pursuant to the seasons provided by law or regulation of the Fish and Wildlife Board, shall within 48 hours report the taking and exhibit the carcass in the manner required by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may authorize a person taking big game to report in the following manners including but not limited to; electronic reporting via email or website or mobile application, telephone, or in-person reporting. The Commissioner may waive the exhibition of the carcass unless requested by a warden. The Commissioner shall publish the reporting and exhibition requirements.(b) Notwithstanding the reporting requirements of 10 App. V.S.A. § 7 subsection 8.3 of the Bear Management Rule and 10 App. V.S.A. § 33 subsection 14.3 of the Moose Management Rule, in the event of an emergency, the Commissioner may authorize any person who takes big game to report and exhibit the carcass in the manner required by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall publish the reporting and exhibition requirements during the emergency period. For the purposes of this section, "emergency" shall mean "a serious, unexpected, and dangerous situation that poses a threat to public health or safety, or to wildlife or natural resources, and requires immediate action."(c) No big game carcass shall be transported out of the State without first being reported as required herein.(d) The Commissioner shall pay to the authorized agent a fee of $1.00 for each report taken on species where reports are required by law. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1963, No. 144 ; 1971, No. 84, § 5; 1976, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. -, eff. Jan. 1, 1977; 1977, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 12, 1978; 1982, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 935, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1982; 1985, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 16, 1986; 1993, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. No. 996, eff. April 22, 1993; 2019 (Adj. Sess.) Fish and Wildlife Reg, eff. Oct. 23, 2020.)
10A V.S.A. § 2a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development|Chapter 1 - Game|App § 2a. Big game; tagging

§ 2a. Big game; tagging|(a) A person taking big game, as defined by 10 V.S.A. § 4001(31), pursuant to the seasons provided by law or regulation of the Fish and Wildlife Board, shall immediately tag the big game carcass upon taking. The tag shall be placed on the big game carcass in a location that is open to view. Such tag shall remain on the big game carcass during possession and transportation and until such time that the animal is cut up for consumption.(b) A person shall not transport parts of a big game animal unless the parts or package containing them are marked with the name and address of the person who killed the big game.(c) A person may transport into and possess in this state big game legally taken in another state or country provided such person shall retain the tag required to be attached to the carcass by the state or country where taken and mark each package of meat with the name of the person who took the animal, tag number, date, and state or country of origin. (Added 1968, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 778, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1985, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. No. 957, eff. July 5, 1985; 1987, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. No. 957, eff. Jan 1, 1987; 1989, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. No. 957, eff. Nov. 24, 1989; 1992, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. No. 957, eff. Nov. 14, 1992; 2008, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 957, eff. Sept. 6, 2008.)
10A V.S.A. § 3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development|Chapter 1 - Game|App § 3. Rabbit, squirrel; sale

§ 3. Rabbit, squirrel; sale|A person shall not buy or sell wild rabbit or gray squirrel at any time. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10A V.S.A. § 4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development|Chapter 1 - Game|App § 4. Bow and arrow hunting

§ 4. Bow and arrow hunting|Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, any game which may be taken by shooting may be taken by use of bow and arrow, or by crossbow where authorized by Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board rules. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1987, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2019, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg., eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
10A V.S.A. § 5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development|Chapter 1 - Game|App § 5. Bow and arrow standards

§ 5. Bow and arrow standards|No person shall hunt deer with bow and arrow if the arrow has an arrowhead that measures less than seven-eighths of an inch at its widest point or that has less than two sharp cutting edges. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1963, Fish and Game Board Reg. No.-, eff. Aug. 23, 1963.)
10A V.S.A. § 13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development|Chapter 1 - Game|App § 13. Regulations for operating regulated shooting grounds

§ 13. Regulations for operating regulated shooting grounds|13.1. A regulated shooting ground shall be at least 200 acres in area, on lands that the Commissioner deems suitable for the purpose. The land shall be enclosed as prescribed in 10 V.S.A. § 5218, and the notices prescribed therein shall contain the words: "Regulated Private Shooting Ground, Special Regulations in Effect." The permittee may further include notice of such restrictions as they may desire as to trespassing. Such notices shall not be less than 18 inches long by one foot wide.13.2 Permits will be issued to operate a regulated shooting ground for the following species only: mallard ducks, pheasant, quail, chukar partridge, and Hungarian partridge.13.3 All birds released on regulated shooting grounds shall be at least 10 weeks old when released and raised on the premises, legally acquired from licensed breeders, or imported as provided in 10 V.S.A. § 4709.13.4 The permittee shall keep a current record of the birds taken, which shall include the name and address of the person taking such birds, their hunting license number, the kind and number of birds taken, and the date of taking. Each hunter will receive a signed and dated receipt from the permittee showing the number and species of birds in possession.13.5 The open season for taking game birds under these regulations shall be from January 1st to December 31st, both dates inclusive.13.6 Annually within 40 days of the end of such season, the permittee shall file with the Fish and Wildlife Department a notarized report of the number and species of birds released, name of the breeder from which they were acquired, date released and the records as provided in paragraph 4.13.7 Except as specially provided in this regulation, all laws and fish and wildlife regulations shall be in effect on regulated shooting grounds. (Added 1964, Fish and Game Commissioner's Reg. No. 690, eff. May 30, 1964; 1984, Fish and Game Commissioner's Reg. No. 690, eff. March 17, 1984; 1990, Fish and Wildlife Commissioner's Reg. No. 690, eff. Jan. 5, 1991.)