13 V.S.A. § 3604: Exemptions

The cutting, felling, or destruction of a tree or the harvest of timber by the following shall not be subject to a civil action under section 3606 of this title or a criminal penalty under section 3606a of this title:

(1) The Agency of Transportation, or its representatives, conducting vegetation management.

(2) A municipality conducting brush removal subject to the requirements of 19 V.S.A. § 904.

(3) A utility conducting vegetation management within the boundaries of the utility’s established right-of-way.

(4) [Repealed.]

(5) A railroad conducting vegetation management.

(6) A licensed surveyor establishing boundaries between abutting parcels under 27 V.S.A. § 4.