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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person may cut or cause to be cut forest growth only if all slash adjoining the right-of-way of any public highway, or the boundary lines of woodlots owned by adjoining property owners, is treated as follows:
(1) All slash shall be removed for a distance of 50 feet from the right-of-way of any public highway or from the boundary lines of woodlots owned by adjoining property owners.
(2) All slash shall be removed for a distance of 100 feet from standing buildings on adjoining property.
(b) Repealed by 2015, Adj. Sess., No. 171, § 11, eff. July 1, 2016.
(c) If in the opinion of the town forest fire warden there is no fire hazard as a result of a cutting, the warden may issue, upon request, a statement relieving the operator of the conditions required in this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Vermont Statutes Title 10. Conservation and Development, § 2648. Slash removal - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-10-conservation-and-development/vt-st-tit-10-sect-2648/
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