Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 8 > Chapter 72 - General Provisions

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: means the national professional organization of dietitians that provides direction and leadership for quality dietetic practice, education, and research. See
• Acupuncture: means the insertion of fine needles through the skin at certain points on the body, with or without the application of electric current or the application of heat to the needles or skin, or both, for the purpose of promoting health and balance as defined by traditional and modern Oriental theories. See
• Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Advisor: means an advisor appointed to give advice to the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation under section 4705 of this title. See
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• Affordable housing: means either of the following:

• Agency: means the Agency of Natural Resources. See
• Alcohol and drug abuse counselor: means a person who engages in the practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling for compensation. See
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: means a national professional association of marriage and family therapists that accredits marriage and family therapy academic programs and provides direction and leadership for marriage and family therapy practice, education, and research. See
• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Appropriate municipal panel: means a planning commission performing development review, a board of adjustment, a development review board, or a legislative body performing development review. See
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Approved naturopathic medical college: means a college that grants a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy:

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Association: shall mean an association, compact, or corporation, any of which shall be organized not for profit, and formed for the purpose of entering into intermunicipal insurance agreements under this subchapter. See
• Athlete: means any individual participating in fitness training and conditioning, sports, or other athletic competition, practices, or events requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina. See
• Athletic training: means the application of principles and methods of conditioning, the prevention, immediate care, recognition, evaluation, assessment, and treatment of athletic and orthopedic injuries within the scope of education and training, the organization and administration of an athletic training program, and the education and counseling of athletes, coaches, family members, medical personnel, communities, and groups in the area of care and prevention of athletic and orthopedic injuries. See
• Auction: means the offering of real or personal property for sale by means of exchanges between an auctioneer and bidders. See
• Auctioneer: means a person who, for a fee or other compensation, conducts, advertises, or offers services to conduct auctions. See
• Bank: means the Vermont Bond Bank established by section 4571 of this title. See
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• biennially: shall mean the year in which a regular session of the General Assembly is held. See
• Board: means the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners established under section 3262a of this title. See
• Board: means the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners established under section 3262a of this title. See
• Bond Bank: means the Vermont Municipal Bond Bank established by section 4571 of this title. See
• Bonds: means bonds of the Bank issued under this chapter. See
• Bylaws: means municipal regulations applicable to land development adopted under the authority of this chapter. See
• Certification: means a voluntary process by which a statutory regulatory entity grants to a person who has met certain prerequisite qualifications the right to assume or to use the title of the profession or occupation, or the right to assume or use the term "certified" in conjunction with the title. See
• Certified dietitian: means a person who is certified to practice dietetics under this chapter. See
• Certified psychoanalyst: means a person who is certified under this chapter. See
• Clean water project: means "water pollution abatement and control facilities" as defined in 10 V. See
• Clinical social work: is a specialty practice of social work within the practice of master's social work and requires the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations and communities. See
• Commercial operation: means the operation of a snowmobile on the SSTS by an individual participating in a guided tour or who has rented a snowmobile from an individual or corporate entity charging a fee for the tour or rental. See
• Commission: means the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, the committee of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy that reviews and accredits academic programs in marriage and family therapy that are offered at both regionally recognized colleges and universities and at independent post-graduate training institutes. See
• Commission on Dietetic Registration: means the Commission on Dietetic Registration that is a member of the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. See
• Commissioner: means Commissioner of Motor Vehicles unless otherwise stated. See
• Commissioner: shall mean in this title only the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. See
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conditioning: means programs designed to enhance the following physiological areas: flexibility, muscle strength, muscle endurance, neuromuscular coordination, and cardio-respiratory endurance that will assist in improved athletic performance specific to the sport in which the athlete participates. See
• Conformance with the plan: means a proposed implementation tool, including a bylaw or bylaw amendment that is in accord with the municipal plan in effect at the time of adoption, when the bylaw or bylaw amendment includes all the following:

