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Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 010 - ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 007 - SUBMISSION OF PETITIONS UNDER 3 V.S.A. section 806 › Section 20 010 007 - SUBMISSION OF PETITIONS UNDER 3 V.S.A. section 806

Current through June, 2024
1. FORM OF PETITIONS
A. The petition shall be either
			 typed or printed and must be legible. The petition shall state the
			 name and address of, and shall be dated and signed by, the petitioner
			 or the petitioners.
B.
			 The petition shall state with specificity the action which the
			 department of Agriculture is being requested to take. If the
			 petitioner is seeking the promulgation of a rule, the petition shall
			 contain a statement of that proposed rule. If the petitioner is
			 requesting that a rule be amended or repealed, then the petition
			 shall contain:
(1) the rule as
			 presently stated;
(2)
			 the specific changes which are requested; and
(3) in the case of an amendment,
			 the rule as it will appear should it be so amended.
C. The petition shall
			 contain a comprehensive explanation of the reasons why the action is
			 being requested by the petitioner.
D. The petition shall further
			 contain the names, addresses and position of any experts who are
			 competent in the subject matter under consideration and whose advice
			 has been relied upon by the petitioner in making the presentation to
			 the Department of Agriculture.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 010 - ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 009 - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES RULES › Section 20 010 009 - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES RULES

Current through June, 2024
Section
			 1 GENERAL
1.1 Purpose
It is a policy of the State of Vermont to assist
				farmers with the implementation of Best Management Practices that
				will protect and maintain water quality by reducing agricultural
				nonpoint source pollution. The implementation of Best Management
				Practices is subsequent to the implementation of Accepted
				Agricultural Practices.
1.2 Authorities: Sections 4810,
			 4821, 4822, 4823, 4824
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 010 - ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION › Chapter 011 - DOG, CAT AND WOLF-HYBRID SPAYING AND NEUTERING PROGRAM AND FUND › Section 20 010 011 - DOG, CAT AND WOLF-HYBRID SPAYING AND NEUTERING PROGRAM AND FUND

Current through June, 2024
Part 1
			 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
Section 1.1
			 Authority
These rules implement the Dog, Cat and Wolf-Hybrid
				Spaying and Neutering Program of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and
				Markets. The program and these rules are authorized by Title 20 VSA
				Chapter 193 Subchapter 6.
Section 1.2 Purpose
The purpose of this program is to reduce the
				population of unwanted companion animals by assisting low income
				Vermonters with certain veterinary costs associated with the
				permanent sexual sterilization of their companion animals through
				spaying and neutering. This is a discretionary public benefit program
				with limited funding.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 011 - DEVELOPMENT DIVISION › Chapter 001 - APPLES LAW RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 20 011 001 - APPLES LAW RULES AND REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
The following Rules and Regulations are hereby
				established as provided for in Section 4709 of Chapter 24, Vermont
				Statutes, Revision of 1947 and 1953.
A. Every Apple Display - Must be
			 marked with conspicuously placed sign on bulk display stating
			 variety, grade, size and packer. Sales containers, containing apples
			 such as boxes, bags, etc., must likewise be marked. Over-facing is
			 prohibited, i.e., the top layer must be the average of the lot, and
			 neither especially selected nor "picked over".
SAMPLE MARKING - Must be easily readable by customer
				at all times.
McIntosh Apples
Fancy Grade, 2 1/2 in. min.
Packed by...
B. All Advertisements and Sales
			 Statements - Must state variety, grade and size whenever the price is
			 mentioned or marked.
SAMPLE STATEMENT -
"McIntosh Apples
Utility Grade, 2 in. min.
....c per...."
C. Use Official Vermont Grade -
			 Only one of the following grades or combination grades may be used to
			 describe a lot of apples and any lot marked by anyone must meet the
			 specifications of that grade. Copies of the official requirements of
			 each grade are available at the Division of Markets, Vt. Department
			 of Agriculture, Montpelier, Vermont. Lots which fail to pass the
			 requirements of any of these grades may be marked "Unclassified"
GRADES -
Extra Fancy Grade
Fancy Grade
No. 1 Grade
No. 1 Cookers Grade
Utility Grade
Extra Fancy & Fancy Grade
Fancy & No. 1 Grade
No. 1 & Utility Grade
Hail Grade
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 011 - DEVELOPMENT DIVISION › Chapter 006 - VERMONT SEAL OF QUALITY INTERIM PROGRAM RULE › Section 20 011 006 - VERMONT SEAL OF QUALITY INTERIM PROGRAM RULE

Current through June, 2024
Section
			 1 Authority
1.1 These
			 rules are authorized by
			 6
			 V.S.A. §
											1(a)(10),
			 6
			 V.S.A. §
										2964,
			 and Sec. 6e of Act No. 78 (2009 Adj. Sess.) to implement an interim
			 Seal of Quality Program.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 011 - DEVELOPMENT DIVISION › Chapter 011 - VERMONT REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR STRAWBERRIES › Section 20 011 011 - VERMONT REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR STRAWBERRIES

