§ 4821. Assistance program created; administration
§ 4821. Assistance program created; administration (a) Program created. A program is created to provide State financial assistance to Vermont farmers in support of their voluntary construction of on-farm improvements and maintenance of acceptable operating standards designed to abate nonpoint source agricultural waste discharges into the waters of the State of Vermont, consistent with goals […]
§ 4822. Eligibility for State assistance
§ 4822. Eligibility for State assistance Vermont farmers shall be eligible to receive available State financial assistance with the installation of on-farm improvements designed to control agricultural nonpoint source waste discharges, provided that: (1) for farmers who also seek federal financial assistance for this purpose, the improvements: (A) are eligible for federal assistance through programs […]
§ 4823. Priorities; State financial assistance awards
§ 4823. Priorities; State financial assistance awards (a) Priorities. State financial assistance available under this subchapter shall in each fiscal year be allocated according to the following priorities, except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, and as further defined by rule by the Secretary: (1) First priority shall be given to proposed improvements […]
§ 4824. State financial assistance awards
§ 4824. State financial assistance awards (a) State grant. State financial assistance awarded under this subchapter shall be in the form of a grant. When a State grant is intended to match federal financial assistance for the same on-farm improvement project, the State grant shall be awarded only when the federal financial assistance has also […]
§ 4813. Basin management; appeals to the Environmental Division
§ 4813. Basin management; appeals to the Environmental Division (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall cooperate with the Secretary of Natural Resources in the basin planning process with regard to the agricultural non-point source waste component of each basin plan. Any person with an interest in the agricultural non-point source component of […]
§ 4801. Purpose; State policy
§ 4801. Purpose; State policy It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that agricultural animal wastes do not enter the waters of this State. Therefore, it is State policy that: (1) All farms meet certain standards in the handling and disposal of animal wastes, as provided by this chapter, and the cost of […]
§ 4802. Definitions
§ 4802. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (2) “Farming” has the same meaning as used in 10 V.S.A. § 6001(22). (3) “Good standing” means a participant in a program administered under this chapter: (A) does not have an active enforcement violation that has reached […]
§ 4803. Agricultural Water Quality Special Fund
§ 4803. Agricultural Water Quality Special Fund (a) There is created the Agricultural Water Quality Special Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Fees collected under this chapter, including fees for permits or certifications issued under the chapter, shall be deposited in the Fund. (b) The Secretary may use monies […]
§ 4810. Authority; cooperation; coordination
§ 4810. Authority; cooperation; coordination (a) Agricultural land use practices. In accordance with 10 V.S.A. § 1259(i), the Secretary shall adopt by rule, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, and shall implement and enforce agricultural land use practices in order to satisfy the requirements of 33 U.S.C. § 1329 that the State identify and implement […]
§ 4810a. Required Agricultural Practices; revision
§ 4810a. Required Agricultural Practices; revision (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall maintain the Required Agricultural Practices in order to improve water quality in the State, assure practices on all farms eliminate adverse impacts to water quality, and implement the small farm certification program required by section 4871 of this title. At […]