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 24 : Municipal and County Government
Chapter 067 : Parks and Shade Trees
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 2510)-
§ 2510. Penalty
(a) Whoever shall willfully mar or deface a shade tree without the written permission of a tree warden or legislative body of the municipality shall be fined not more than $50.00 for the use of the municipality.
(b) Any person who willfully and critically injures or cuts down a shade tree without written permission of the tree warden or the legislative body of the municipality shall be fined pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 3602 for each tree so injured or cut, for the use of the municipality. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)