• Consultation by telecommunications: means a respiratory care practitioner renders professional or expert opinion or advice via telecommunications or computer technology from another location. See
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County: means any county of the State. See
• Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. ^{Source: OCC}
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dealer: means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity engaged in the business of selling or exchanging new or used motor vehicles, snowmobiles, motorboats, or all-terrain vehicles. See
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means Department of Motor Vehicles unless otherwise stated. See
• Designer: means a person authorized to design wastewater systems and potable water supplies as identified in 10 V. See
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Dietetics: means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate dietary intake by integrating information from the individual or group assessment with information of food and other sources of nutrients and meal preparation. See
• Direct supervision: means a respiratory care practitioner licensed in this State is physically present and is immediately available to direct and supervise tasks related to patient management. See
• Direct supervision: means sufficiently close and able to control, by communicating visually or orally, the operation of a snowmobile by an operator under 16 years of age, taking into account the noise created by snowmobiles and protective headgear worn by the operator. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Disciplinary action: means any action taken by an administrative law officer established under 3 V. See
• Disciplinary action: means any action taken by an administrative law officer established under 3 V. See
• Disciplinary action: includes any action taken by the Director or by an administrative law officer established by 3 V. See
• Disciplinary action: means an action by an administrative law officer appointed under 3 V. See
• Disciplinary action: includes any action taken by the Director or by an administrative law officer established by 3 V. See
• Disciplinary action: means any action taken by an administrative law officer established under 3 V. See
• Disciplinary action: includes any action taken by the Board against a licensed marriage and family therapist on a finding of unprofessional conduct by the licensed marriage and family therapist or an applicant. See
• Disciplinary action: includes any action taken by the Director or an administrative law officer appointed pursuant to 3 V. See
• Disciplinary action: includes any action taken by the Board against a person who is entered on the Roster or who applies for entry on the Roster, premised on a finding of unprofessional conduct. See
• Disciplinary action: includes any action taken by an administrative law officer against a licensed tattooist or applicant premised on a finding of unprofessional conduct. See
• Disciplinary action: includes issuance of warnings and all sanctions including denial, suspension, revocation, limitation, or restriction of licenses, and other similar limitations. See
• Electrology: includes the use of lasers approved by the U. See
• Electrology office: means a facility regularly used to offer or to perform the practice of electrology. See
• Enforcement officers: shall include :

• engaged in the business: means having sold or exchanged at least 12 cars or motor trucks, or a combination thereof, in the immediately preceding year, or 24 in the two immediately preceding years. See
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Fluvial erosion: means the erosion or scouring of riverbeds and banks during high flow conditions of a river. See
• General Fund: means the fund established under section 4676 of this title. See
• Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
• Governmental unit: means any county, municipality, or public body. See
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Hardship municipality: means a municipality served by a municipally owned public community water system that:

• Hazard area: means land subject to landslides, soil erosion, fluvial erosion, earthquakes, water supply contamination, or other natural or human-made hazards as identified within a "local mitigation plan" enacted under section 4424 of this title and in conformance with and approved pursuant to the provisions of 44 C. See
• Indirect supervision: means a respiratory care practitioner licensed in this State is immediately available for consultation, direction, or supervision regarding the practice or performance of respiratory care. See
• inhabitants: shall mean the population of the political division referred to, as ascertained by the national census last completed before the time when such population is a material fact. See
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• interested person: means any one of the following:

• Issue: when used in reference to bonds or notes, means the physical delivery thereof or the effectuation thereof in book entry form, in each case against payment therefor. See
• Land development: means the division of a parcel into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any building or other structure, or of any mining, excavation, or landfill, and any change in the use of any building or other structure, or land, or extension of use of land. See
• Law enforcement officer: means a person designated in subdivision 4(11) of this title and includes deputy State game wardens and auxiliary State Police officers. See
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Legislative body: means the selectboard in the case of a town, the trustees in the case of an incorporated village, and the mayor, alderpersons, and city council members in the case of a city, and the supervisor in the case of an unorganized town or gore. See
• Legislative branch: shall mean "legislative branch" as defined in subdivision 1751(2) of this title. See
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• License: means an individual, nontransferable authorization to carry on an activity based on qualifications such as:

• Licensed athletic trainer: means a person licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See
• Licensed independent clinical social worker: means a person licensed under this chapter to practice clinical social work. See
• Licensed marriage and family therapist: means a person who is licensed under this chapter. See
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Marriage and family services: means the diagnosis and treatment of mental conditions or disabilities, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, from the context of marital and family systems. See
• Marriage and family therapy: means the rendering of professional marriage and family services to individuals, family groups, couples, singly or in groups, whether such services are offered directly to the general public or through organizations either private or public, for compensation, monetary or otherwise. See
• Month: shall mean a calendar month and "year" shall mean a calendar year and be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See
• Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
• motor fuel: includes aviation gasoline and shall not include the following:

