The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 053 : Beverage Containers; Deposit-Redemption System
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§ 1536. Antitrust; conduct authorized
(a) Activity authorized. A manufacturer, distributor, group of manufacturers or distributors, or producer responsibility organization implementing or participating in an approved collection plan under this chapter for the collection, transport, processing, and management of beverage containers is individually or jointly immune from liability for conduct under State laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1 to the extent that the conduct is reasonably necessary to plan, implement, and comply with the producer responsibility organization’s chosen system for beverage containers.
(b) Limitations on antitrust activity. Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an agreement among manufacturers, distributors, groups of manufacturers or distributors, retailers, wholesalers, or the producer responsibility organization affecting the price of beverage containers or any agreement restricting the geographic area in which or customers to whom beverage containers shall be sold. (Added 2025, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2026.)