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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 177 - Explosives and Fireworks › § 3131. Definitions

§ 3131. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, the term “fireworks” means any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation, including blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, or toy guns in which explosives are used, balloons that are propelled by explosives, firecrackers, torpedoes, sky rockets, Roman candles, cherry bombs, or other fireworks of like construction and any fireworks containing any explosive or flammable compound, or any tablets or other device containing any explosive substance, except sparklers. The term “fireworks” does not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices in which paper caps containing 0.25 grains or less of explosive compound are used, providing they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for use, and toy pistol paper caps that contain less than 0.2 grains of explosive mixture. The term “fireworks” does not include fixed ammunition for firearms or primers for firearms. The term “sparkler” means a sparkling item that complies with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations and is one of the following:
(1) A hand-held wire or wood sparkler that is less than 14 inches and has no more than 20 grams of pyrotechnic mixture.
(2) A snake, party popper, glow worm, smoke device, string popper, snapper, or drop pop with no more than 0.25 grains of explosive mixture. (Amended 2003, No. 15, § 1, eff. May 6, 2003; 2021, No. 20, § 188.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 177 - Explosives and Fireworks › § 3132. Prohibitions; permits

§ 3132. Prohibitions; permits
(a) Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, co-partnership, or corporation to do any of the following:
(1) Offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or wholesale, or possess fireworks unless the person has been issued a permit by both the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the municipality in which the person offers for sale and stores the fireworks.
(2) Use, possess, or explode any fireworks unless the person has been issued a permit to display fireworks pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(3) Transport fireworks except in interstate commerce.
(4) Offer for sale or sell hand-held sparklers as described in subdivision 3131(1) of this title to a minor.
(5) Offer for sale or sell sparklers that are not in compliance with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations.
(b) The State Fire Marshal may adopt reasonable rules for granting permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks, and other organizations or groups of individuals.
(c) Any display for which a permit is issued shall be handled by a competent operator to be approved by the chiefs of police and fire departments of the municipality in which the display is to be held and shall be of a character, and so located, discharged, or fired as, in the opinion of the chief of the fire department, or in a municipality with no fire department, the selectboard, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person or persons.
(d) Application for permits shall be made to the chief of the fire department, or in municipalities with no fire department, the selectboard, in writing, at least 15 days in advance of the date of the display. After the permit has been granted, sales, possessions, use, and distribution of fireworks for the display shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted under this section shall be transferable. (Amended 2003, No. 15, § 2, eff. May 6, 2003; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294q; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294z, eff. April 1, 2005; 2005, No. 8, § 3, eff. April 25, 2005; 2009, No. 33, § 42; 2021, No. 20, § 189.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 177 - Explosives and Fireworks › § 3133. Permitted uses

§ 3133. Permitted uses
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of fireworks by railroads, other transportation agencies, or law enforcement officers for signal purposes or illumination; the sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or theatre, for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports, or for use by military organizations; the use of explosives for blasting or similar purposes; or the use of fireworks by farmers to control birds in crops.
(b) The State Fire Marshal shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules for the importation, sale, purchase, and use of fireworks to be used solely for the purpose of frightening birds from crops. Application for permits for importation, purchase, and use by farmers shall be made to the selectboard or town fire wardens of the town in which the farmer intends to use such fireworks for the sole purpose of frightening birds from crops. Permits shall be issued for such use only, at such times and such locations, as to present no fire or safety hazard within the area. (Amended 1959, No. 147; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 398, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 177 - Explosives and Fireworks › § 3134. Seizure

§ 3134. Seizure
The State Fire Marshal, the Fire Marshal’s deputy, a State Police officer, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a police officer, or a constable may seize articles held by a person in violation of this subchapter and hold the articles subject to the order of the court taking jurisdiction of the offense. (Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 399, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 177 - Explosives and Fireworks › § 3135. Penalties

§ 3135. Penalties
Any person, firm, co-partnership, or corporation that:
(1) Violates this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $100.00 for each violation or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.
(2) Presents an indoor firework display without first receiving a permit as required in this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. (Amended 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. April 1, 1969; 2003, No. 15, § 3, eff. May 6, 2003.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 179 - Vermont Fire Service Training Council › § 3151. Definitions

