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Municipal Index To Laws Affecting Local Government

Link to Vermont Statutes Online:   http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/statutes.htm
 

Topic Citation
Abandoned Animals 20 V.S.A. § 3511
 
Abandoned Property 27 V.S.A. §§ 1241 et seq.
 
Abatement of Taxes 24 V.S.A. §§ 1533-1536
20 V.S.A. § 2488 (Fire Districts)

Education Property Tax

32 V.S.A. § 5409(3)(c)
Absentee Ballots
 

Deadline for Applying to Vote Absentee

17 V.S.A. § 2531(a)

Delivery by Justices

17 V.S.A. § 2538

List to Be Posted

17 V.S.A. § 2534

Requests for Absentee Ballots

17 V.S.A. § 2532
17 V.S.A. § 2539

Use of Absentee Ballot

17 V.S.A. § 2531(c)
Acceptance of Office 17 V.S.A. § 2653
17 V.S.A. § 2654
Access to Public Records Act
 		 1 V.S.A. §§ 315 et seq.
Accidents, Duty to Stop and Report (injury to property)
 		 23 V.S.A. §§ 1128-1129
Act 250
 		 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 et seq.

Applications

10 V.S.A. § 6083

Parties to Act 250 Public Hearing

10 V.S.A. § 6084
Act 60
 		 (see Tax, Education Property)
Action by or Against Town
 		 24 V.S.A. § 901
Adverse Possession
 		 12 V.S.A. § 462
Aeronautics (airstrips, seaplanes)
 		 5 V.S.A. Ch. 9
Agent to Convey Real Estate
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1061
Agricultural Uses & Practices
 

Livestock slaughterhouses, rendering plants

6 V.S.A. Ch. 204

Right to Farm

12 V.S.A. § 5753
Alcoholic Beverages
 

Licenses

7 V.S.A. §§ 221 et seq.

Open Bottle Laws

24 V.S.A. § 2291(17)

Voting Wet or Dry

7 V.S.A. §§ 161 et seq.
All Terrain Vehicles
 

Generally

23 V.S.A. §§ 3501 et seq.

Municipal Ordinances

23 V.S.A. § 3510
Ambulance Services 18 V.S.A. §§ 901 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 2604
24 V.S.A. §§ 2651 et seq.

Limitation of Liability for Volunteer Personnel

24 V.S.A. § 2687
Animals
 

Abandoned Animals

20 V.S.A. § 3511

Animal Control, Generally

20 V.S.A. § 3341

Beavers

10 V.S.A. § 4828

Compensation for Damage

20 V.S.A. § 3345
20 V.S.A. § 3741

Cruelty to

13 V.S.A. §§ 351 et seq.

Dog Bites

20 V.S.A. § 3546

Domestic Animals, Domestic Pets

Defined

6 V.S.A. § 1151(2)
13 V.S.A. § 351(1)
20 V.S.A. § 3541

Humane Officer, Defined

13 V.S.A. § 351(4)
 

Impounding

20 V.S.A. § 3411
 

Licensing

20 V.S.A. §§ 3581 et seq.
 

Right to Kill Dog Pursuing Deer or Moose

10 V.S.A. § 4748

Right to Kill Domestic Pet

20 V.S.A. § 3545

Running at Large (on highway or “commons”)

20 V.S.A. §§ 3451 et seq.

Bulls

20 V.S.A. § 3346

Rams

20 V.S.A. § 3347

Stallions

20 V.S.A. § 3349
Annexation of Adjacent Property to Villages
 		 24 V.S.A. §§ 1316 et seq.
Annual Meeting Date
 

Fire Districts

20 V.S.A. § 2483

Town

17 V.S.A. § 2640(a)

Town School Districts

16 V.S.A. § 422

Union School Districts

16 V.S.A. § 706j(a)(5)

Villages

24 V.S.A. § 1305
Appraisers
 		 32 V.S.A. § 4052
Appropriation to Social Service Agencies
 		 24 V.S.A. § 2691
Assignments, Mortgage, Recording of
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1158
Assistant Town Clerk
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1170

As Town Treasurer

24 V.S.A. § 1622
Assistant Town Treasurer
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1573
Audit, Mandatory School District
 		 16 V.S.A. § 563(17)
Auditors
 

Duties

24 V.S.A. §§ 1681 et seq.

Eliminating Office of Auditor

17 V.S.A. § 2651b

Hiring a CPA

24 V.S.A. § 1690

Number of Auditors (3)

