§ 4410. Campgrounds; removal
(a) Definition. A recreational campground or camping park is property where transient residence is
offered or provided for seasonal or short-term vacation or recreational purposes on
which may be located cabins, tents, or lean-tos, or campsites designed for temporary
set-up of portable or mobile camping, recreational, or travel dwelling units, including
tents, campers, and recreational vehicles such as motor homes, travel trailers, truck
campers, and van campers.
(b) An owner, operator, or agent of a recreational campground or camping park may remove
or cause to be removed from a recreational campground or camping park any person who
does any of the following:
(1) refuses to pay registration or fees;
(2) violates any municipal or State law; or
(3) violates the published or posted rules of the recreational campground or camping park,
which may include a rule that requires campers to respect the peace and quiet enjoyment
of other campers and the owner, operator, or agent.
(c) A person who refuses to immediately leave the property after he or she has been told
to do so by the owner, operator, or agent shall be in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3705(a) and may be prosecuted for unlawful trespass. If any conduct involves the use of a
motor vehicle, the person may be prosecuted for any applicable violation of Title
23. For the purposes of this section, the property on which a campground or camping
park is located shall be considered open to the free flow and circulation of traffic.
The person may be removed from the premises by a law enforcement officer on request
of the owner, operator, or agent.
(d) The owner, operator, or agent shall employ reasonable means to protect any personal
property left at a campground or camping park by a person who has left or has been
removed. A reasonable storage fee that is published or posted may be charged for any
personal property left at the campground or camping park. If the owner does not take
possession of the personal property within six months of the date the property has
been left at the campground, the owner, operator, or agent may dispose of it in a
commercially reasonable manner and then pay to the owner the sale proceeds less any
storage and sales fees incurred. (Added 2007, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2019, No. 48, § 1.)