Current through June, 2024
"Grades" shall mean the quality and size standards
				for strawberries established by the United States Department of
				Agriculture and those promulgated by the Commissioner of Agriculture
				as the official grades on strawberries for Vermont under the
				authority provided in Title 6, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section
				171, Revision 1972.
Every individual retail package containing fresh
				strawberries transported, sold, or offered for sale by any person,
				shall be truthfully, plainly and conspicuously marked with the
				Vermont or U.S. Grade for strawberries to which it complies,
				excepting those strawberries sold directly from the producer to the
				consumer and for "pick your own" operations.
Mandatory grade markings must accompany any type
				advertising which mentions price. Additional quality descriptive
				terms such as Home-grown, Native, etc. must be provable truthful
				statements of fact and must include the place where grown, such as
				Native Vermont or Native New York. Marking "Product of Canada" is
				recognized already by a requirement of F.D.A.
GRADES:
Vermont No. 1 or U.S. No. 1
Vermont Combination or U.S. Combination
Vermont No. 2 or U.S. No. 2
Unclassified
Application of Tolerances
DEFINITIONS:
Overripe
Undeveloped
Damaged
Serious damage
Diameter
GRADES
Vermont No. 1 or U.S. No. 1
"Vermont No. 1 or U.S. No. 1" consists of
				strawberries of one variety similar varietal characteristics with the
				cap (Calyx) attached, which are firm, not overripe or undeveloped,
				and which are free from mold or decay and free from damage caused by
				dirt, moisture, foreign matter, disease, insects, or mechanical or
				other means. Each strawberry has not less than three-fourths of its
				surface showing a pink or red color.
(a) Size. Unless otherwise
			 specified, the minimum diameter of each strawberry is not less than
			 three-fourths inch.
(b)
			 Tolerances. In order to allow for variations incident to proper
			 grading and handling the following tolerances, by volume, are
			 provided as specified:
(1) For
			 defects. Not more than 10 percent for strawberries in any lot which
			 fail to meet the requirements of this grade, but not more than
			 one-half of this tolerance, or 5 percent, shall be allowed for
			 defects causing serious damage, including therein not more than
			 two-fifths of this latter amount, or 2 percent, for strawberries
			 affected by decay.
(2)
			 For off-size. Not more than 5 percent for strawberries in any lot
			 which are below the specified minimum size.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 021 - DAIRY DIVISION › Chapter 001 - CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERING NEW MILK HANDLER LICENSE APPLICATIONS › Section 20 021 001 - CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERING NEW MILK HANDLER LICENSE APPLICATIONS

Current through June, 2024
(VSA Title 6, Section 2721, 2722 & 2722A)
The Commissioner will consider the following criteria
				in determining whether licensing of new milk handlers in Vermont will
				promote the general good of the dairy industry and the consuming
				public.
1) Area population
			 to be served
2) Adequacy
			 of existing milk handler facilities and service
3) Economic impact of a new milk
			 handler to the extent that:
1.
			 Dairy farmers in the area to be served continue to have a viable
			 market for their milk.
2.
			 Milk handlers in the area to be served will not experience
			 competition which could result in serious losses that may threaten
			 their future existence and the loss of jobs to people in the
			 community.
3. Consumers
			 in the area to be served will experience a balance of competition to
			 maintain fair and just product pricing.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 021 - DAIRY DIVISION › Chapter 004 - WEIGHING, SAMPLING AND TESTING MILK AND CREAM › Section 20 021 004 - WEIGHING, SAMPLING AND TESTING MILK AND CREAM

Current through June, 2024
APPROVED TESTS FOR BUTTERFAT IN MILK AND CREAM
The Babcock and Milko-Tester methods of testing for
				butterfat in milk and the Babcock method of testing cream are
				approved tests by the Commissioner of Agriculture to determine the
				quality of milk and cream with reference to payment for it when
				received or purchased.
The following revised regulations concerning the
				taking of samples of milk and cream for making the butterfat test,
				the making of the test, and the computing of results thereof, have
				been promulgated in accordance with the provisions of V.S.A., Title
				3, Chapter 25.
All operators of licensed dairy plants that receive
				or purchase milk or cream on the basis of its quality as determined
				by the butterfat test and all licensed and certified operators of the
				butterfat test are hereby required to comply with the Vermont
				Statutes and with the following regulations:
Section 1 General Requirements
A. No person shall test milk or
			 cream for butterfat in Vermont unless he has secured a certificate
			 from the Commissioner of Agriculture certifying that he is competent
			 to perform such tests, as required by Section 2724 Vermont
			 Statutes.
B. Applicants
			 for a certificate to test milk and cream for butterfat must apply on
			 a blank furnished by the Commissioner of Agriculture and arrangements
			 will be made for an examination.
C. In order for an applicant to
			 qualify for a certificate to operate butterfat tests, he must first
			 demonstrate his ability to test samples of milk or cream and also his
			 knowledge of the fundamentals of the test by answering in writing ten
			 questions furnished by the examiner. The ten questions will be chosen
			 from the list published.
D. Each certified operator shall
			 sign in ink his certificate and post it in some conspicuous place
			 where he works.
E. An
			 assistant or second operator shall be certified to operate the
			 butterfat tests in each laboratory in case the regular operator is
			 absent.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 001 - ANIMAL WELFARE REGULATIONS › Section 20 022 001 - ANIMAL WELFARE REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
Part 1
			 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 1.1
			 Definitions
(a) Act - Refers to the
			 provisions of T20 Chapter 197 "Welfare of Animals and T20 Sections
			 3681,
			 3682,
			 and
			 3683
			 as relating to provisions for the inspection of kennel
			 premises.
(b) Division -
			 Means the Livestock Division of the Department of
			 Agriculture.
(c) Division
			 Representative - Means any inspector or other person employed by the
			 Division who is responsible for the performance of the functions
			 involved.
(d) Non-human
			 Primate - Means any non-human member of the highest order of mammals
			 including prosimians, monkeys and apes.
(e) Standards - Means the
			 requirement with respect to the humane handling, care, treatment and
			 transportation of animals.
(f) Non-conditioned - Means animals
			 which have been subjected to special care and treatment for
			 sufficient time to stabilize and, where necessary to improve their
			 health to make them suitable for sale.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 003 - BRAND REGISTRATION REGULATION › Section 20 022 003 - BRAND REGISTRATION REGULATION