17 V.S.A. § 2649

Penalty for Refusal to Submit Accounts to Auditors

24 V.S.A. § 1686

Report

24 V.S.A. §§ 1682 et seq.

Role in Setting Pay of Selectboard

24 V.S.A. § 933

School

16 V.S.A. § 563(10)

Timetable for Auditing

24 V.S.A. § 1681

Town

24 V.S.A. § 1682
24 V.S.A. § 1683

Australian Ballot

Candidates Positions Six Weeks Ahead

17 V.S.A. § 2681

Cost of Australian Ballot Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2682(a)

Political Party Endorsements in Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2474
17 V.S.A. § 2681a

Public Hearing Mandated

17 V.S.A. § 2680(g)

Use in Charter Votes

17 V.S.A. § 2645

Use in Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2680

Use in Union School District Budget Voting

16 V.S.A. § 711e

Vote on Adopting

17 V.S.A. § 2680

When to Discuss Articles to Be Voted

17 V.S.A. § 2640(c)
Ballot Bag Tags
 		 17 V.S.A. § 2590(b)
Beaver Control
 		 10 V.S.A. § 4828(a)
19 V.S.A. § 37
Bicycle Trails
 		 10 V.S.A. § 441
Bidding for Public Contracts
 

Schools

16 V.S.A. § 559

State Construction Projects

29 V.S.A. § 161

Towns

(no requirement)
 
Billboards
 		 10 V.S.A. § 481
Binding Arbitration, Vote to Mandate
 		 21 V.S.A. § 1733
Birth Records
 		 18 V.S.A. §§ 5071 et seq.
Board of Abatement
 

Authority

24 V.S.A. § 1533
24 V.S.A. § 1535

Composition of BCA

24 V.S.A. § 801
24 V.S.A. § 1533

Notice of Meeting

24 V.S.A. § 801
24 V.S.A. § 1534
Board of Civil Authority
 

Applications for Addition to the Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2145

Applications for Revision

17 V.S.A. § 2144

Checklist Maintenance

For Union School District Elections

16 V.S.A. § 706(u)

Composition of Board

17 V.S.A. § 2103(5)
24 V.S.A. § 801

Definition

17 V.S.A. § 2103(5)

Delivery of Ballots to Voters at Home

17 V.S.A. § 2538

Distribution of Checklists

17 V.S.A. § 2507

Filling Vacancy

17 V.S.A. § 2623

Independent Domicile of Spouses

17 V.S.A. § 2103(3)

Inspection and Timetable

32 V.S.A. § 4404

Meeting Notice

24 V.S.A. § 801

Political Balance on Board

17 V.S.A. § 2143

Purging in Odd-Numbered Years

17 V.S.A. § 2150(d)

Quorum

24 V.S.A. § 801
17 V.S.A. § 2103(5)

Residency

17 V.S.A. § 2122

Revision of Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2142
17 V.S.A. § 2146

Tax Appeals

Notice of Meeting

32 V.S.A. § 4404(b)

Oath for Tax Appeals

32 V.S.A. § 4405

Power to Raise Assessment on Appeal

32 V.S.A. § 4409

When Members Should Not Sit

32 V.S.A. § 4404(d)
Board of Health, Local
 		 18 V.S.A. §§ 604 et seq.
Bonds for Public Officers
 		 24 V.S.A. § 832
Bonds, Municipal
 

Bonding Limits

24 V.S.A. § 1762

Generally

24 V.S.A. §§ 1751 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 1868

Limitation on Reconsideration

24 V.S.A. § 1755(b)

Municipal Bond Bank

24 V.S.A. §§ 4551 et seq.

Necessity of Voting by Australian Ballot

24 V.S.A. § 1758

Notice

24 V.S.A. § 1756

Validation

24 V.S.A. § 1757

Privately-Owned Municipality-Supported Libraries

24 V.S.A. § 1752a

Submission to Voters

24 V.S.A. § 1755
24 V.S.A. § 1786a(c)
Borrowing
 

By Town from School District

16 V.S.A. § 429

Generally (Without Bonding)

24 V.S.A. § 1786a

School (must be authorized by voters)

16 V.S.A. § 562(9)

Town

24 V.S.A. § 1786

In Anticipation of Taxes

Limits

24 V.S.A. § 1762

To Pay Current Expenses

24 V.S.A. § 1786
Boundaries, Altering
 

Petition to Superior Court (boundary in dispute)

