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Vermont Statutes Title 10. Conservation and Development, § 913. Prohibition

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except for allowed uses adopted by the Department by rule, no person shall conduct or allow to be conducted an activity in a significant wetland or buffer zone of a significant wetland except in compliance with a permit, conditional use determination, or order issued by the Secretary.

(b) A permit shall not be required under this section for:

(1) any activity that occurred before the effective date of this section unless the activity occurred within:

(A) an area identified as a wetland on the Vermont significant wetlands inventory maps;

(B) a wetland that was contiguous to an area identified as a wetland on the Vermont significant wetlands inventory maps;

(C) the buffer zone of a wetland referred to in subdivision (A) or (B) of this subdivision (1);

(2) any construction within a wetland that is identified on the Vermont significant wetlands inventory maps or within the buffer zone of such a wetland, provided that the construction was completed prior to February 23, 1992, and no action for which a permit is required under the rules of the Department was taken or caused to be taken on or after February 23, 1992.

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