{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9505","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 9505","heading":"General powers and duties","body":"The Department shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this section, and shall do all of the following:\n(1) establish the selection criteria for community grants and review and recommend the grants to be funded;\n(2) select a contractor responsible for countermarketing activities;\n(3) perform ongoing evaluations of tobacco cessation efforts and publish the evaluation measures on the Department’s website;\n(4) execute a memorandum of understanding developed with the Agency of Education for school-based programs funded through the Tobacco Program Fund;\n(5) consult with the Department of Liquor and Lottery concerning enforcement activities administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and\n(6) propose strategies for program coordination and collaboration with other State agencies, health care providers and organizations, community and school groups, nonprofit organizations dedicated to anti-tobacco activities, and other nonprofit organizations.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 225: Tobacco Prevention, Cessation, and Control"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/225/09505","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"bf0c4fd2296050594f619fcd92ef84025ee52310e44e3e6961de0c1efb9e4a26","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9504","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}