The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 18: Health
Chapter 040: Restrooms
§ 1791. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Place of public accommodation” has the same meaning as in 9 V.S.A. § 4501.
(2) “Public building” has the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 2730.
(3) “Single-user toilet facility” means a single-occupancy restroom with at least one water closet and with an outer door that can be locked by the occupant. (Added 2017, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1792. Single-user restrooms
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any single-user toilet facility in a public building or place of public accommodation shall be made available for use by persons of any gender and designated for use by not more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use. A single-user toilet facility may be identified by a sign, provided that the sign marks the facility as a restroom and does not indicate any specific gender.
(b) The Commissioner of Public Safety may inspect for compliance under subsection (a) of this section during any inspection conducted pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2731(b) or 26 V.S.A. § 2173 or 2174. (Added 2017, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1793. Application of plumbing rules
(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of any plumbing code adopted by the Plumber’s Examining Board under 26 V.S.A. § 2173(a), a toilet facility may be designated for use by persons of any gender. No separate male or female facility is required if the total number of required plumbing fixtures is provided by toilet facilities designated for use by persons of any gender.
(b) When the total number of required plumbing fixtures in a plumbing code adopted by the Plumber’s Examining Board under 26 V.S.A. § 2173(a) is fixed separately for women and men, the Plumber’s Examining Board shall make rules consistent with this chapter to govern how plumbing fixtures in toilet facilities designated for use by persons of any gender shall contribute to the total number of plumbing fixtures required by the plumbing code. (Added 2017, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
