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.
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 5404)
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§ 5404. Endangered Species Committee
(a) A committee on endangered species is created to be known as the Endangered Species
Committee and shall consist of nine members, including the Secretary of Agriculture,
Food and Markets, the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, the Commissioner of Forests,
Parks and Recreation, and six members appointed by the Governor from the public at
large. Of the six public members, two shall be actively engaged in agricultural or
silvicultural activities, two shall be knowledgeable concerning flora, and two shall
be knowledgeable concerning fauna. Members appointed by the Governor shall be entitled
to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the attendance of meetings, as approved
by the Chair. The Chair of the Committee shall be elected from among and by the members
each year. Members who are not employees of the State shall serve terms of three years,
except that the Governor may make appointments for a lesser term in order to prevent
more than two terms from expiring in any year.
(b) The Endangered Species Committee shall advise the Secretary on all matters relating
to endangered and threatened species, including whether to alter the lists of endangered
and threatened species, how to protect those species, and whether and where to designate
critical habitat.
(c) The Agency of Natural Resources shall provide the Endangered Species Committee with
necessary staff services. (Added 1981, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)