24 V.S.A. § 1461

Village

24 V.S.A. § 1302
Breastfeeding in Public Places
 		 9 V.S.A. § 4502(j)
Buckley Amendment (student records)
 		 20 U.S.C. § 1232(g)
Budgets
 

Highway Budget 

19 V.S.A. § 306
19 V.S.A. § 307
19 V.S.A. § 312
17 V.S.A. § 2664

Incorporated School District

16 V.S.A. § 511
16 V.S.A. § 515

Notice Requirements

17 V.S.A. § 2641

Reserve Funds

24 V.S.A. § 2804

Social Service Agencies, Appropriation to

24 V.S.A. § 2691

Town Budget

17 V.S.A. § 2664

Town School Budget

16 V.S.A. § 428
16 V.S.A. § 562(8)

Use of Australian Ballot for Budget Votes

Towns and Other Municipalities

17 V.S.A. § 2680(c)

Union School Districts

16 V.S.A. § 711a
16 V.S.A. § 711e
Building Inspectors, Codes and Permits
 		 24 V.S.A. Ch. 83
Bulls Running Loose
 		 20 V.S.A. § 3346
Burials
 

Burial and Removal Permits

18 V.S.A.§§ 5207 et seq.

Burial at Public Expense

33 V.S.A. § 2301

Poor and Disabled Veterans

20 V.S.A. § 1604
Burning (local air pollution control)
 		 10 V.S.A. §§ 564 et seq.
Campaign Finance Law
 		 17 V.S.A. §§ 2801 et seq.

Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2822
Campaigning in Polling Place
 		 17 V.S.A. § 2508

Candidates for Local Office

17 V.S.A. § 2681
Capital Budget and Program
 

Planning Commission Input

24 V.S.A. § 4430
Car Dealers
 		 23 V.S.A. § 4(8)

Penalties

23 V.S.A. § 473
Cats
 

Immunization

20 V.S.A. § 3581a

Licensing

20 V.S.A. § 3549
Cemeteries
 

Associations

18 V.S.A. §§ 5431 et seq.

Commissioners

18 V.S.A. §§ 5373 et seq.

Sexton

18 V.S.A. § 5214

Town

18 V.S.A. §§ 5361 et seq.

Disposition of Remains of Dead (private burial grounds)

18 V.S.A. § 5319
Chairman May Sign Orders of Board (any board)
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1141
Change of Name or Status of Owner of Real Estate
 		 27 V.S.A. § 350
Charters
 

Adoption, Amendment and Repeal

1 V.S.A. § 212
17 V.S.A. § 2645

Municipal Charters

24 V.S.A. Appendix
Checklists
 

Adding Names (Town Clerk)

17 V.S.A. § 2144b(d)

Availability, Posting

17 V.S.A. § 2141
1 V.S.A. § 317(b)(10)

Deadline for Applying for Addition to the Checklist
17 V.S.A. § 2532(b)(c)

Distribution

17 V.S.A. § 2507

Division of Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2501

Intent to Apply for Addition to the Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2144(b)

Purging in Odd-Numbered Years

17 V.S.A. § 2150(d)

Removing Names

17 V.S.A. § 2150

Residency

17 V.S.A. § 2121
17 V.S.A. § 2122

Retention of Exit or Entrance Checklists

17 V.S.A. § 2590(e)

Village

17 V.S.A. § 2126
Child Care, Child Welfare Services, Definitions
 		 33 V.S.A. § 3511
33 V.S.A. § 4902
Child Labor Law
 		 21 V.S.A. §§ 431 et seq.
Citizenship
 		 Vermont Constitution, Ch. II, § 66
Civil Enforcement of Ordinances
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1974
24 V.S.A. § 1977
Civil Unions
 		 15 V.S.A. Ch. 23
Claimant's Book
 		 27 V.S.A. §§ 603-605
Coasting (sleds) on Public Highways
 		 31 V.S.A. § 511
Coin Drops
 		 23 V.S.A. § 1056(a)
Collection of Delinquent Sewer Charges
 		 24 V.S.A. § 3504
24 V.S.A. § 3612
Collector of Current Taxes
 

Constable as Collector

24 V.S.A. § 1529

Duty to Pay over Collections

32 V.S.A. § 4646

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646

Selectboard Appointment

32 V.S.A. § 4674

Selectboard Hire

32 V.S.A. § 4799

Treasurer as Collector

32 V.S.A. § 4791
Collector of Delinquent Taxes
 

Delivery of Tax Bill to Successor

32 V.S.A. § 4671

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(9)