§ 3151. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Council” means the Vermont Fire Service Training Council.
(2) “Fire service” means activities related to fire prevention, investigation, or suppression, or fire-related rescue.
(3) “Firefighter” means a member of a State, municipal, or county fire department or a privately organized fire department who is responsible for fire suppression, prevention, or investigation, or fire-related rescue.
(4) “Full-time firefighter” means a firefighter who receives compensation for performing fire service duties of a predictable and continuing nature more than 32 hours per week and more than 25 weeks per year. (Added 1987, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 179 - Vermont Fire Service Training Council › § 3152. Vermont Fire Service Training Council created

§ 3152. Vermont Fire Service Training Council created
(a) The Vermont Fire Service Training Council is created. The Council shall consist of 12 members. The Commissioner of Labor; the Commissioner of Public Safety; the Director of Fire Safety; the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation; the Secretary of Education; and the Commissioner of Health, or their designees, shall serve as ex officio members of the Council. Six members shall be appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. Of the appointed members, the Governor shall appoint one member who, during incumbency, is a representative of the Vermont Career Fire Chiefs Association; one member who, at the time of appointment, is a representative of the Professional Firefighters of Vermont; one member who, at the time of appointment, is a representative of the Vermont Fire Chiefs Association and who is a fire chief of a volunteer fire department; one member who, at the time of appointment, is a representative of the Vermont State Firefighters Association and who is a volunteer firefighter; one member who, during incumbency, is an employee, officer, or director of an insurance company domiciled in this State and subject to the assessment under 32 V.S.A. § 8557; and one member of the public who is not involved in fire service. To the extent possible, appointments shall be geographically representative.
(b) Members of the Council shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual mileage traveled at the rate paid State employees.
(c) A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. The Council shall act only by vote of a majority of its members present and voting at a meeting at which there is a quorum.
(d) The Council shall meet at least twice a year. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or upon request of a majority of the members of the Council.
(e) In the event of a vacancy occurring in the membership of the Council, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment with a person whose appointment shall terminate on the date on which the original appointment would have terminated if the vacancy had not occurred. (Added 1987, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1995, No. 41, § 1; 2003, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 1, 2005; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2007, No. 8, § 1; 2007, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. June 6, 2008; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 261.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 179 - Vermont Fire Service Training Council › § 3153. Powers and duties

§ 3153. Powers and duties
(a) The Council shall:
(1) Establish by rules adopted pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25:
(A) Minimum basic training courses for full-time firefighters and minimum basic training courses that shall be made available, on a voluntary basis, to other firefighters. Courses for persons who are not full-time firefighters shall be reasonable in terms of length, cost, location, and availability in light of the rural nature of the State and the high percentage of volunteer participation in fire service. They shall incorporate any distinct or limited functions performed by such firefighters.
(B) Standards for approval of fire service training courses, certification of instructors, and the grounds for revocation of approval or certification.
(C) Training requirements for certification and recertification of firefighters.
(D) Standards for recertification of firefighters who have not maintained their certification.
(E) Standards relating to waivers of the training requirements of section 3155 of this title.
(2) Encourage local governmental units to participate in the training programs established under this chapter and aid in the establishment of adequate training facilities.
(3) Serve as the lead agency for hazardous chemical or substance incident training provided to fire service personnel statewide. All State agencies providing such training to fire service personnel shall coordinate the training with the Vermont Fire Service Training Council.
(b) The Council may:
(1) subject to the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5, accept contributions, capital grants, gifts, services, and funds from any source;
(2) sell hats, shirts, and other memorabilia. Proceeds from these sales shall be retained by the Council to support the purposes of this chapter; and
(3) perform such acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added 1987, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1993, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. June 14, 1994; 1995, No. 63, § 73, eff. May 4, 1995; 1997, No. 74 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 49, § 195; 2007, No. 8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 179 - Vermont Fire Service Training Council › § 3154. Chief Fire Service Training Officer; powers and duties