Current through June, 2024
Section
			 I DEFINITIONS
1.
			 "Livestock" means
a. All cattle or
			 animals of the bovine species.
b. All horses, mules, burrows, and
			 asses are animals of the equine species.
c. All swine or animals of the
			 porcine species.
d. All
			 goats or animals of the caprine species.
e. All sheep or animals of the
			 ovine species.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 005 - SWINE BRUCELLOSIS ERADICATION PROGRAM › Section 20 022 005 - SWINE BRUCELLOSIS ERADICATION PROGRAM

Current through June, 2024
Section
			 I DEFINITIONS
1.
			 Reactor or Positive - Swine showing sufficient reaction to tests as
			 determined by the commissioner, to indicate such swine as being
			 infected with brucella organisms.
2. Negative Herd - A herd of swine
			 containing no reactor swine.
3. Herd Test -
(a) The herd test shall include all
			 breeding swine six (6) months of age and older.
(b) All swine shall be identified
			 with an approved ear tag or by other means as may be determined by
			 the Commissioner.
4. Infected Herd - Herd in which
			 one or more reactor swine have been disclosed.
5. Official Laboratory - Laboratory
			 approved by the Commissioner.
6. Regulatory Personnel - Full time
			 employees of the State and/or Federal Department of
			 Agriculture.
7.
			 Quarantine - A restriction placed on movement of livestock. Such
			 restrictions shall be those necessary to control disease.
8. Proper Identification - A means
			 for identification of individual animal as prescribed by the
			 Commissioner.
9. Import
			 Permit - Written permission by the Commissioner to bring livestock
			 into this state.
10.
			 Immediate Slaughter - Movement directly to a recognized slaughtering
			 establishment.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 009 - CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS › Section 20 022 009 - CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Current through June, 2024
Section
			 1201 Examination, Quarantine and Other Control Measures
			 Upon Report of Disease
When the commissioner is informed by a veterinarian
				that a contagious disease exists, he shall make or cause to be made
				an examination of the suspected animals. If necessary, he may
				quarantine such animals or the town or place in which such animals
				are located and shall take such other measures for the extermination
				of the disease as may seem necessary for the public good.
Section 1202 Regulations
			 by Selectmen and Boards of Aldermen
Selectmen and boards of aldermen may make and enforce
				such regulations as they deem proper to prevent the spread of
				infectious or contagious diseases among domestic animals within their
				respective towns and cities, and shall inquire into all such cases
				coming to their knowledge and forthwith report the same to the
				governor. A person who knowingly violates or refuses to obey such
				regulations shall be fined $ 100.00.
Section 1203 Report of Contagious
			 Disease to Commissioner
(a) Whenever
			 a veterinarian or officer engaged in the inspection of animal 5 for
			 the protection of the public health believer an animal to be affected
			 with contagious disease, he shall forthwith report same to the
			 Commissioner of Agriculture. A contagious disease shall include but
			 not be limited to the following: anthrax, hog cholera, rabies and
			 glanders.
(b) When the
			 Commissioner of Agriculture receives a report as provided in
			 subsection (a) of this section, he shall make the examinations and
			 laboratory tests he deems necessary. If such examinations and
			 laboratory tests show an animal to be affected with anthrax, hog
			 cholera, rabies or glanders, he shall take action as authorized by
			 section 1201 of these regulations.
(c) A person who violates a
			 provision of this section shall be imprisoned not more than six
			 months or fined not more than $ 200.00 nor less than $
			 25.00.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 011 - DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 20 022 011 - DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS

Current through June, 2024
Domestic animals having died for any cause shall,
				within 24 horus be incinerated; buried under a minimum of 36 inches
				of soil; delivered to a rendering plant or by other means approved in
				writing by the Commissioner. It shall be the responsibility of the
				owner or keeper of such animals for such disposal.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 012 - EXHIBITION OF DOMESTIC FOWL › Section 20 022 012 - EXHIBITION OF DOMESTIC FOWL