Fine for Failure to Report

32 V.S.A. § 5164

Neglect of Duty

13 V.S.A. § 3006
24 V.S.A. § 902

Salary in Lieu of Fees

24 V.S.A. § 1530
32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
 		 23 V.S.A. Ch. 39
Commitment, Mental Health
 		 18 V.S.A. § 7101(17)
18 V.S.A. §§ 7508 et seq.
Common Interest Ownership Act
 		 27A V.S.A. (in toto)
Common Law, Applicability
 		 1 V.S.A. § 271
Compensation of Town Officers
 		 24 V.S.A. §§ 931 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 1530
Condemnation
 

Construction and Condemnation, Generally

24 V.S.A. §§ 2801 et seq.

Highway Purposes

19 V.S.A. §§ 708 et seq.

Necessity, Damages

19 V.S.A. § 501

Sewage Disposal

24 V.S.A. § 3602
24 V.S.A. § 3609

Urban Renewal

24 V.S.A. § 3210
Conflict of Interest
 

Bonuses, Commissions, and Discounts

13 V.S.A. § 1106

Liquor Commissioners

7 V.S.A. § 223
3 V.S.A. § 204

MAPA

24 V.S.A. §§ 1203-1209

Municipal Ordinance (selectboard)

24 V.S.A. § 2291(20)
24 V.S.A. § 1984 (voter authority to adopt)

Quasi-Judicial Capacity, Acting in

12 V.S.A. § 61

School Directors

16 V.S.A. § 557
16 V.S.A. § 559
Consent Forms
 

General Election

17 V.S.A. § 2385

Primary Election

17 V.S.A. § 2353

Town Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2681
Conservation Commissions
 		 24 V.S.A. §§ 4501 et seq.
Consolidated Ballot
 		 17 V.S.A. § 2471
Constables
 

Appointment, Removal

17 V.S.A. § 2651a

Assistance to Health Officer

18 V.S.A. § 617

Criminal Justice Training

20 V.S.A. § 2358

Definition of Law Enforcement Officer

V.R.Cr.P. § 54(c)(6)

Destruction of Unlicensed Dogs

20 V.S.A. § 3621

District Court Officer

24 V.S.A. § 296

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(7)

Fees

32 V.S.A. § 1591

Killing Injured Deer

10 V.S.A. § 4749

Law Enforcement Officer, Training Standards for

20 V.S.A. § 2358

Powers, Qualifications and Limitations

24 V.S.A. § 1936a

Removal of Disorderly Persons from Town Meeting

17 V.S.A. § 2659

Restriction of Powers, Town Vote to Prohibit

24 V.S.A. § 1936a

Service of Process

12 V.S.A. § 691

Town’s Liability for Acts

24 V.S.A. § 834

When Collector of Taxes

24 V.S.A. § 1529
Contaminated Sites 10 V.S.A. § 6615
10 V.S.A. § 6615a
10 V.S.A. § 1283
Contracts Between Towns 24 V.S.A. §§ 4801 et seq.
County Clerks 24 V.S.A. §§ 171-183
County Road Commissioners 19 V.S.A. §§ 970-979
County Tax 24 V.S.A. §§ 133-135
Court Filing Fees 32 V.S.A. § 1431
Court, Superior (jurisdiction), Generally 4 V.S.A. § 113
Covered Bridges

Destruction of

19 V.S.A. § 316
Restricting Use of
19 V.S.A. § 313
Criminal Record Information

Dissemination to Employers

20 V.S.A. § 2056c

Fees

20 V.S.A. § 2063

Release of (generally)

20 V.S.A. § 2060

Sexual Offender Registry

13 V.S.A. §§ 5401-5413
Curfew 24 V.S.A. § 2151
Current Use Tax 32 V.S.A. Ch. 124

Fee Hunting Prohibition

32 V.S.A. § 3776
Death Certificates 18 V.S.A. §§ 5201 et seq.
Deeds

Name Changes of Owner

27 V.S.A. § 350

Recording of

24 V.S.A. § 1154
27 V.S.A. § 341
32 V.S.A. § 9608

Requirement for Property Transfer Return

32 V.S.A. § 9608

Signature and Acknowledgment

27 V.S.A. § 341(a)
Deficit, Payment of

School District

16 V.S.A. § 515

Town, Deficit Tax

24 V.S.A. § 1523

Sinking Fund

24 V.S.A. § 1777
Deliberations, Exempt from Open Meeting Law 1 V.S.A. § 310
1 V.S.A. § 312(e)
Delinquent Tax Collector (see Collector of Delinquent Taxes)
Delinquent Taxes