§ 3154. Chief Fire Service Training Officer; powers and duties
(a) Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall appoint a Chief Fire Service Training Officer. The Commissioner shall seek the recommendation of the Council before selecting a Chief Fire Service Training Officer for the Governor’s approval. The Chief Fire Service Training Officer shall:
(1) have administrative experience and be knowledgeable about matters relating to fire service;
(2) be an exempt State employee; and
(3) hold office at the pleasure of the Commissioner.
(b) The Chief Fire Service Training Officer shall have the following powers and duties, which shall be exercised under the supervision of the Director of Fire Safety and in accordance with rules adopted by the Council:
(1) to certify instructors;
(2) to certify firefighters;
(3) to certify fire officers;
(4) to certify satisfactory completion of other courses;
(5) to consult and cooperate with fire service training schools and other allied agencies; and
(6) to perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out his or her powers and duties under this chapter. (Added 1987, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 1, 2005; 2005, No. 8, § 4, eff. April 25, 2005; 2007, No. 8, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 179 - Vermont Fire Service Training Council › § 3155. Training required

§ 3155. Training required
(a) A full-time firefighter shall complete a minimum basic training course approved by the Council and the continuing training required by the Council for recertification in the time and manner prescribed by the Council.
(b) Upon written request from a chief of a fire department, the Council may waive the training required under this section. (Added 1987, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2007, No. 8, § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 179 - Vermont Fire Service Training Council › § 3157. Division of Fire Safety Special Fund

§ 3157. Division of Fire Safety Special Fund
The Division of Fire Safety Special Fund is established. The Fund shall be administered by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Payments from the Fund may be made to support training programs and activities authorized by this chapter, maintenance and operation of any permanent training facilities operated by the Division of Fire Safety and the administrative expenses of the Division of Fire Safety. The Fund shall consist of all monies received from tuitions, contributions, capital grants, or other funds received by the Council, transfers from the Insurance Regulatory and Supervision Fund pursuant to 8 V.S.A. § 80(c), and assessments of insurance companies under 32 V.S.A. § 8557(a), together with monies appropriated to the Fund. Monies remaining in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and remain in the Fund. Disbursement from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants drawn by the Commissioner of Finance and Management. (Added 1987, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2003, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 1, 2005; 2005, No. 71, § 269, eff. June 21, 2005; 2007, No. 8, § 5; 2021, No. 20, § 190.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 181 - Benefits for the Survivors of Emergency Personnel › § 3171. Definitions

§ 3171. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Review Board.
(2) “Child” means a natural or legally adopted child, regardless of age.
(3) “Emergency personnel” means:
(A) firefighters as defined in subdivision 3151(3) of this title; and
(B) emergency medical personnel and volunteer personnel as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 2651.
(4) “Line of duty” means:
(A) answering or returning from a call of the department for a fire or emergency or training drill; or
(B) similar service in another town or district to which the department has been called for firefighting or emergency purposes.
(5) “Occupation-related illness” means a disease that directly arises out of, and in the course of, service, including a heart injury or disease symptomatic within 72 hours from the date of last service in the line of duty, which shall be presumed to be incurred in the line of duty.
(6) “Parent” means a natural or adoptive parent.
(7) “Survivor” means a spouse, child, or parent of emergency personnel. (Added 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 33, § 1; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 400, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 181 - Benefits for the Survivors of Emergency Personnel › § 3172. Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Review Board

§ 3172. Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Review Board
(a) There is created the Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Review Board, which shall consist of the State Treasurer or designee, the Attorney General or designee, the Chief Fire Service Training Officer of the Vermont Fire Service Training Council or designee, and one member of the public to represent the interests of emergency personnel appointed by the Governor for a term of two years. Survivors of emergency personnel, employed by or who volunteer for the State of Vermont, a county or municipality of the State, or a nonprofit entity that provides services in the State, who die in the line of duty or of an occupation-related illness may request the Board award a monetary benefit under section 3173 of this title. The Board shall be responsible for determining whether to award monetary benefits under section 3173. A decision to award monetary benefits shall be made by unanimous vote of the Board and shall be made within 60 days after the receipt of all information necessary to enable the Board to determine eligibility. The Board may request any information necessary for the exercise of its duties under this section. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Board from initiating the investigation or determination of a claim before being requested by a survivor or employer of emergency personnel.
(b) Within 10 days after the Board has reached its decision, it shall notify the named survivors of its decision by certified mail. If the Board denies the claim, the named survivors shall have 60 days from the date of receiving the denial to file an appeal with the Superior Court in the county in which the deceased was employed or was an authorized volunteer.
(c) If the Board decides to award a monetary benefit, the benefit shall be paid to the surviving spouse or, if the emergency personnel had no spouse at the time of death, to the surviving child, or equally among surviving children. If the deceased emergency personnel is not survived by a spouse or child, the benefit shall be paid to a surviving parent, or equally between surviving parents. If the deceased emergency personnel is not survived by a spouse, children, or parents, the Board shall not award a monetary benefit under this chapter.
(d) Upon a Board decision to award a monetary benefit under this chapter, the Treasurer shall make payment to the beneficiaries as described in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) The State Treasurer’s office shall provide staff, office space, and any other reasonable and necessary resources to the Board.
(f) The member of the public appointed by the Governor shall be entitled to per diem compensation authorized under 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for each day spent in the performance of his or her duties. (Added 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 33, § 1; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 401, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 181 - Benefits for the Survivors of Emergency Personnel › § 3173. Monetary benefit

