The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 9 : Commerce and Trade

Chapter 095 : Paints and Putty

• § 3805. Penalty for mislabeling

  A person, firm, or corporation that manufactures for sale, sells, or exposes for sale within this State paint or mixed paint, paste, or semipaste paint, or compound intended for use as such, white lead, linseed oil, turpentine, or putty, who violates the provisions of sections 3801-3804 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00, nor less than $25.00 for each offense. However, a person, firm, or corporation that manufactures for sale, sells, or exposes for sale within this State, white lead, paint, or mixed paint, paste, or semipaste paint, containing ingredients other than those enumerated in section 3802 of this title shall not be deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter, in case the same is properly labeled, stating the quantity or amount of each and every ingredient used therein, the name and the place of residence of the manufacturer of the paint, or of the distributor thereof, or of the party for whom the same is manufactured, the percent of solid and liquid material used, and the net measure of the contents of the container of all liquid or mixed paints and the net weight of the contents of the package of all paste and semipaste paints sold by weight, or if sold by measure, the net measure of such package.