Collection Against Nonresidents

32 V.S.A. § 4841

Collection of Interest

32 V.S.A. § 5136(a)

Compensation

24 V.S.A. § 1530

Constable as Collector

24 V.S.A. § 1529

Fees and Costs

32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)
32 V.S.A. § 5258

Form of Warrant

32 V.S.A. § 4913

Lien, Force and Effect of

32 V.S.A. § 5061

List of Delinquent Taxpayers

32 V.S.A. § 4874
32 V.S.A. § 5162

Partial Payments

32 V.S.A. § 5142

Penalty

32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)

Recording Delinquent Payments

32 V.S.A. § 5137

Service Members Civil Relief Act

50 U.S.C. Appendix § 561

Town Manager as Collector

24 V.S.A. § 1236(10)

Warrant Against Delinquents

32 V.S.A. §§ 4793 et seq.
Deputy Registrars 18 V.S.A. § 5201
Disability Discrimination, Prohibited 21 V.S.A. § 495d
Disaster, Local Emergency Management 20 V.S.A. § 6
Discharge, Mortgage 27 V.S.A. §§ 461 et seq.
Discount for Early Payment (see Tax Due Date)
Disorderly Conduct 13 V.S.A. § 1022
13 V.S.A. § 1026
Disqualification for Interest 12 V.S.A. § 61
Dog Wardens 20 V.S.A. § 3590(a)
Dogs (see Domestic Pets)

Annual Census

20 V.S.A. § 3590

Right to Kill

10 V.S.A. § 4748
20 V.S.A. § 3745
Domestic Animals

Definition

6 V.S.A. § 1151
20 V.S.A. § 3541
Domestic Pets (including wolf hybrids)

Cats

Licensing

20 V.S.A. § 3549

Rabies Inoculation

20 V.S.A. § 3581a

Civil Enforcement Process

20 V.S.A. § 3550

Damage by Domestic Pets

20 V.S.A. §§ 3741 et seq.

Definition

20 V.S.A. § 3541

Destruction of Unlicensed Dogs and Wolf Hybrids

20 V.S.A. §§ 3621 et seq.

Investigation of Vicious Domestic Pets

20 V.S.A. § 3546

Kennels

20 V.S.A. §§ 3681 et seq.

Licenses

20 V.S.A. §§ 3581 et seq.

Rabies Control

20 V.S.A. §§ 3801 et seq.

Regulation by Town

20 V.S.A. §§ 3549 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 1974
24 V.S.A. § 1974a

Right to Kill Domestic Pet

20 V.S.A. §§ 3545

Search Warrant

20 V.S.A. § 3551
Domicile 17 V.S.A. § 2122
Dram Shop Act 7 V.S.A. §§ 501 et seq.
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) 23 V.S.A. §§ 1200 et seq.
Drug Paraphernalia 18 V.S.A. §§ 4475 et seq.
Drug Testing of Applicants and Employees 21 V.S.A. §§ 511 et seq.
E-911 30 V.S.A. §§ 7051 et seq.
Early Voter Absentee Ballot (see Absentee Ballots)
Education (see Tax, Education Property)
Election Officials

Appointment of Assistants

17 V.S.A. § 2454

Disqualification

17 V.S.A. § 2456
17 V.S.A. § 2538(a)

Workshops

17 V.S.A. § 2457
Electioneering Within the Polling Place 17 V.S.A. § 2508
Elections

Acceptance of Office

17 V.S.A. § 2653
17 V.S.A. § 2654

Ballots

17 V.S.A. §§ 2471 et seq.
17 V.S.A. § 2681a

Checklist

17 V.S.A. Ch. 43

Contest of Election

17 V.S.A. § 2603

Counting Ballots

17 V.S.A. § 2587

Improper Influence

17 V.S.A. § 2666

Independent Candidates

17 V.S.A. §§ 2401 et seq.

Local

17 V.S.A. Ch. 55

Notification of Election

17 V.S.A. § 2653

Paper Ballot, Request for

17 V.S.A. § 2658

Political Advertising

Repealed 1997 (17 V.S.A. § 2022)