§ 3173. Monetary benefit
(a) The survivors of emergency personnel who dies while in the line of duty or from an occupation-related illness may apply for a payment of $50,000.00 from the State.
(b) The State Treasurer shall disburse from the Special Fund established in section 3175 of this title the monetary benefit described in subsection (a) of this section and shall adopt necessary procedures for the disbursement of such funds. (Added 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 33, § 1; 2011, No. 3, § 85, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 402, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 181 - Benefits for the Survivors of Emergency Personnel › § 3174. Board standards; guidelines; procedures

§ 3174. Board standards; guidelines; procedures
(a) The Board shall adopt standards, guidelines, and procedures for:
(1) determining whether and how monetary benefits shall be paid under this chapter;
(2) what information must initially be filed with a claim under this chapter; and
(3) administering the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Standards, guidelines, and procedures adopted under this section shall be exempt from the requirements of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 181 - Benefits for the Survivors of Emergency Personnel › § 3175. Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Special Fund

§ 3175. Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Special Fund
(a) The Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Special Fund is established in the Office of the State Treasurer for the purpose of the payment of claims distributed pursuant to this chapter. The Fund shall comprise appropriations made by the General Assembly and contributions or donations from any other source. All balances in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward. Interest earned shall remain in the Fund.
(b) [Repealed.] (Added 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 33, § 1; 2007, No. 65, § 288; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. May 14, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3341. Cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine

§ 3341. Cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine
A person who knowingly permits cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine to run at large in a public highway or yard belonging to a public building without the consent of the selectboard shall be fined not more than $10.00 nor less than $3.00. (Amended 1981, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3342. Public park, common, or green

§ 3342. Public park, common, or green
A person who permits cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine to run at large in a public park, common, or green without the consent of the selectboard shall be fined not more than $25.00 nor less than $5.00. (Amended 1981, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3343. Yard of townhouse, church, or schoolhouse

§ 3343. Yard of townhouse, church, or schoolhouse
A person who turns cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine into a yard belonging to a townhouse, church, or schoolhouse, which is properly enclosed, or knowingly permits them to run in such a yard, shall be fined not more than $10.00 nor less than $3.00. (Amended 1981, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2021, No. 20, § 191.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3344. Burial ground

§ 3344. Burial ground
A person who knowingly turns cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine into a properly enclosed burial ground, or who knowingly permits them to run within a properly enclosed burial ground, shall be fined $25.00. (Amended 1981, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2021, No. 20, § 192.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3345. Land or premises of another

§ 3345. Land or premises of another
A person who knowingly permits his or her cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine, or domestic fowls to go upon the lands or premises of another, after the latter has given the owner notice thereof, shall be fined not more than $10.00 nor less than $2.00. Such person shall also be liable for the damages suffered, which may be recovered in a civil action. (Amended 1981, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3346. Bulls

§ 3346. Bulls
The owner or keeper of a bull may be fined not more than $100.00 if such bull is more than nine months old and found unattended outside the premises owned or occupied by the owner or keeper of such bull and shall be liable to a party damaged by such bull while outside the premises of such owner or keeper. The damages may be recovered in a civil action.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3347. Rams

§ 3347. Rams
(a) Rams shall not be allowed to go at large between August 1 and December 1 in each year. The owner or keeper of a ram shall be liable for damages sustained by a person in consequence of such ram going at large during such time.
(b) If during such time a ram is found with sheep other than those of its owner or keeper, and not in his or her enclosure, the owner or keeper of such sheep may recover $5.00 of the owner or keeper of such ram, in a civil action.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3348. Marking

