2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 18 Health
Chapter 38 LEAD POISONING
§ 1760a Enforcement; administrative order; penalties
§ 1760a. Enforcement; administrative order; penalties
(a) A person who violates section 1759 of this title commits a civil violation and shall be subject to a civil penalty as set forth in this subsection which shall be enforceable by the commissioner in the judicial bureau pursuant to the provisions of 4 V.S.A. chapter 29.
(1) An owner of rental target housing who fails to comply with subdivisions 1759(b)(1), (2), and (3) of this title by the due date or an owner of a child care facility who fails to comply with subsection 1759(c) of this title by the due date shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $50.00 if the owner comes into compliance within 30 days after the due date; otherwise the owner shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $150.00.
(2) An owner who cannot demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that essential maintenance practices were performed by the due date shall pay an additional penalty of not more than $250.00.
(b) Nothing in this section shall limit the commissioner's authority under any other provisions of law. (Added 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.)