The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 20 : Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 190 : Division of Animal Welfare [Effective January 1, 2025]
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 3203)-
§ 3203. Animal Welfare Fund [Effective January 1, 2025]
(a) The Animal Welfare Fund is established within the Department of Public Safety to fund the expenses incurred by the Division of Animal Welfare in implementing the requirements of this chapter. The Director of Animal Welfare shall administer the Fund.
(b) The Fund shall consist of:
(1) 67 percent of the revenue collected from the surcharge assessed under subsection 3581(f) of this title; and
(2) appropriations made by the General Assembly.
(c) All balances in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward. Interest earned by the Fund shall remain in the Fund. (Added 2023, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. January 1, 2025.)
