§ 4828. Capital Equipment Assistance Program
§ 4828. Capital Equipment Assistance Program (a) It is the purpose of this section to provide assistance to purchase or use innovative equipment that will aid in the reduction of surface runoff of agricultural wastes to State waters, improve water quality of State waters, reduce odors from manure application, separate phosphorus from manure, decrease greenhouse […]
§ 4814. Education and technical assistance
§ 4814. Education and technical assistance The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets may: (1) Develop educational programs dealing with agricultural non-point source reduction, with the assistance of other organizations, utilizing various types of media, group meetings, tours, on-farm demonstrations and one-on-one farm visits. (2) Provide technical assistance, or contract for services to provide technical […]
§ 4815. Waste storage facility
§ 4815. Waste storage facility (a) No person shall construct a new waste storage facility or expand or modify a waste storage facility in existence on July 1, 2006 unless the facility meets the standard established for such facilities by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or an equivalent standard. […]
§ 4816. Seasonal application of manure
§ 4816. Seasonal application of manure (a) Prohibition on application. A person shall not apply manure to land in the State between December 15 and April 1 of any calendar year unless authorized by this section. (b) Extension of prohibition. The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall amend the required agricultural practices by rule […]
§ 4817. Management of non-sewage waste
§ 4817. Management of non-sewage waste (a) As used in this section: (1) “Non-sewage waste” means any waste other than sewage that may contain organisms pathogenic to human beings but does not mean stormwater runoff. (2) “Sewage” means waste containing human fecal coliform and other potential pathogenic organisms from sanitary waste and used water from […]
§ 4818. Farming; scope of activities
§ 4818. Farming; scope of activities (a) As used to determine the scope of nuisance protection in 12 V.S.A. chapter 195, “agricultural activities” shall include “farming” as defined in this title. (b) For purposes of the application of 12 V.S.A. § 5753, all “agricultural activities” defined in this chapter, subject to the limitations and requirements […]
§ 4820. Definitions
§ 4820. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “RAPs” means “Required Agricultural Practices” as defined by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter. (2) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (3) “Agency” means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (4) “FSA” means the […]
§ 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 […]