2005 Vermont Code - § 3409. — Preparation of property maps

§ 3409. Preparation of property maps

Consistent with available resources, the director shall prepare orthophotographic maps of the state at a scale appropriate for the production and revision of town property maps. Periodically, such maps shall be revised and updated to reflect land use changes, new settlement patterns and such additional information as may have become available to the director.

(1) The director shall supply to the clerk and to the listers or assessors of each town such maps as have been prepared by the director of the total area of that town. Any map shall be available, without charge, for public inspection both in the office of the Vermont mapping program and in the office of the town clerk to whom the map was supplied.

(2) The director may copyright any map prepared under this section.

(3) A person, who without the written authorization of the director, copies, reprints, duplicates, sells, or attempts to sell any map prepared under this chapter shall be fined not to exceed $1,000.00

(4) At a reasonable charge to be established by the director, the director shall supply to any person or agency other than a town clerk or lister a copy of any map prepared under this section. (Added 1967, No. 146, § 3, eff. July 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 105, § 14(a); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. June 13, 1988.)