2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 6 - Agriculture
Chapter 63 - Livestock-related Businesses, Auctions, And Sales Rings
§ 768 Duties of dealers, transporters, and packers
§ 768. Duties of dealers, transporters, and packers
A livestock dealer, transporter, or packer licensed under section 762 of this title shall:
(1) Maintain in a clean and sanitary condition all premises, buildings, and conveyances used in the business of buying, selling, or transporting livestock or operating a livestock auction or sales ring.
(2) Submit premises, buildings, and conveyances to inspection and livestock to inspection and test at any and such times as the Secretary may deem it necessary and advisable.
(3) Allow no livestock on livestock dealer's premises from herds or premises quarantined by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.
(4) Maintain, subject to inspection by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her agent, a record compliant with applicable State and federal statutes, rules, and regulations specified by the Secretary, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Disease Traceability rule, 9 C.F.R. part 86.
(5) Abide by other reasonable rules that may be adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets to prevent the spread of disease. A copy of all applicable rules shall be provided to all livestock dealers, packers, and transporters licensed under the terms of section 762 of this title at the time they first obtain a license.
(6) Pay the seller within 72 hours following the sale of the animal or animals.
(7) [Repealed.] (Amended 1973, No. 76, § 2, eff. April 13, 1973; 1975, No. 203 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1977; 1993, No. 74, § 5; 1999, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 2, 2000; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 30, § 1.)
