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Title 6: Agriculture

Chapter 215: Agricultural Water Quality

• Subchapter 001: General Provisions
•    § 4801. Purpose; State policy

•    § 4802. Definitions

•    § 4803. Agricultural Water Quality Special Fund

• Subchapter 002: Water Quality; Required Agricultural Practices and Best Management Practices
•    § 4810. Authority; cooperation; coordination

•    § 4810a. Required Agricultural Practices; revision

•    § 4811. Powers of Secretary

•    § 4812. Repealed. 2015, No. 64, § 18.

•    § 4813. Basin management; appeals to the Environmental Division

•    § 4814. Education and technical assistance

•    § 4815. Waste storage facility

•    § 4816. Seasonal application of manure

•    § 4817. Management of non-sewage waste

•    § 4818. Farming; scope of activities

• Subchapter 003: Water Quality; Financial and Technical Assistance
•    § 4820. Definitions

•    § 4821. Assistance program created; administration

•    § 4822. Eligibility for State assistance

•    § 4823. Priorities; State financial assistance awards

•    § 4824. State financial assistance awards

•    § 4825. Reports

•    § 4826. Cost assistance for waste storage facilities

•    § 4827. Repealed. 2021, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, effective June 1, 2022.

•    § 4828. Capital Equipment Assistance Program

•    § 4829. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

•    § 4830. Agricultural Environmental Management Program

•    § 4831. Vermont Seeding and Filter Strip Program

•    § 4832. Farm Agronomic Practices Program

• Subchapter 004: Regulation of Large Farm Operations
•    § 4849. Recycling animal waste nutrients

•    § 4850. Definitions

•    § 4851. Permit requirements for large farm operations

•    § 4852. Rules

•    § 4853. Informational meeting

•    § 4854. Repealed. 2015, No. 64, § 19.

•    § 4855. Permit appeal

• Subchapter 005: Regulation of Medium and Small Farm Operations
•    § 4856. Repealed. 2015, No. 39, § 12.

•    § 4857. Definitions

•    § 4858. Medium farm operation permits

•    § 4859. Public notice and hearing

•    § 4860. Repealed. 2015, No. 64, § 20.

•    § 4861. Appeal

• Subchapter 005A: Small Farm Certification
•    § 4871. Small farm certification

• Subchapter 006: Vermont Critical Area Seeding and Filter Strip Program
•    § 4900. Repealed. 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 13(1).

• Subchapter 006A: Surface Water Withdrawals for Farming
•    § 4926. Definitions

•    § 4927. Report of surface water withdrawals for irrigation, livestock watering, or other farming use

• Subchapter 007: Farm Agronomic Practices Program
•    § 4951. Repealed. 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 13(2).

• Subchapter 007A: Regenerative and Innovative Agriculture
•    § 4961. Purpose

•    § 4962. Definitions

•    § 4963. Regenerative farming; Vermont Environmental Stewardship Program

•    § 4964. Agricultural Innovation Board

• Subchapter 008: Agricultural Water Quality Training
•    § 4981. Agricultural Water Quality Training

• Subchapter 009: Certification of Custom Applicators of Manure or Agricultural Waste
•    § 4987. Definitions

•    § 4988. Certification of custom applicator

•    § 4989. Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers

• Subchapter 010: Enforcement
•    § 4991. Purpose

•    § 4992. Corrective actions; administrative enforcement

•    § 4993. Administrative enforcement; cease and desist orders; emergency orders

•    § 4994. Permit or certification; revocation; enforcement

•    § 4995. Civil enforcement

•    § 4996. Appeals; enforcement

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