Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 6, § 4961
Purpose
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Current — June 1, 2022
As of July 1, 2021
The purposes of this subchapter are to:
The purposes of this subchapter are to:
(1) enhance the economic viability of farms in Vermont;
(1) enhance the economic viability of farms in Vermont;
(2) improve the health and productivity of the soils of Vermont;
(2) improve the health and productivity of the soils of Vermont;
(3) encourage farmers to implement regenerative farming practices;
(3) encourage farmers to implement regenerative farming practices;
(4) reduce the amount of agricultural waste entering the waters of Vermont;
(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;
(5) enhance crop resilience to rainfall fluctuations and mitigate water damage to crops, land, and surrounding infrastructure;
(6) promote cost-effective farming practices;
(6) promote cost-effective farming practices;
(7) reinvigorate the rural economy; and
(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.
(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.
Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.