§ 3348. Marking
(a) On or before August 1 in each year, the owner or keeper of a ram shall place on its body in durable and legible characters the initials of his or her name.
(b) If a ram is found at large out of the enclosure and possession of its owner or keeper between August 1 and December 1, without being marked as provided in subsection (a), the person taking and securing it may recover $5.00 of the owner or keeper, to be recovered in a civil action.
(c) If a person takes up and secures a ram thus found at large with such initials upon its body, he or she shall give notice within two days to the owner thereof, if known, and if not known, shall post in a public place near where the same was found, a written notice describing the marks upon its body and the place where secured. If the owner, within six days thereafter, tenders or pays to such person $3.00, the ram shall be restored, otherwise it shall become the property of such person.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3349. Stallions

§ 3349. Stallions
(a) An owner or keeper of a stallion, more than one year old, who intentionally or negligently permits the stallion to run at large out of the enclosure of the owner or keeper, shall be fined for each instance not more than $500.00 nor less than $100.00 and shall also be liable to a party injured for the damage done by the stallion while running at large.
(b) A person who owns or keeps a stallion over one year of age, between April 1 and December 1, in a private enclosure in a manner that disturbs and annoys the owner or occupant of adjoining premises shall be fined $5.00 for each week that the owner or keeper keeps the stallion after the owner or keeper has received three days’ notice from an adjoining owner or occupant to remove the stallion. (Amended 1997, No. 16, § 2; 2021, No. 20, § 193.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3350. The disposition of feral swine

§ 3350. The disposition of feral swine
(a) The General Assembly finds that feral swine, as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 4709, have the potential for spreading serious disease to domestic livestock, may cause devastating destruction to natural ecosystems, and pose a threat to human health and safety.
(b) In light of the potential impacts of feral swine, and notwithstanding the provisions of law in this chapter, the Department of Fish and Wildlife may destroy or euthanize a feral swine in accordance with the requirements of 10 V.S.A. § 4709(f).
(c) The exercise by the Department of Fish and Wildlife of the authority under 10 V.S.A. § 4709(f) shall not prevent any person from pursuing or collecting the remedies set forth in this chapter. (Added 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3381. Maintenance of pounds

§ 3381. Maintenance of pounds
(a)(1) Each organized town shall maintain as many good and sufficient pounds as it may need for the impounding of animals liable to be impounded.
(2) The pound may be kept in an adjacent town if the adjacent town consents and the poundkeeper may be a resident of an adjacent town.
(b) Each town may regulate the operation of its pounds except as to matters regulated by law. (Amended 1963, No. 74, § 1; 2017, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3384. Security to poundkeeper

§ 3384. Security to poundkeeper
When a person impounds an animal, the poundkeeper may require sufficient security to indemnify him or her for liability for detaining the animal and for supplying it with food and drink while in the pound. If the person so impounding does not furnish such security within 24 hours, he or she may release the animal and deliver the same to the owner or keeper, and the person impounding the animal shall be liable to the poundkeeper for his or her costs, trouble, and expense.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3413. Notice by impounder

§ 3413. Notice by impounder
The person impounding such animal, within 24 hours thereafter, shall give notice thereof to the owner or person having the care of such animal, either personally or by a written notice left at his or her dwelling house. Such notice shall require such owner or keeper to appear at the dwelling house of the impounder within 24 hours to appoint appraisers to fix the damage done by such animal.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3414. Liability for failure to give notice

§ 3414. Liability for failure to give notice
If a person so impounding an animal does not give such notice, he or she shall forfeit to such owner or keeper $0.50 for every 24 hours’ neglect so to do, and shall pay the damages that such owner or keeper sustains in consequence thereof, to be recovered with costs in a civil action.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3416. Ascertainment of damages; discharge on payment

§ 3416. Ascertainment of damages; discharge on payment
The appraisers shall ascertain the damages done by the animal, and make a certificate of the amount of damages, and promptly transmit the certificate to the poundkeeper. An impounded animal shall not be discharged until the damages, charges, and costs are paid, nor shall an animal be detained after payment is made. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 194.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3417. Application to Superior judge

§ 3417. Application to Superior judge
If the owner or keeper of an animal impounded does not appear, or does not appoint an appraiser, or if the appraisers appointed by the parties do not agree upon a third person, the impounder may apply to a Superior judge who by law can judge between the parties in civil causes, who shall appoint one or more appraisers, as the case requires. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. April 9, 1974.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3418. Forfeiture for failure to replevy or redeem