Current through June, 2024
F6.114
			 EXHIBITION OF DOMESTIC FOWL
Domestic fowl shall not be offered or accepted for
				exhibition purposes at any fair, show, meet or any event where such
				fowl are assembled unless the owner or keeper has acquired a
				certificate of health from the responsible State Livestock Official
				in the state, province or country of origin; such certificate of
				health shall include that the fowl offered for exhibition have been
				tested and found negative for pullorum-typhoid disease or originate
				from a pullorum-typhoid clean or passed flock, tested within the past
				12 months.
Statutory Authority: Not
				available
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 013 - VERMONT FEED REGULATIONS › Section 20 022 013 - VERMONT FEED REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
PET FOOD REGULATIONS
Section I DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
A. When used in these regulations,
			 definitions, terms and names relating to the manufacture and
			 distribution of commercial feeds shall be those set out in
			 6 V.S.A. §
											323. When a definition, name or
			 term does not appear in
			 6 V.S.A. §
											323, the definitions, terms and
			 names adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials
			 (AAFCO) shall apply unless the Commissioner prescribes
			 otherwise.
B. For the
			 purpose of these regulations, the following commodities are hereby
			 exempt from the definition of "commercial feed" as set forth in
			 § 323(2): hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls, and
			 individual chemical compounds or substances when such commodities,
			 pounds or substances are not intended to be intermixed or mixed with
			 other materials, and are not adulterated within the meaning of
			 6 V.S.A. §
											327(a).
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 014 - FEEDING OF GARBAGE TO SWINE › Section 20 022 014 - FEEDING OF GARBAGE TO SWINE

Current through June, 2024
Section I
			 GARBAGE COOKING OPERATIONS
1.
			 Garbage cooking equipment and facilities shall be adequate for the
			 type, size and location of the garbage feeding operation.
2. The cooking area shall be
			 segregated from the feeding, housing or hog lot sections by fencing
			 adequate to prevent access to raw garbage by swine, other livestock
			 and poultry.
3. Cooking
			 operations shall be so located and protected as to insure proper
			 cooking under varying weather conditions.
4. Garbage shall be cooked within
			 24 hours from the time of arrival at the cooking area. In emergency
			 cases, as a breakdown of equipment or when extra tonnage is involved
			 due to holidays, the time limit may be extended to 48
			 hours.
5. Dead animal
			 rendering operations shall not be established on swine feeding
			 premises. Animal carcasses intended as swine feed shall be cooked
			 within 24 hours from the time of arrival on the swine garbage feeding
			 premises.
6. All cooking
			 operations shall be conducted in a clean and sanitary manner. At no
			 time shall food wastes, rubbish, boxes, crates and salvage material
			 be allowed to accumulate in the cooking area.
7. In the cooking operation, the
			 vat or container used shall not be filled to more than 90% of the
			 full apacity[capacity] of said vat or container.
8. Cooking platforms shall be
			 tightly constructed to prevent leakage and shall be constructed of
			 concrete or equally impervious materials which can be readily washed,
			 cleaned and disinfected. Adequate drainage shall be installed and
			 maintained to prevent drainage into hog pens of fluids remaining in
			 the cooking area.
9.
			 Facilities shall be provided for adequate agitation of garbage during
			 cooking process.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 016 - HOG CHOLERA ERADICATION PROGRAM › Section 20 022 016 - HOG CHOLERA ERADICATION PROGRAM

Current through June, 2024
Pursuant to Section 1405, No. 78 of the Acts of 1963,
				the following regulations have been promulgated and shall apply to
				Hog Cholera control and eradication within the State of Vermont
				effective September 1, 1963:
Section
			 I DEFINITIONS
1. Public
			 Market - Auction ring or commission sale licensed by the Department
			 of Agriculture where livestock may be consigned for resale on
			 commission basis or fixed fee by the general public or operators of
			 such rings and/or sales.
2. Immediate Slaughter - Movement
			 directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment.
3. Import Permit - Written
			 permission by the Commissioner to bring livestock into this
			 state.
4. Regulatory
			 Personnel - Full time employees of the State and/or Federal
			 Department of Agriculture.
5. Quarantine - A restriction
			 placed on movement of livestock. Such restrictions shall be those
			 necessary to control the disease.
6. Official Vaccination -
			 Vaccination performed by a Vermont licensed, accredited veterinarian
			 or regulatory personnel.
7. Properly Identified - A means
			 for identification of individual animals as prescribed by the
			 commissioner.
8.
			 Immunizing Agents - Any biologic or drug capable of producing
			 immunity to a specific desease[disease].
9. Commissioner - Vermont
			 Commissioner of Agriculture.
10. Livestock - Any domestic animal
			 including horses, cattle, sheep, goats and swine.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 020 - RULES FOR THE HUMANE EUTHANASIA OF ANIMALS IN REGISTERED ANIMAL SHELTERS › Section 20 022 020 - RULES FOR THE HUMANE EUTHANASIA OF ANIMALS IN REGISTERED ANIMAL SHELTERS