Town Officers, List and Qualifications

17 V.S.A. § 2646

Union School Elections

16 V.S.A. § 706p

Warning

17 V.S.A. § 2641
Electric Generation or Transmission Facilities

Municipal Electric Plants

30 V.S.A. §§ 2901 et seq.

Role of Planning Commission

30 V.S.A. § 248(f)
Emergency Health Order 18 V.S.A. § 127
Emergency Medical and Ambulance Services

Districts

24 V.S.A. §§ 2651 et seq.

State Health Department Responsibilities

18 V.S.A. § 906
Emergency Organization, Local 20 V.S.A. § 6
20 V.S.A. § 16
Emergency Response

Charging for EMTs or First Responder

24 V.S.A. § 2685
Eminent Domain 24 V.S.A. §§ 2805 et seq.
Employment Conditions

Lunch and Lavatory Periods

21 V.S.A. § 304
Employment Discrimination 21 V.S.A. §§ 495 et seq.
Employment Practices

Jury and Witness Duty

21 V.S.A. § 499

Legislative Leave

21 V.S.A. § 496

Minors, Employment of

21 V.S.A. §§ 431 et seq.

Payment of Wages (electronic deposit)

21 V.S.A. §§ 342 et seq.

Unemployment Compensation (public employment defined)

21 V.S.A. § 601(12)
Energy Code 21 V.S.A. § 266
Energy Coordinator, Appointment and Powers of 24 V.S.A. § 1131
Enhanced 911 30 V.S.A. §§ 7051 et seq.
Enterprise Funds (water, sewer, electric utilities) 24 V.S.A. § 3313
24 V.S.A. § 3348
24 V.S.A. § 3507
24 V.S.A. §§ 3615-16
Environmental Revolving Loan 24 V.S.A. Ch. 120
Equipment and Machinery Tax, Businesses 32 V.S.A. § 3618
32 V.S.A. § 3849
Executive Sessions 1 V.S.A. § 313(b)
Exhumation Permit 18 V.S.A. §§ 5212 et seq.
Fair Employment Practices Act 21 V.S.A. Ch. 5
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
Farming, Definition 10 V.S.A. § 6001(22)
Felony, Definition 13 V.S.A. § 1
Fence Viewers

Appointment

24 V.S.A. § 871

Duties

24 V.S.A. §§ 3801 et seq.
Fine for Ordinance Violation (fees to municipality) 13 V.S.A. § 7251
Fire Chief 20 V.S.A. § 2673
Fire Department, Municipal 24 V.S.A. § 1951
20 V.S.A. § 2921

Expenses of, How Paid

24 V.S.A. § 1955

Immunity from Liability

20 V.S.A. § 2990

Mutual Aid

20 V.S.A. § 2981

Payment for Services (municipal and private)

20 V.S.A. § 2963

Personnel Rules

24 V.S.A. § 1956
Fire Districts 20 V.S.A. §§ 2481 et seq.

Abatement of Taxes

20 V.S.A. § 2488

Annual and Special Meetings

20 V.S.A. § 2483

Prudential Committee and Officers

20 V.S.A. § 2485

Voters

20 V.S.A. § 2484
Fire Warden

Appointment, Removal

10 V.S.A. § 2641

Duties and Powers

10 V.S.A. § 2644

Open Burning Permits

10 V.S.A. § 2645

Salary and Compensation

10 V.S.A. § 2642
Firearms

Municipal Authority to Regulate

24 V.S.A. § 2291(8)
24 V.S.A. § 2295
24 V.S.A. § 4413(e)

Right to Bear

Vermont Constitution, Ch. 1, Article 16

Safety Zone Prohibition

10 V.S.A. § 4710

School Property

16 V.S.A. § 563(5)
16 V.S.A. § 1166
13 V.S.A. § 4004
18 U.S.C. § 921
Fires, Open Burning

Open Burning Permits

10 V.S.A. § 2645

Penalties for Violation

10 V.S.A. § 2675
Fireworks 20 V.S.A. §§ 3131 et seq.
Fiscal Year

School Districts

24 V.S.A. § 1683(b)

Towns

24 V.S.A. § 1683(c)
Fishing Licenses 10 V.S.A. § 4255
Flood Hazard Bylaws (see Zoning, Flood Hazard Bylaws)
Foreclosure Complaints, Filing 12 V.S.A. § 4523(b)
Free Elections Vermont Constitution, Ch. I, Art. 8
Freeman's Oath Vermont Constitution, Ch. II, § 42
17 V.S.A. § 2121
17 V.S.A. § 2124
Games of Chance

Nonprofit Organizations (bingo, raffles, lotteries, etc.)

