The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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 6 : Agriculture
Chapter 211 : The Rozo Mclaughlin Farm-to-School Program
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 4722)-
§ 4722. Farm assistance; Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall work with existing programs and organizations to develop and implement educational opportunities for farmers to help them increase their markets through selling their products to schools, registered or licensed child care providers, and State government agencies that operate or participate in child nutrition programs.
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall work with distributors that sell products to schools, registered or licensed child care providers, and State government agencies to increase the availability of local products. The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall consult and cooperate with the Secretary of Education when working with distributors to schools under this subsection. (Added 2007, No. 24, § 2; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 251, 302, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2017, No. 63, § 1; 2019, No. 34, § 2.)