Current through June, 2024
Section I
			 DEFINITIONS
A. "Certified Euthanasia
			 Technician" (CET) means a person employed by a registered animal
			 shelter who is instructed in:
1.
			 the proper method of humanely euthanizing animals by injecting
			 solutions approved for euthanasia,
2. proper security
			 precautions;
3. proper
			 record keeping; and
4.
			 who has been certified by the Commissioner.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 021 - RULES ESTABLISHING FACILITY, FENCING AND TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERVIDAE › Section 20 022 021 - RULES ESTABLISHING FACILITY, FENCING AND TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERVIDAE

Current through June, 2024
Section 1
			 Statutory Authority
These rules are promulgated pursuant to 6 V.S.A.,
				Chapter 102, Section
				1153.
Section 2 Definitions 6
			 V.S.A. CH. 102, Section 1153
(a)
			 "Antlers in velvet" means antlers in the growing stage that are
			 covered with viable skin and are sensitive to touch.
(b) "Cervidae" shall have the same
			 meaning as provided under 6 V.S.A., Chapter 102, Section
			 1151(15),
			 (fallow deer, red deer, reindeer).
(c) "Escape-proof" means so
			 constructed that the cervidae will remain confined under all
			 circumstances, except when natural catastrophe or other incidents
			 occur over which the owner or the owner's agent has no
			 control.
(d) "Owner"
			 means the person or the legal entity that has title to the
			 animals.
(e) "Suitable
			 facilities" means facilities specially built to confine cervidae and
			 to enable disease testing procedures to be performed on cervidae in a
			 safe and humane manner.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 022 - LIVESTOCK DIVISION › Chapter 022 - EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK FEED PROGRAM RULES › Section 20 022 022 - EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK FEED PROGRAM RULES

Current through June, 2024
Section
			 1 GENERAL
1.1 Purpose
			 The emergency livestock feed program is intended to provide funds to
			 pay for purchases of feed to maintain herds in a county declared or
			 certified to have suffered a natural disaster. The farmer must
			 demonstrate at least a 20% total loss on all farming operations
			 compared to historical farm average crop production.
1.2 Authority
			 6 V.S.A. Section
			 19 and Section
			 1(10).
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 023 - MEAT INSPECTION DIVISION › Chapter 002 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BUSINESS OF PRODUCING OR SELLING OF URINE OF PREGNANT MARES › Section 20 023 002 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BUSINESS OF PRODUCING OR SELLING OF URINE OF PREGNANT MARES

Current through June, 2024
Pursuant to V.S.A. T6, Chapter 69, Section 902, the
				following are rules and regulations of the Commissioner of
				Agriculture:
Section I
			 LICENSING
A person engaged in the business of raising,
				breeding, keeping or maintaining horses for the purpose of selling or
				obtaining for sale their urine or sell, offer to sell or furnish the
				urine of horses to any person under any terms or conditions shall
				make application to the Department of Agriculture for a license to
				engage in such business at least 15 days prior to expiration date of
				such license. Licenses shall expire on December 31 of each
				year.
Section II
			 MAINTENANCE OF SANITARY CONDITIONS
1. Stalls, pens or areas where
			 horses are confined shall be properly ventilated, cleaned, and
			 provided with adequate bedding.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 023 - MEAT INSPECTION DIVISION › Chapter 004 - SECTION PROPER RECORD › Section 20 023 004 - SECTION PROPER RECORD

Current through June, 2024
"A proper record in which all cattle purchased,
				repossessed, sold, or loaned are to be listed," shall be on forms
				prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Such
				forms shall remain the property of the Department of
				Agriculture.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 031 - PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION › Chapter 001 - REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF REGISTRATION OF INSECTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, AND RODENTICIDES › Section 20 031 001 - REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF REGISTRATION OF INSECTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, AND RODENTICIDES

