{"data":{"id":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-6605j","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"10 V.S.A. § 6605j","heading":"Accepted composting practices","body":"(a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, shall adopt by rule, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, and shall implement and enforce accepted composting practices for the management of composting in the State. These accepted composting practices shall address:\n(1) standards for the construction, alteration, or operation of a composting facility;\n(2) standards for facility operation, including acceptable quantities of product or inputs, vector management, odors, noise, traffic, litter control, contaminant management, operator training and qualifications, recordkeeping, and reporting;\n(3) standards for siting of composting facilities, including siting and operation of compost storage areas, compost bagging areas, and roads and parking areas;\n(4) standards for the composting process, including rotation, management of compost piles, compost pile size, and monitoring of compost operations;\n(5) standards for management of runoff from compost facilities, including liquids management from the feedstock area, active composting areas, curing area, and compost storage area; the use of swales or stormwater management around or within a compost facility; vegetative buffer requirements; and run-off management from tipping areas;\n(6) specified areas of the State unsuitable for the siting of commercial composting that utilizes post-consumer food residuals or animal mortalities, such as designated downtowns, village centers, village growth areas, or areas of existing residential density; and\n(7) definitions of “small-scale composting facility,” “medium-scale composting facility,” and “de minimis composting exempt from regulation.”\n(b) A person operating a small scale composting facility who follows the accepted composting practices shall not be required to obtain a discharge permit under section 1263 or 1264 of this title, a solid waste facility certification under chapter 159 of this title, or an air emissions permit under chapter 23 of this title unless a permit is required by federal law or the Secretary of Natural Resources determines that a permit is necessary to protect public health or the environment.\n(c) [Repealed.]\n(d) The Secretary shall not regulate under this section a farm producing compost under subdivision 6001(22)(H) of this title.","path":["Title 10: Conservation and Development","Chapter 159: Waste Management","Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/159/06605j","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:44:21Z","sha256":"c1217c8a32773ba18c003834d457736cc189230262a206474afc5d2f7eea2134","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-6605i","next":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-6605k"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}