2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 6 - Agriculture
Chapter 215 - Agricultural Water Quality
§ 4989 Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers
§ 4989. Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers
(a) On or before July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall adopt by rule a process by which a nutrient management technical service provider shall be certified to operate within the State. The certification process shall require a nutrient management technical service provider to complete eight hours of training over each five-year period regarding:
(1) calculating manure and agricultural waste generation;
(2) taking soil and manure samples;
(3) identifying and creating maps of all natural resource features;
(4) use of erosion calculation tools;
(5) reconciling plans using records;
(6) use of nutrient index tools; and
(7) requirements within the Required Agricultural Practices, Medium Farm Operation rules and general permit, and Large Farm Operation rules.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2019, a nutrient management technical service provider shall not create a nutrient management plan for a farm unless certified by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (Added 2017, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 5a, eff. May 30, 2018.)