Current through June, 2024
I.
			 Section 912
This act shall be administered by the Division of
				Plant Pest Control of the Vermont Department of Agriculture.
II. Section 913
For purposes of this act the following are declared
				to be pests:
1. All insects
			 and other arthropods generally recognized by entomologists as
			 adversely affecting cultivated crops, trees, shrubs, also forest,
			 woodland and shade trees and other vegetation, also those adversely
			 affecting man, domestic animals, household goods or stored products.
			 This classification shall under no condition apply to the honey
			 bee.
2. All nematodes
			 generally recognized by plant pathologists and entomologists as
			 adversely affecting cultivated crops, trees, shrubs, also forest,
			 woodland and shade trees and other vegetation.
3. All plant diseases caused by
			 fungi, bacteria or virus known to affect adversely the growth and
			 health of cultivated crops, trees, shrubs, also forest, woodland and
			 shade trees.
4. All
			 plants coming under the head of "weeds" as defined in Section 911(19)
			 of the above-named act which states that "the term 'weed' means any
			 plant which grows where not wanted."
5. The following forms of animal
			 life are declared to be pests when existing under circumstances that
			 make them injurious to plants, man, domestic animals, other useful
			 vertebrates, useful invertebrates or other articles or substances:
Mamals, including but not limited to dogs, cats,
				moles, bats, deer, woodchucks, raccoons, porcupines, rats, and
				mice;
Birds, including but not limited to grackles,
				starlings, pigeons, English sparrows, crows, and blackbirds;
Fish, such as are declared undesirable by Fish and
				Game authorities;
Aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, including but
				not limited to slugs, snails, and leeches.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 031 - PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION › Chapter 005 - SPECIAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 20 031 005 - SPECIAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through June, 2024
1.
			 Vermont Requirements for Certification of All Strawberry Plants.
(a) Application for certification
			 shall be made to the Commissioner, on or before March 15th of each
			 calendar year.
(b) Only
			 first year fields set from certified mother plants are eligible for
			 certification.
(c) Fields
			 offered for certification must be well cultivated and be maintained
			 essentially free of noxious weeds and grasses. Fields not so
			 maintained or in which the plant stands are very thin shall not be
			 certified.
(d) Fields
			 offered for certification shall be inspected at least twice a year.
			 The first inspection will be made in the spring and the second
			 inspection will be made in late summer or early fall.
(e) Plants certified must be
			 maintained essentially free of noxious insects, pests, and plant
			 diseases. The following tolerances for common insects and diseases
			 shall constitute the standard for certification.
RED STELE - - None
JUNE YELLOWS - - 1%, provided that all visibly
				infested plants roughed out by the growers.
OYCLAMEN MITE - - None
CROWN BORER - - 1%, provided that the grower
				eliminates by insecticidal treatment or otherwise as required.
NEMATODES - - None if infestation is general. If
				localized, plants infected area must be destroyed.
LEAF SPOT OR SOORCH - - Must not be heavy in
				certified fields.
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Current through June, 2024
Section I Manner of Reporting
			 Locations of Apiaries
A. The owner,
			 caretaker, operator, lessee or agent of the owner of one or more
			 apiaries shall make a written report to the Commissioner of
			 Agriculture concerning the establishment or existence of each apiary
			 or colonies of bees setting forth the number and location of such
			 apiaries or colonies and the name and address of the owner thereof,
			 and if appropriate, the name of the caretaker or operator of same or
			 the agent of the owner. Thereafter, such reports shall be made only
			 as to any change in the location or number of apiaries or colonies of
			 bees.
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Current through June, 2024
Section I
			 Statutory Authority
This rule is established by the Agency of
				Agriculture, Food and Markets pursuant to
				6 V.S.A. §
											4029(a) and
				6
				V.S.A., §
										1(a)
				(10).
Section II Definitions
1. "Agency" means the Vermont
			 Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.
2. "Approved facsimile" means a
			 card, placard or certificate, issued or approved by the, Secretary
			 identifying the holder, stock, or shipment as properly licensed or
			 certified by the Agency pursuant to 6 V.S.A. Chapter 206 and these
			 rules.
3. "Collecting"
			 means cutting, gathering, rooting, severing, injuring, destroying,
			 removing or carrying away any plants taken from the wild, or parts
			 thereof, for the purpose of selling or offering for sale.
4. "Nursery" means all lands,
			 premises and buildings on or in which nursery stock is grown,
			 transported, or offered for sale.
5. "Nursery dealer" means any
			 person who buys, sells, or distributes nursery stock for commercial
			 gain.
6. "Nursery grower"
			 means any person engaged in growing, propagating, or production of
			 nursery stock for commercial gain.
7. "Nursery license" means the
			 license issued to nursery dealers or nursery growers under
			 6 V.S.A. §
											4024.
8. "Nursery stock" means all woody
			 or herbaceous shrubs, trees, plants and vines, including bulbs and
			 rhizomes as well as buds, grafts, scions and other parts capable of
			 propagation whether wild, cultivated or grown under artificial
			 covering or artificial conditions. This definition does not include
			 cut flowers or seeds.
9.
			 "Operate a nursery" means to conduct, for commercial gain, any or all
			 of the activities associated with the preparation, sale or
			 installation of nursery stock. Such activities include, but are not
			 limited to, planting, cultivation, transportation, installation,
			 treatment or display of nursery stock, and removal from the wild of
			 plants with the intention of commercial gain.
10. "Person" means any individual,
			 partnership, corporation or other business entity.
11. "Secretary" means the Secretary
			 of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her
			 designee.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 031 - PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION › Chapter 010 - QUARANTINE REGULATIONS › Section 20 031 010 - QUARANTINE REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
Section I
			 Definitions
For the purpose of these regulations, the following
				words, names, and terms shall be construed, respectively to
				mean:
(a) Scleroderris
			 canker. The disease known as Scleroderris canker, caused by the
			 fungus Gremmeniella abietina (Lagerb.) Morelet (Scleroderris
			 lagerbergii Gremmen) in any stage of development.
(b) Infection. Refers to the
			 presence of Scleroderris canker.
(c) Inspector. An inspector of the
			 Vermont State Department of Agriculture, Vermont State Department of
			 Forests, Parks, and Recreation, or of the United States Department of
			 Agriculture, when authorized by the Commissioner to act in that
			 capacity.
(d) Moved,
			 movement. Shipped, offered for shipment to a common carrier, received
			 for transportation or transported by a common carrier, carried,
			 transported, moved, or allowed to be moved from the quarantined area
			 into or through any other portions of the State.
(e) Certificate. A valid form
			 certifying the eligibility of products for movement outside of the
			 quarantined area under the requirement of these
			 regulations.
(f) Limited
			 permit. A valid form authorizing the movement of regulated article
			 from a quarantined area to a specified destination for specific
			 processing, handling, or utilization.
(g) Commissioner. The Commissioner
			 of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
			 of the State of Vermont.
(h) Deregulation, deregulated. The
			 removal of quarantine restrictions from regulated articles or
			 quarantined areas due to satisfactory control measures to arrest or
			 eradicate the disease.
(i) Premise quarantine. A limited
			 action taken by the Commissioner to immediately place under
			 regulation any field, tree, or plantation found to be infected with
			 Scleroderris canker.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 031 - PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION › Chapter 011 - HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID - JOINT QUARANTINE NO.2 › Section 20 031 011 - HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID - JOINT QUARANTINE NO.2

