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.
Title 9 : Commerce and Trade
Chapter 063 : Consumer Protection
Subchapter 012B : PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING AGENTS AND EQUIPMENT [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026]
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 2494s)-
§ 2494s. Sale of personal protective equipment containing PFAS [Effective January 1, 2026]
[Subsection (a) effective January 1, 2026 until July 1, 2029; see also subsection (a) effective July 1, 2029 set out below.]
(a) A manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting equipment to any person, municipality, or State agency shall provide written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale, citing to this subchapter, if the personal protective equipment contains PFAS. The written notice shall include a statement that the personal protective equipment contains PFAS and the reason PFAS are added to the equipment.
[Subsection (a) effective July 1, 2029; see also subsection (a) effective January 1, 2026 until July 1, 2029 set out above.]
(a) A manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting equipment to any person, municipality, or State agency shall not sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State any personal protective equipment to which PFAS have been intentionally added.
[Subsection (b) effective January 1, 2026 until July 1, 2029; see also subsection (b) effective July 1, 2029 until July 1, 2032 set out below.]
(b) The manufacturer or person selling personal protective equipment and the purchaser of the personal protective equipment shall retain the notice for at least three years from the date of the transaction.
[Subsection (b) effective July 1, 2029 until July 1, 2032; see also subsection (b) effective January 1, 2026 until July 1, 2029 set out above.]
(b) The prohibitions under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to personal protective equipment that is a respirator or respirator protection equipment, provided that a manufacturer of a respirator or respirator protection equipment shall provide written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale, citing to this subchapter if the respirator or respirator protection equipment contains PFAS. The written notice shall include a statement that the respirator or respirator protection equipment contains PFAS and the reason PFAS are added to the equipment. The manufacturer or person selling respirator or respirator protection equipment and the purchaser of the respirator or respirator protection equipment shall retain the notice for at least three years from the date of the transaction.
[Subsection (b) repealed effective July 1, 2032.]
(b) [Repealed.] (Added 2023, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. January 1, 2026; amended 2025, No. 54, § 9, eff. July 1, 2029; 2025, No. 54, § 10, eff. July 1, 2032.)
