§ 921 - Aquatic nuisance control program - Vermont Statutes

Section 921 repealed effective July 1, 2010

§ 921. Aquatic nuisance control program

(a) The department of environmental conservation shall establish and maintain an aquatic nuisance control program.

(b) The aquatic nuisance control program shall perform the following services:

(1) receive and respond to aquatic nuisance complaints;

(2) work with municipalities, local interest organizations, and private individuals and agencies of the state to develop long-range programs regarding aquatic nuisance controls;

(3) work with federal, state and local governments to obtain funding for aquatic nuisance control programs;

(4) [Repealed.]

(5) administer a grant-in-aid program under section 922 of this title;

(6) place a sign at least 2' by 2' in size which states that the water is infected with an aquatic nuisance and that a person transporting the nuisance in violation of section 1266 of this title may be subject to a penalty of up to $1,000.00 pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 3317, so that the sign is easily visible from a ramp used to launch vessels at any fish and wildlife access area on a body of water infected with an aquatic nuisance;

(7) provide the commissioner of fish and wildlife and the commissioner of motor vehicles with written educational information about aquatic nuisances, which can be included in an envelope containing a boat registration and in a fish and wildlife publication pertaining to fishing and boating.

(c) For the purposes of an aquatic nuisance control program, "aquatic nuisance" means undesirable or excessive substances or populations that interfere with the recreational potential of a body of water. Aquatic nuisances include, but are not limited to, rooted aquatic vegetation, algal populations and sediment deposits.

(d) [Repealed.] (Added 1977, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1983, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1989, No. 88, § 1; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 67, eff. June 8, 2004.)