Current through June, 2024
Section 1. General.
1.1 Statement of Concerns. Whereas Hemlock
				Woolly Adelgid ( Adelges tsugae Annand) has been found to cause mortality of
				Eastern Hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ). Whereas Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is
				established in New England and has shown rapid movement northward. Whereas this
				pest has been found to be difficult to control in natural Hemlock stands.
				Whereas Hemlock is a very valuable component of Northern New England's forest
				for both timber and wildlife as well as a high value landscape ornamental.
				Therefore, the
State
of Vermont is establishing this plant
				quarantine against Hemlock Woolly Adelgid for the protection of these valuable
				resources.
1.2 Enabling
				Legislation. The statutory authority for this regulation is 6 V.S.A. Chapter 84
				'Pest Survey, Detection and Management.'
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Current through June, 2024
WHEREAS, the Gypsy Moth (Porthetria dispar L.), a
				threatening and injurious insect in any stage of development, is
				established in a portion of the State of Vermont and there is danger
				of its introduction into other sections of the State, and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture,
				Agricultural Research Service, Plant Pest Control Division, has
				promulgated a revision of Federal Quarantine No. 45 which places
				certain parts of Vermont under regulation within a so-called
				"Regulated Area," and removes the Brown-tail Moth from quarantine in
				Vermont.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert J. Branon, as Commissioner
				of Agriculture of the State of Vermont, under authority conferred by
				Title 6, Chapter 82, Sections 982 and 984 of the Vermont Statutes
				Annotated, do hereby designate those portions of the State of
				Vermont, hereinafter described as areas under quarantine regulation,
				and do hereby forbid the movement intrastate of the following
				articles from the regulated areas to points outside such areas unless
				accompanied by a certificate or permit issued by the Vermont
				Department of Agriculture or the U.S. Department of
				Agriculture.
1. Designated
			 articles regulated
(a) Trees,
			 shrubs with persistent woody stems, and parts thereof, with bark
			 attached.
(b) Timber and
			 timber products with bark attached.
(c) Stone and quarry
			 products.
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Current through June, 2024
AS PROVIDED IN "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE STORAGE AND
				DISTRIBUTION OF FROZENFOODS--NO. 196, ACTS OF 1971", RULES AND
				REGULATIONS ARE HEREBY PROMULATED BYTHE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
				AS FOLLOWS:
1. The rules and
			 regulations which follow represent, in part, the permanent standards
			 to be attained which shall consider the goal of uniformity with other
			 agency rules and regulations within the state, in other states, in
			 New England, and in national codes which regulate frozen
			 foods.
2. These rules and
			 regulations may, after public hearings as provided in Section
			 2(A),
			 No. 196 of the Acts of 1971, be revised whenever changes are
			 substantiated by such hearings.
3. The attainment of compliance
			 with these permanent standards shall be made in due course of time in
			 accordance to Section
			 3
			 corrective action of No.196 of the Acts of 1971 which states "The
			 Commissioner may, in instances such as a first offense, make due
			 allowance for initial corrective action, minor violation, or
			 extenuating circumstances, and employ reinspection or other
			 preliminary steps to secure compliance."
4. This Act and its rules and
			 regulations are in effect as of July 1, 1972.
5. Under Section
			 1,
			 Those persons "Engaged in the Business Processing or Storing Consumer
			 Frozen Foods or Foods which have been Frozen" --shall include all
			 commercial food establishments and certain institutional food
			 businesses which are so engaged.
6A. Transportation
1. Equipment: vehicles shall be
			 precooled to an air temperature of 0 [degrees] F., or lower, before
			 loading, or other cooling methods used which are approved by the
			 Commissioner.
Frozen food shipments shall not be accepted for
				transportation when the internal product temperature exceeds 0
				[degrees] F.
The average product temperature of any shipment of
				frozen food shall be determined during loading and unloading by
				adequate temperature readings.
2. Handling practices for route
			 delivery: Insulated containers shall be precooled to a temperature of
			 0 [degrees] F., or lower, before being loaded with frozen foods which
			 are at 0 [degrees] F., or lower temperature.
3. Sanitary Provisions: All
			 interior surfaces of vehicles and devices used for transporting
			 frozen food shall be clean and free of objectionable odors before
			 being loaded with frozen food.
Frozen food shall be securely packaged, or wrapped,
				in a sanitary manner before they are accepted for
				transportation.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS › Sub-Agency 031 - PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION › Chapter 015 - POTATO LAW REGULATIONS › Section 20 031 015 - POTATO LAW REGULATIONS

