Vermont Statutes
Chapter 215 - Agricultural Water Quality
§ 4961. Purpose

§ 4961. Purpose
The purposes of this subchapter are to:
(1) enhance the economic viability of farms in Vermont;
(2) improve the health and productivity of the soils of Vermont;
(3) encourage farmers to implement regenerative farming practices;
(4) reduce the amount of agricultural waste entering the waters of Vermont;
(5) enhance crop resilience to rainfall fluctuations and mitigate water damage to crops, land, and surrounding infrastructure;
(6) promote cost-effective farming practices;
(7) reinvigorate the rural economy; and
(8) help the next generation of Vermont farmers learn regenerative farming practices so that farming remains integral to the economy, landscape, and culture of Vermont. (Added 2019, No. 64, § 11.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 6 - Agriculture

Chapter 215 - Agricultural Water Quality

§ 4801. Purpose; State policy

§ 4802. Definitions

§ 4803. Agricultural Water Quality Special Fund

§ 4810. Authority; cooperation; coordination

§ 4810a. Required Agricultural Practices; revision

§ 4811. Powers of Secretary

§ 4813. Basin management; appeals to the Environmental Division

§ 4814. Education and technical assistance

§ 4815. Waste storage facility

§ 4816. Seasonal application of manure

§ 4817. Management of non-sewage waste

§ 4818. Farming; scope of activities

§ 4820. Definitions

§ 4821. Assistance program created; administration

§ 4822. Eligibility for State assistance

§ 4823. Priorities; State financial assistance awards

§ 4824. State financial assistance awards

§ 4825. Reports

§ 4826. Cost assistance for waste storage facilities

§ 4828. Capital Equipment Assistance Program

§ 4829. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

§ 4830. Agricultural Environmental Management Program

§ 4831. Vermont Seeding and Filter Strip Program

§ 4832. Farm Agronomic Practices Program

§ 4849. Recycling animal waste nutrients

§ 4850. Definitions

§ 4851. Permit requirements for large farm operations

§ 4852. Rules

§ 4853. Informational meeting

§ 4855. Permit appeal

§ 4857. Definitions

§ 4858. Medium farm operation permits

§ 4859. Public notice and hearing

§ 4861. Appeal

§ 4871. Small farm certification

§ 4926. Definitions

§ 4927. Report of surface water withdrawals for irrigation, livestock watering, or other farming use

§ 4961. Purpose

§ 4962. Definitions

§ 4963. Regenerative farming; Vermont Environmental Stewardship Program

§ 4964. Agricultural Innovation Board

§ 4981. Agricultural Water Quality Training

§ 4987. Definitions

§ 4988. Certification of custom applicator

§ 4989. Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers

§ 4991. Purpose

§ 4992. Corrective actions; administrative enforcement

§ 4993. Administrative enforcement; cease and desist orders; emergency orders

§ 4994. Permit or certification; revocation; enforcement

§ 4995. Civil enforcement

§ 4996. Appeals; enforcement