{"data":{"id":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5752","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"12 V.S.A. § 5752","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Agricultural activity” means, but is not limited to:\n(A) the cultivation or other use of land for producing food, fiber, Christmas trees, maple sap, or horticultural and orchard crops; the raising, feeding, or management of domestic animals as defined in 6 V.S.A. § 1151 or bees; the operation of greenhouses; the production of maple syrup; the on-site storage, preparation, and sale of agricultural products principally produced on the farm; and the on-site production of fuel or power from agricultural products or wastes principally produced on the farm;\n(B) the preparation, tilling, fertilization, planting, protection, irrigation, and harvesting of crops; the composting of material principally produced by the farm or to be used at least in part on the farm; the ditching and subsurface drainage of farm fields and the construction of farm ponds; the handling of livestock wastes and by-products; and the on-site storage and application of agricultural inputs, including lime, fertilizer, and pesticides;\n(C) “farming” as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6001; and\n(D) “agricultural activities” as defined in 6 V.S.A. § 4802.\n(2) “Generally accepted agricultural practices” mean:\n(A) the requirements of 6 V.S.A. chapter 215, including permit requirements or requirements of the Required Agricultural Practices, where applicable;\n(B) the requirements of an active Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation permit issued under 10 V.S.A. chapter 47, where applicable;\n(C) the requirements of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets’ Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides; and\n(D) practices conducted in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards followed by similar operators of agricultural activities in the State.\n(3) “Good standing with the State” means a person conducting an agricultural activity that is the basis of a nuisance claim does not have an active, unresolved enforcement violation stemming from the agricultural activity at issue that has reached a final order with the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.","path":["Title 12: Court Procedure","Chapter 195: Nuisance Suits Against Agricultural Activities"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/195/05752","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:56:57Z","sha256":"0090521c96a3fd73670a10c5e2eb8c34200f4fdc8c57d8ca254f2ac648aa2bb8","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5751","next":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5753"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}