The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 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.
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 374)
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§ 374. Short weight
(a) If any fertilizer, beneficial substance, or agricultural liming material is found
to be short in net weight, the registrant of the fertilizer, beneficial substance,
or lime shall pay a penalty of three times the value of the actual shortage to the
affected party.
(b) Each registrant shall be offered an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.
Penalty payments shall be made within 30 days after notice of the Secretary’s decision
to assess a penalty. Proof of payment to the consumer shall be promptly forwarded
to the Secretary by the registrant.
(c) If the consumer cannot be found, the amount of the penalty payments shall be paid
to the Secretary who shall deposit the payment into the revolving account established
by subsection 364(f) of this title.
(d) This section is not an exclusive cause of action, and persons affected may utilize
any other right of action available under law. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2021, No. 41, § 10; 2025, No. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.)