Current through June, 2024
The following Rules and regulations are hereby
				established as provided for in No. 103, Acts of 1951, "An Act
				Relating to the Grading and Marketing of Potatoes."
These regulations supersede all previous rules and
				regulations.
1. Each
			 container or display must be plainly and conspiciously marked as
			 follows:
(A) "Plainly and
			 Conspicuously": each required marking shall be clearly legible; shall
			 be 1/2 inch or larger in height, except as other wise indicated
			 below.
(B) Bags, other
			 than burlap if not printed with required information may be stenciled
			 or tagged in accordance with preceeding regulations. Private brands
			 or trade marks are permitted if applicable to contents.
(C) Roadside Markings: For potatoes
			 displayed on premises of grower the grade markings required may be
			 shown by placard or sign accompanying the display. Such placard or
			 signs must be in plain view and legible.
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Current through June, 2024
A. METHODS USED
1. All fruits and vegetables may be
			 sold in Vermont by net weight, although the usual sale is by count or
			 measure.
2. These methods
			 of sale do not apply to produce grown and sold on the premises such
			 as count, weight, etc. All Vermont packing and labeling requirements
			 must be complied with. If a scale is used, it must be sealed by the
			 Weights and Measures Division.
3. All random weight packages
			 including single items, not to be weighed at time of sale, must be
			 marked with the net weight, price per pound, and total selling
			 price.
4. All packages
			 that are not random weights must comply with the Vermont Packaging
			 and Labeling Regulations. (A copy may be obtained by writing to the
			 Division of Weights and Measures, Vermont Department of Agriculture,
			 116 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602.)
5. All labels must be of a type or
			 lettering as to be boldly, clearly amd conspicuously
			 presented.
6. The
			 identity if needed can either be on the package or on a sign over the
			 commodity display.
7.
			 When sale is by measure, a bushel must contain 2150.42 cubic
			 inches.
8. Packages when
			 sold by count in trays must be marked if the count isover six
			 (6).
9. If a commodity is
			 allowed to be sold by count, it must be graded by the packer:
			 otherwise, sale must be by net weight.
10. Commodities, when sold by count
			 and having a different price, must have the price displayed and each
			 item must be marked. Example: Two sizes of lettuce pried at 29c and
			 19c.
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Current through June, 2024
Section I
			 DEFINITIONS
As used in these regulations, the terms not herein
				defined shall have meaning given them in Section 351 of this
				title.
1. "carton" means any
			 consumer package, including any tin, box, can, plastic, or other
			 receptacle, wrapper or cover which contains 12 eggs.
2. "case" means a container which
			 contains thirty (30) dozen eggs.
3. "check" or "crack" means an egg
			 that has a broken shell or a crack in the shell, but has its shell
			 membranes intact and contents not leaking.
4. "commissioner" means the
			 Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Vermont or his or her
			 designee.
5. "dealer"
			 means a person who purchases eggs from producers for sale other than
			 to consumers.
6. "dirty"
			 or "dirty egg" means, an egg that has a shell that is unbroken and
			 has adhering dirt, foreign material, or prominent stains.
7. "incubator reject" means an egg
			 that has been subjected to incubation and has been removed from
			 incubation during the hatching operations as infertile or otherwise
			 unhatchable.
8.
			 "inedible" means an egg of one or more of the following descriptions:
			 black rots, yellow rots, white rots, mixed rots, sour eggs, eggs with
			 green whites, eggs with stuck yolks, moldy eggs, musty eggs, eggs
			 showing blood rings, and eggs containing embryo chicks (at or beyond
			 the blood ring stage).
9.
			 "leaker" means an egg that has a crack or break in the shell and
			 shell membranes to the extent that the egg contents are exposed or
			 are exuding or free to exude through the shell.
10. "loss" means an egg that is
			 unfit for human food because it is smashed or broken so that its
			 contents are leaking; or overheated, frozen, or contaminated; or an
			 incubator reject; or because it contains a bloody white, large meat
			 spots, or a large quantity of blood, or other foreign
			 material;
11. "nest run"
			 means eggs collected together and not separated by size or
			 grade.
12. "producer"
			 means any person who owns or controls one or more domestic chicken
			 hens and who sells or offers for sale eggs produced by the
			 animals.
13. "restricted
			 egg" means any check, crack, dirty egg, incubator reject, inedible,
			 leaker or loss.
14.
			 "retailer" means any person who sells or offers for sale eggs to
			 consumers at retail.
15.
			 "shell-treated eggs" shall have the same meaning as "shell protected
			 eggs" as defined in section
			 7
			 of 351 (a) of this title.