Vermont Statutes
Chapter 71 - Telecommunications and Electric Wires and Poles Along Highways, Railroad Tracks, and Cemeteries; Transportation Board and Selectboard Role
§ 2509. Selectboard’s powers; expense

§ 2509. Selectboard’s powers; expense
The Agency of Transportation, selectboard, aldermen, or trustees may cause such poles to be painted, and may substitute straight poles in place of crooked ones, and may recover the expense thereof in an action on this statute, in the name of the State or of such town, city, or village against the person or corporation owning or operating such wires or line of wires. (Amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 31.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 30 - Public Service

Chapter 71 - Telecommunications and Electric Wires and Poles Along Highways, Railroad Tracks, and Cemeteries; Transportation Board and Selectboard Role

§ 2501. Town; duties of certain officers

§ 2502. Lines of wires along highways; wireless telecommunications facilities; broadband facilities construction; restriction

§ 2503. Location by Transportation Board or selectboard; notice

§ 2504. Transportation Board or selectboard may direct and change manner of crossing highway

§ 2505. Location near residence

§ 2506. Trees not to be injured; exception; penalty

§ 2507. Poles

§ 2508. Penalty

§ 2509. Selectboard’s powers; expense

§ 2510. Cemeteries

§ 2511. Damages; appraisal; payment

§ 2512. Appeal; proceedings

§ 2513. Lines along railroad tracks; wireless and other telecommunications facilities

§ 2514. Line to remain property of company

§ 2515. Erecting new lines

§ 2516. Expenses; repairs

§ 2517. Notice; copy

§ 2518. Restriction of right to move poles; action

§ 2519. No prescriptive rights

§ 2520. Town lines

§ 2521. Private lines

§ 2522. Transportation Board or selectboard’s control; town’s rights

§ 2523. Court may permit line to be attached to standing poles

§ 2524. Court may enforce order

§ 2525. Attachment of wires

§ 2526. Fees of certain officers

§ 2527. Penalties; injuries to trees

§ 2528. Injuries to line

§ 2529. Loitering upon telephone property; penalty

§ 2530. Telephones in public areas