• Motor vehicle: means a land vehicle propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power, including an automobile; midget, sprint, or stock car; go-cart; all-terrain vehicle; motorcycle; and snowmobile. See
• Motor vehicle: means any self-propelled vehicle using motor fuel on the public highways and registered or required to be registered for operation on these highways. See
• Municipal bond: means a bond or note or evidence of debt or financing arrangement of a governmental unit, including a bond, note, or evidence of debt, constituting a general obligation of a governmental unit, but does not include any bond or note or evidence of debt issued by any other state or any public body or municipal corporation thereof. See
• Municipal bond: means a bond or note or evidence of debt constituting a general obligation of a municipality. See
• Municipal land use permit: means any of the following whenever issued:

• Municipality: shall mean "municipality" as defined in 1 V. See
• Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
• Municipality: means a town, city, or village. See
• Municipality: means a town, a city, or an incorporated village or an unorganized town or gore. See
• Municipality: shall mean "municipality" as defined in section 4801 of this title, but shall also include the following:

• Municipality: means any city, town, village, town school district, incorporated school district, union school district, or other school district, fire district, consolidated sewer district, consolidated water district, or solid waste district organized under the laws of the State, and also includes every municipal corporation identified in subdivision 1751(1) of this title. See
• Municipality: means any city, town, village, town school district, incorporated school district, union school district, or other school district, fire district, consolidated sewer district, consolidated water district, solid waste district, or statewide or regional water quality utility or mechanism organized under laws of the State. See
• National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
• National Flood Insurance Program: means the National Flood Insurance Program under 42 U. See
• National psychoanalytic association: means a national professional organization of psychoanalysts that conducts onsite visits of psychoanalytic institutes applying for association membership. See
• Natural: means present in, produced by, or derived from nature. See
• Natural resources project: means a project to protect, conserve, or restore natural resources, including the acquisition of easements and land, for the purpose of providing water quality benefits. See
• Naturopathic childbirth: means uncomplicated natural home birth assisted by a naturopathic physician. See
• Naturopathic pharmacology examination: means a test administered by the Director or the Director's designee, the passage of which is required to obtain the special license endorsement under subsection 4125(d) of this chapter. See
• Naturopathic physical medicine: means the use of the physical agents of air, water, heat, cold, sound, and light, and the physical modalities of electrotherapy, biofeedback, acupuncture, diathermy, ultraviolet light, ultrasound, hydrotherapy, and exercise. See
• Naturopathic physician: is a person who practices naturopathic medicine and is licensed under this chapter. See
• New construction: means construction of structures or filling commenced on or after the effective date of the adoption of a community's flood hazard bylaws. See
• New public transit service: means any eligible public transit service not previously provided. See
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Nonprofit public transit system: means a domestic corporation organized in accordance with Title 11B having the majority of its governing board appointed by the legislative body of the municipality or municipalities served, and a function of providing a public transit service or a foreign nonprofit corporation located in a state which borders Vermont and provides public transit services in both Vermont and the bordering state. See
• Nonresident: shall include any person who does not come under the definition of a resident. See
• Notes: means any notes of the Bank issued under this chapter. See
• Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Occupational therapist: means a person who is licensed to practice occupational therapy under this chapter. See
• Occupational therapy assistant: means a person who is licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist. See
• Occupational therapy practice: means the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful occupations (goal-directed activities) to evaluate and treat individuals who have a disease or disorder, impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction that interferes with their ability to function independently in daily life roles, and to promote health and wellness. See
• Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Operate: includes an attempt to operate and shall be construed to cover all matters and things connected with the presence and use of snowmobiles whether they be at motion or rest. See
• Operator: shall include all persons 18 years of age or over properly licensed to operate motor vehicles. See
• Operator: means any person who practices tattooing, body piercing, or permanent cosmetics. See
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vessel. See
• Paratransit: means transportation services, provided through flexible scheduling or routing in small vehicles, such as ride-matching, dial-a-ride, jitney, subscription, and route-deviated bus services. See
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Performance of respiratory care: means respiratory care in accordance with the prescription of a licensed physician, licensed osteopath, certified physician assistant, certified anesthesiologist assistant, or licensed nurse practitioner, including the diagnostic and therapeutic use of the following:

