The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
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PUBLIC UTILITIES
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 3781)
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§ 3781. Tapping gas pipes with intent to defraud
A person who taps gas pipes with intent to take gas therefrom, or who connects pipes
with such gas pipes so that gas may be used without passing through the meters for
measurement, or who knowingly burns gas without measurement by gas meters, without
the consent of the owner, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not
more than $100.00, or both. The owner of the gas may recover of the person so unlawfully
tapping or connecting such pipes or using gas, the actual damages, with costs, in
a civil action on this statute.