Laws & Codes — Vermont

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• 13 V.S.A. § 701
  Penalty A person who is a common barrator shall be fined not more than $50
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• 13 V.S.A. § 608
  Assault and robbery (a) A person who assaults another and robs, steals, or takes from his or her person or in his or her presence money or other property that m
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• 13 V.S.A. § 601
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• 13 V.S.A. § 509
  Attempts The placing or distributing of any inflammable, explosive, or combustible material or substance, or any device, in any building or property mentioned i
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• 13 V.S.A. § 508
  Setting fires A person who enters upon lands of another and sets a fire that causes damage shall be imprisoned not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days or fi
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• 13 V.S.A. § 507
  Burning forests A person who willfully and maliciously sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, woods or forest, so as to occasion injury to another person, s
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• 13 V.S.A. § 506
  Burning to defraud insurer A person who willfully and with intent to injure or defraud the insurer sets fire to or burns or attempts so to do or who willfully a
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• 13 V.S.A. § 505
  Fourth degree arson A person who willfully and maliciously attempts to set fire to or willfully and maliciously attempts to burn or to aid, counsel, or procure
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• 13 V.S.A. § 504
  Third degree arson A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or proc
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• 13 V.S.A. § 503
  Second degree arson A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or pro
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• 13 V.S.A. § 502
  First degree arson A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or proc
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• 13 V.S.A. § 501
  Arson causing death A person who willfully and maliciously burns the building of another, or willfully and maliciously sets fire to a building owned in whole or
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• 13 V.S.A. § 491
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• 13 V.S.A. § 481
  Repealed
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• 13 V.S.A. § 461
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• 13 V.S.A. § 451
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• 13 V.S.A. § 401
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• 13 V.S.A. § 400
  Alcohol breath test; disqualification A superintendent may require that contestants or other participants at an animal pulling contest or competitive event pass
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• 13 V.S.A. § 399
  Abuse; disqualification (a) Any person found rein-whipping or otherwise whipping a horse in an animal pulling contest under this subchapter shall be automatical
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• 13 V.S.A. § 398
  Loss of eligibility Any person fined or convicted of administering an unlawful drug to animals entered in a competitive event or animal pulling contest held in
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• 13 V.S.A. § 397
  Administrative penalty In addition to the forfeiture of any award, premium, or trophy otherwise due, and in addition to other penalties provided by law, a perso
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• 13 V.S.A. § 396
  Appeal Any person aggrieved by a finding and order or penalty of the Secretary under this subchapter may appeal to the Superior Court in the county in which the
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• 13 V.S.A. § 395
  Hearing; finding; order Within 14 calendar days from the date test results are received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall notify the superintendent of the a
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• 13 V.S.A. § 394
  Testing (a) The Secretary may take specimens for drug testing of saliva, blood, or urine, or all three, from any animal entered in an animal pulling contest or
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• 13 V.S.A. § 393
  Statement of ownership A signed statement of ownership in the name of the handler, including a description of the animal, shall be submitted to the superintende
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• 13 V.S.A. § 392
  Administration of drugs; violation; rules (a) No person shall administer internally or externally a drug that may affect or alter the normal performance of an a
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• 13 V.S.A. § 391
  Definitions In addition to those definitions set forth in section 351 of this title, the following words shall have the following definitions: (1) “Animal pulli
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• 13 V.S.A. § 387
  Transportation of horses; vehicles (a) Every vehicle utilized for the transportation of more than seven horses on the highway shall meet the following requireme
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• 13 V.S.A. § 386
  Confinement of animals in vehicles (a) A person shall not leave an animal unattended in a standing or parked motor vehicle in a manner that would endanger the h
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• 13 V.S.A. § 385
  Transportation on the highway without title documents (a) No person, except the owner of cattle being transported or a person acting under written authority of
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• 13 V.S.A. § 384
  Preference of animals as freight Any private or common carrier operating within this State shall yield to vehicles containing cattle, sheep, swine, equine, or o
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• 13 V.S.A. § 383
  Shipping of animals (a) There shall be separation of livestock species, as defined in 6 V
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• 13 V.S.A. § 382
  Transportation by truck; rest and feeding (a) No person shall confine or permit to be confined any animals being transported by truck under his or her orders or
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• 13 V.S.A. § 381
  Transportation by railroad; rest and feeding (a) A railroad company transporting animals shall not permit them to be confined in cars more than 28 consecutive h
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• 13 V.S.A. § 371
  Euthanizing animals (a) Registered animal shelters may purchase, possess, and administer approved euthanasia solution to euthanize injured, sick, homeless, or u
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• 13 V.S.A. § 366
  Prohibited use of animals (a) No live animal shall be used as a fund-raising device or award in a contest, lottery, game, or promotion by any person or entity o
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• 13 V.S.A. § 365
  Shelter of animals (a) Adequate shelter
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• 13 V.S.A. § 364
  Animal fights (a) A person who participates in a fighting exhibition of animals shall be in violation of subdivisions 352(5) and (6) of this title
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• 13 V.S.A. § 363
  Shooting birds for amusement Except for the taking of game pursuant to Title 10, any person who keeps or uses any live bird for release to be shot for amusement
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• 13 V.S.A. § 362
  Exposing poison on the land A person who deposits any poison or substance poisonous to animals on his or her premises or on the premises or buildings of another
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• 13 V.S.A. § 361
  Interference with domestic animals (a) A person commits the crime of interference with domestic animals if the person confines or secretes a domestic animal own
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• 13 V.S.A. § 356
  Humane officer required training; authorization to perform duties (a) All humane officers as defined in subdivision 351(4)(B) of this title shall complete the a
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• 13 V.S.A. § 355
  Interference with or cruelty to a guide dog (a) As used in this section: (1) “Custody” means the care, control, and maintenance of a dog
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• 13 V.S.A. § 354
  Enforcement; possession of abused animal; searches and seizures; forfeiture (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall be consulted prior to any e
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• 13 V.S.A. § 353
  Degree of offense; sentencing upon conviction (a) Penalties
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• 13 V.S.A. § 352b
  Rules; affirmative defense (a) An enforcement officer implementing the provisions of section 352 or 352a of this title shall be guided by rules established by t
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• 13 V.S.A. § 352a
  Aggravated cruelty to animals A person commits the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals if the person: (1) kills an animal by intentionally causing the animal
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• 13 V.S.A. § 352
  Cruelty to animals A person commits the crime of cruelty to animals if the person: (1) Intentionally kills or attempts to kill any animal belonging to another p
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• 13 V.S.A. § 351b
  Scope of subchapter This subchapter shall not apply to: (1) activities regulated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife pursuant to 10 V
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• 13 V.S.A. § 351a
  Purpose of subchapter The purpose of this subchapter is to prevent cruelty to animals
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