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.
Subchapter
001
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CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 724)
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§ 724. Land-use, erosion control, and natural resources conservation rules; approval
The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate rules, as set forth
in this chapter, governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of
conserving soil, controlling soil and stream bank erosion, and promoting conservation
of natural resources and drainage. The supervisors may conduct such public meetings
and public hearings upon rules proposed to be enacted as may be necessary to assist
them in this work. The supervisors shall not have authority to enact such land-use
rules into ordinances unless a majority of the owners of land lying within the boundaries
of the district cast their votes for the approval of the proposed ordinance. The approval
of the proposed ordinance by a majority of the votes cast in the referendum shall
not be deemed to require the supervisors to enact the proposed ordinance. The rules
to be adopted by the supervisors under the provisions of this chapter may include
provisions for conserving soil resources, soil and stream bank erosion, water quality
improvement, and conservation of natural resources and drainage. (Amended 1995, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 15, 1996; 2019, No. 14, § 18, eff. April 30, 2019.)