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Subchapter
004
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REGULATION OF LARGE FARM OPERATIONS
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 4852)
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§ 4852. Rules
The Secretary may adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 concerning program administration, program enforcement, appeals and standards for
waste management and waste storage, setbacks or siting criteria for new construction
or expansion, groundwater contamination, odor, noise, traffic, insects, flies, and
other pests in order to implement this subchapter. The siting criteria adopted by
the Secretary by rule shall be consistent with the standards for the quality of State
waters and standards for Required Agricultural Practices pursuant to subchapter 2
of this chapter. The groundwater contamination rules adopted by the Secretary shall
include a process under which the Agency shall receive, investigate, and respond to
a complaint that a farm has contaminated the drinking water or groundwater of a property
owner. (Added 1995, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 15, 1996; amended 1997, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 21, 1998; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 78, § 9, eff. June 24, 2005; 2021, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. June 1, 2022.)