The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL DUTIES OF TOWNS
(Cite as: 19 V.S.A. § 902)
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§ 902. Penalty for removal
(a) A person, other than the Agency, the abutting landowner, the municipality, or the
tree warden, who willfully or maliciously cuts, trims, removes, or otherwise damages
trees within the limits of a State highway or municipal right-of-way shall be fined
pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 3602, unless the person has obtained prior written consent from the Agency, municipality,
or tree warden.
(b) A person, other than the Agency, the abutting landowner, the municipality, or the
tree warden, who willfully or maliciously cuts, trims, removes, or otherwise damages
grasses, shrubs, or vines within highway limits in violation of section 901 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00 nor less than $10.00, for each offense, unless
the person has obtained prior written consent from the Agency or municipality. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)