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: 25 V.S.A. § 146)
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§ 146. Removal of trees and bushes from land prior to flowage
(a) All land which may be flowed by damming, taking, storing, or diverting, or raising
the level or increasing the area of the volume of the waters of any stream, river,
lake, or pond, by a corporation or association existing under any charter or authority
of the State, or holding or acquiring control of any stream, river, lake, or pond
by virtue of any charter or authority of the State, shall, prior to such flowing,
be cleared of all trees and bushes which shall be removed or burned, and shall be
further cleared to the low water mark of such stream, pond, or reservoir, by cutting
close to the ground all trees, bushes, and stumps.
(b) This section shall not be construed so as to prevent constructions and developments
specifically authorized by a charter granted by the General Assembly, nor so as to
prevent or interfere with such usage of the waters of any stream, river, lake, and
pond, or such use of constructions and developments, as may be necessary for the proper
enjoyment of rights and powers specifically authorized by such charter nor so as to
prevent or interfere with the performance of any duties imposed by such charter.