13 V.S.A. § 2143
32 V.S.A. § 10201(5)
Gifts of Land to Municipalities 10 V.S.A. §§ 6301 et seq.
Glebe Land 24 V.S.A. §§ 2401 et seq.
Good Samaritan Law 12 V.S.A. § 519
24 V.S.A. § 2687

Food Donations

12 V.S.A. § 5761
12 V.S.A. § 5762
Gores 24 V.S.A. Ch. 41
24 V.S.A. Ch. 43
32 V.S.A. Ch. 133, subchapter 6

Supervisor's Duties

24 V.S.A. § 1408
Grand Juror, Town

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(10)

Fees

32 V.S.A. § 1518

Inquiry and Presentment Powers

13 V.S.A. § 5504
Grand List

Abstract and Notification to Taxpayer

32 V.S.A. § 4111

Certification

32 V.S.A. § 4155
32 V.S.A. § 4156

Change in Name of Owner of Real Estate

27 V.S.A. § 350

Contents of Grand List

32 V.S.A. § 4152

Correction

32 V.S.A. § 4151
32 V.S.A. § 4261

Electric Generating Facility

(see Tax, Education Property)

Electronic Transmittal to PVR

32 V.S.A. § 5404(b)

Extensions of Timetable

32 V.S.A. § 4341

List upon which Taxes are Assessed

32 V.S.A. § 4602

Lodging in Town Clerk’s Office

32 V.S.A. § 4111

State Parcel Payments (maintenance and reappraisal)

32 V.S.A. § 4041a
32 V.S.A. § 5405(f)

Where and to Whom Real Estate Taxed (April 1 Rule)

32 V.S.A. § 3651

Unoccupied and Owner Unknown

32 V.S.A. § 3653
Grievances to Listers 32 V.S.A. § 4221
Groundwater Protection 10 V.S.A. Ch. 48
Guns (see Firearms)
Habitability, Warranty for Rental Property 9 V.S.A. § 4456
Handicapped Access

Australian Ballot Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2502

Town Meetings

17 V.S.A. § 2667
Hatch Act 5 U.S.C. §§ 1501 et seq.
Hazardous Waste Site Liability 10 V.S.A. § 6615(a)
HAZMAT Response, Authority to Charge for 20 V.S.A. § 39(e)
Headstones, Mandatory for Paupers 18 V.S.A. § 5371
Health Officer

Actions Against Local Health Officer

18 V.S.A. § 624

Appointment

18 V.S.A. § 601

Civil Enforcement (recovery of town expenses)

18 V.S.A. § 130(a)(5)

Compensation

18 V.S.A. § 602
18 V.S.A. § 623

Duties

18 V.S.A. § 602a

Emergency Health Order

18 V.S.A. § 127

Health Order

18 V.S.A. § 126

Local Board of Health

18 V.S.A. §§ 604 et seq.

Search Warrants

18 V.S.A. § 121

Unorganized Towns and Gores

18 V.S.A. § 622
Health Services, Municipal

Municipal Physician

24 V.S.A. § 2604
24 V.S.A. § 2605
Highways

Acceptance of Streets, Improvements

19 V.S.A. § 701
19 V.S.A. § 704
24 V.S.A. § 4463(c)

Brush Removal

19 V.S.A. § 904

Budget

(see Budgets)

