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: 18 V.S.A. § 102)
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§ 102. Duties of Commissioner of Health
The Commissioner shall supervise and direct the execution of all laws vested in the
Department of Health by virtue of this title and shall formulate and carry out all
policies relating thereto and shall adopt such rules as are necessary to administer
this title and shall make a biennial report with recommendations to the Governor and
to the General Assembly. The Commissioner’s jurisdiction over sewage disposal includes
emergent conditions that create a risk to the public health as a result of sewage
treatment and disposal, or its effects on water supply, but does not include rulemaking
on design standards for on-site sewage disposal systems. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1983, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2015, No. 23, § 104; 2023, No. 53, § 23, eff. June 8, 2023.)