§ 1381 - Definitions - Vermont Statutes

§ 1381. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Commercial establishment" means any premises used for the purpose of carrying on or exercising any trade, business, profession, vocation, or commercial or charitable activity, including but not limited to laundries, hospitals, and food or restaurant establishments.

(2) "Household cleansing product" means any product, including but not limited to soaps and detergents used for domestic or commercial cleaning purposes, including but not limited to, the cleansing of fabric, dishes, food utensils and household and commercial premises. Household cleansing product shall not mean:

(A) Food, drugs and cosmetics, including personal care items such as toothpaste, shampoo and hand soap;

(B) Products labeled, advertised, marketed and distributed for use primarily as economic poisons as defined in section 911(5) of Title 6.

(3) "Phosphorus" means elemental phosphorus.

(4) "Trace quantity" means an incidental amount of phosphorus which is not part of the household cleansing product formulation, is present only as a consequence of manufacturing and does not exceed 0.5 percent of the content of the product by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus.

(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the agency of natural resources or the secretary's duly authorized representative.

(6) "Person" means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the state of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the state; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. (Added 1977, No. 39, § 1, eff. April 19, 1977; amended 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 31.)