Change from State to Town Highway

19 V.S.A. § 15

Citizen Petition to Repair Roads

19 V.S.A. § 971
 

Class 4 Roads

19 V.S.A. § 302(a)(4)
19 V.S.A. § 708(b)

No Requirement to Maintain or Upgrade

19 V.S.A. § 310(b)
19 V.S.A. § 711(b)

Classification

19 V.S.A. § 302
 

Reclassification

19 V.S.A. § 708
19 V.S.A. § 790

Closing Highways

19 V.S.A. § 1110

Coin Drops, Illegal

23 V.S.A. § 1056(a)
 

Condemnation

19 V.S.A. §§ 701 et seq.
 

Discontinuing Highways, Procedures

19 V.S.A. §§ 708 et seq.
19 V.S.A. §§ 771 et seq.

Title to Right of Way, Notifying Forests and Parks

19 V.S.A. § 775

Drainage Ditches

19 V.S.A. § 950

Driveway Entrances, Highway Grades, Drainage

19 V.S.A. § 1111(b)

Duties of Selectboard, General Powers

19 V.S.A. § 304

Equipment, Tools and Materials; Authority to Purchase

19 V.S.A. § 304(a)(3)

Exclusive Use of Funds for Highway Purposes

19 V.S.A. § 312

Fines

13 V.S.A. § 7251
23 V.S.A. § 2205(b)
24 V.S.A. § 2291(4) & (15)

Funds

19 V.S.A. § 303
17 V.S.A. § 2664

General Powers

19 V.S.A. § 304

Good and Sufficient Repair

19 V.S.A. § 310

Highways Between Two Towns

19 V.S.A. § 790

Horseback Riding

23 V.S.A. § 1014

Injury to Highways

19 V.S.A. § 1108

Laying Out, Altering

19 V.S.A. §§ 708 et seq.

Certificate of Completion

19 V.S.A. § 717

Liability for Insufficiency of Bridges and Culverts

12 V.S.A. § 514
19 V.S.A. § 985

Load Limits

23 V.S.A. §§ 1396 et seq.

Local Match

19 V.S.A. § 307

Local Speed Limits

23 V.S.A. § 1007

Maintenance of Highways

19 V.S.A. § 310

Mud Season

(see Highways, Posting of Roads)

Necessity (condemnation)

19 V.S.A. § 501(1)

Obstruction of Highways

19 V.S.A. § 1111
19 V.S.A. § 1105

Overlength Vehicles

23 V.S.A. § 1402(d)
23 V.S.A. § 1432

Overweight Vehicles and Permits

23 V.S.A. §§ 1391 et seq.
23 V.S.A. § 1400a
19 V.S.A. § 1110

Agricultural Vehicles

23 V.S.A. § 4(46)
23 V.S.A. § 370(a)
23 V.S.A. § 1400(a)

Parking Violations

24 V.S.A. § 2291(4)

Pent Roads

19 V.S.A. § 301(4)
19 V.S.A. § 304(5)

Pesticides, Licensing Permit Applicators

(see Pesticides)

Pipes and Wires, Laying in Public Right-of-Way

19 V.S.A. § 1111

Posting of Roads

19 V.S.A. § 1110

Railroad Crossing, Highway Alteration

5 V.S.A. § 3544

Recording Access Permits

19 V.S.A. § 1111(l)

Relocating Impassable Highway or Bridge

19 V.S.A. § 935

Removal of Obstruction

19 V.S.A. § 1111(b), (h)

Restricting Use by Vehicle Type

23 V.S.A. § 1042

Right-of-Way (ROW)

19 V.S.A. § 32
19 V.S.A. § 702

Sidewalks in State Right-of-Way (Class 1 town roads)

Concurrent State Authority

19 V.S.A. § 905
19 V.S.A. § 1101

Signs Posted by Town

23 V.S.A. § 1008
23 V.S.A. § 1025

Snow, Prohibition Against Depositing

23 V.S.A. § 1126a

Special Regulation for Special Occasion

23 V.S.A. § 1010

Speed Limits

23 V.S.A. § 1007

Enforcement on State Highways

23 V.S.A. § 1007(f)

State Aid to Highways

19 V.S.A. §§ 306 et seq.

Surplus in Highway Budget

19 V.S.A. § 312

Timber Removal from Landlocked Parcel

19 V.S.A. § 958

Traffic Violations

23 V.S.A. § 2302

Fines

13 V.S.A. § 7251(c)
23 V.S.A. § 1007(f) (state highways)

Trails

 

 19 V.S.A. § 301(8)
19 V.S.A. § 302
19 V.S.A. § 310
19 V.S.A. § 775

Utility Wires

30 V.S.A. §§ 2501 et seq.

Weight Restrictions

19 V.S.A. § 1110
23 V.S.A. §§ 1391 et seq.

Widening

19 V.S.A. § 703

Width

19 V.S.A. § 32
19 V.S.A. § 702

Winter Highways

19 V.S.A. §§ 955 et seq.

Winter Parking Ban

24 V.S.A. § 2291(4)
23 V.S.A. § 1752
23 V.S.A. § 1753
Homesteads and Delinquent Tax Liabilities 27 V.S.A. § 108
Housing

Housing Authorities

24 V.S.A. §§ 4001 et seq.

Municipal Housing Codes

24 V.S.A. Ch. 123

Residential Rental

9 V.S.A. Ch. 137

Warranty of Habitability

9 V.S.A. § 4457
Humane Officer, Definition 13 V.S.A. § 351(4)
Hunting (see Firearms)
Hunting Licenses 10 V.S.A. § 4255

Fee Hunting Prohibition

32 V.S.A. § 3776

Safety Zones

10 V.S.A. § 4710
Illegible Signatures

Additional Fee for Recording

32 V.S.A. § 1405

Instruments with Same Not Invalid