§ 3418. Forfeiture for failure to replevy or redeem
If the owner or keeper of an animal impounded does not, within 48 hours after notice of the impoundment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, either replevy or redeem the animal, he or she shall be liable to the poundkeeper for $3.00 for each animal left in pound, plus an additional $3.00 for each additional day the animal is left in pound. The poundkeeper may recover the amount in a civil action. (Amended 1981, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2021, No. 20, § 195.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3420. Procedure when owner unknown

§ 3420. Procedure when owner unknown
If the owner of an animal taken in an enclosure, doing damage and impounded, is unknown, the impounder shall, within 48 hours, post an advertisement in some public place in the town in which the animal was impounded, and in two adjoining towns, describing such animal and stating the time when and place where the same was impounded.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3421. Payment of damages and charges or sale of animals

§ 3421. Payment of damages and charges or sale of animals
If the owner, within 30 days after the posting of such advertisement, appears and claims the animal, he or she may receive the same on paying the damages done by it and the charges of impounding, keeping, and advertising. If the owner does not appear within the time and claim such animal, the impounder may sell the same at public auction, after six days’ notice posted in some public place in the town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3422. Proceeds of sale

§ 3422. Proceeds of sale
The avails of the sale shall be applied to the payment of the damages done by the animal, to be ascertained by the fence viewers, and the expense of impounding, keeping, advertising, ascertaining the damages done, town clerk’s fees, and selling the animal. The balance shall be paid to the treasurer of the town in which the animal was impounded, to the use of the owner, if demanded within one year, otherwise to the use of the town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3423. Record of sale

§ 3423. Record of sale
Immediately after the sale, the impounder shall cause a description of the animal, with an account of the associated damages, charges, and expenses pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the sum for which it was sold, to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the town. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 196.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3451. Cattle, horses, or swine

§ 3451. Cattle, horses, or swine
If a person suffers his or her neat cattle, horses, or swine to run at large on the highways or commons, any person may impound them. The owner shall pay the charges of the impounder and poundkeeper, and the poundkeeper shall not release such animals until the charges are paid.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3453. Sale

§ 3453. Sale
If the owner of the animals, within 20 days, pays the poundkeeper his or her fees, including his or her reasonable expenses for advertising and the reasonable expense of keeping, with the impounder’s fees, the animals shall be released, otherwise they shall be sold by the poundkeeper at public auction, and the avails shall be applied as in case of the sale of animals taken doing damage when the owner is unknown. (Amended 1959, No. 262, § 34, eff. June 11, 1959.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3454. Stallions

§ 3454. Stallions
A stallion found running at large may be impounded. Within 48 hours, the impounder shall notify the owner or keeper thereof. If the owner or keeper does not, within three days after such notice, pay to the impounder such damages as are assessed by three disinterested freeholders, appointed by a justice of the peace or a Superior judge of the county, with the costs and expenses of impounding, appraising, and the poundkeeper’s charge of $50.00 per day, the impounder may sell the stallion at public auction to satisfy the same, giving four days’ notice of the time and place of sale, and the balance, after paying the damage and expenses, shall be paid to the treasurer of the town in which the stallion was impounded, for the use of the owner, if demanded within one year, otherwise to the use of the town. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1997, No. 16, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3481. Breaking open pound; unlawful release

§ 3481. Breaking open pound; unlawful release
A person who breaks open a pound, or directly or indirectly releases an animal impounded, without authority so to do, shall be fined $25.00 and shall be liable to the person impounding for the damages occasioned thereby.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 191 - Control Generally › § 3482. Escapes and rescues

§ 3482. Escapes and rescues
If an animal escapes, or is unlawfully rescued from a pound, such animal may, within five days thereafter, be retaken wherever found and again impounded by the keeper of the pound, or by the person impounding it, and the animal shall be held for the payment of the fees and charges, as in this chapter provided. In case the animal was rescued with the knowledge and assent of the owner or keeper, it shall be held for the payment of the reasonable expense and trouble that accrues in retaking the same, to be paid to the poundkeeper, like other charges and expenses.
2023 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 or her in so doing, shall be fined $10.00 and shall pay the damages to the person injured.
2023 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.)
2023 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 or her contractual liability for the treatment, board, or care furnished. (Added 1967, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 8, 1968.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 that 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)