• Permittee: means the permit holder. See
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
• Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity. See
• Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, and any other incorporated or unincorporated organization or group. See
• Personal estate: shall include all property other than real estate. See
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Physically active individual: means an individual who is well conditioned, healthy, and free from underlying pathology, who participates in athletic or recreational activities that require physical skills and utilize strength, power, endurance, speed, flexibility, range of motion, or agility. See
• Plan: means a municipal plan adopted under section 4385 of this title. See
• Planning commission: means a planning commission for a municipality created under subchapter 2 of this chapter. See
• Portable electronic device: means a portable electronic or computing device, including a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or laptop computer. See
• Practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling: means the application of methods, including psychotherapy, that assist an individual or group to develop an understanding of alcohol and drug abuse dependency problems or process disorders, and to define goals and plan actions reflecting the individual's or group's interests, abilities, and needs as affected by alcohol and drug abuse dependency problems and comorbid conditions. See
• practice of naturopathic medicine: means a system of health care that utilizes education, natural medicines, and natural therapies to support and stimulate a patient's intrinsic self-healing processes and to prevent, diagnose, and treat human health conditions, injuries, and pain. See
• Practice of permanent cosmetics: means microblading and other practices involving placement of a specific type of tattoo that includes permanent eyeliner, permanent lip color, permanent eyebrows, anatomical reproduction, and permanent eye shadow as well as other specific procedures that may be identified by rule by the Director consistent with the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals' or its successor group's guidelines. See
• Practice of respiratory care: means :

• practice tattooing: means to place a permanent mark, design, or coloration of a human being by a process of pricking or ingraining an indelible pigment on or in the skin. See
• Practitioner: means a person who is actively engaged in a specified profession or occupation. See
• Privilege to operate: includes the privilege of a nonresident to operate a motor vehicle within the State and includes the privilege of a resident to obtain a license. See
• Psychoanalytic services: means therapeutic services that are based on an understanding of the unconscious and how unconscious processes affect the human mind as a whole, including actions, thoughts, perceptions, and emotions. See
• Psychotherapist who is nonlicensed and noncertified: means a person who practices psychotherapy and is neither a licensed psychologist, clinical social worker, or mental health counselor, nor a certified marriage and family therapist or a psychoanalyst. See
• Psychotherapy: means the provision of treatment, diagnosis, evaluation, or counseling services to individuals or groups, for a consideration, for the purpose of alleviating mental disorders. See
• Psychotherapy: means the provision of treatment, diagnosis, evaluation, or counseling services to individuals or groups, for a consideration, for the purpose of alleviating mental disorders. See
• Public body: means any public body corporate and politic or any political subdivision of the State established under any law of the State. See
• Public land: means all land that is either owned or controlled by a local, State, or federal governmental body. See
• Public notice: means the form of notice prescribed by section 4444, 4449, or 4464 of this title, as the context requires. See
• public transit service: means any fixed route, paratransit, transportation brokerage, user-side subsidy, and or rideshare/ride-match program which is available to any person upon payment of the proper fare, and which is promoted to be available to all members of the public, including those with special needs. See
• Public transportation: means the transportation of persons, including groups of the general public with special needs, by all means available to the general public. See
• Public water supply systems: means a public water system as that term is defined in 10 V. See
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Race: means a race, scramble, demolition derby, or contest involving a motor vehicle as defined in this section at which prizes or other consideration is awarded to participants or admission is charged to spectators. See
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Referral: means sending a determination, recorded in writing, by an allopathic or osteopathic physician, podiatrist, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, physical therapist, naturopath, dentist, or chiropractor, that an athlete or physically active individual should be treated by an athletic trainer, and that such person is free of an underlying pathology that would affect treatment. See
• Regional plan: means a plan adopted under section 4348 of this title. See
• Regional planning commission: means a planning commission for a region created under subchapter 3 of this chapter. See
• Registration: means a process requiring that, prior to rendering services, a practitioner formally notify a regulatory entity of his, her, or its intent to engage in the profession or occupation. See
• Regulatory entity: means the statutory entity responsible for regulating a profession or occupation, such as a board or an agency of the State. See
• Regulatory law: means any law in this State that requires a person engaged in a profession or occupation to be registered, certified, or licensed or that otherwise regulates the operation of that profession or occupation. See
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Renewable energy resources: means energy available for collection or conversion from direct sunlight, wind, running water, organically derived fuels, including wood and agricultural sources, waste heat, and geothermal sources. See
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Reserve Fund: means the Vermont Bond Bank Reserve fund established under section 4671 of this title. See
• Resident: as used in this title only, means any person living in the State who intends to make the State his or her principal place of domicile either permanently or for an indefinite number of years. See
• Respiratory care: means the allied health profession responsible for the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with cardiopulmonary systems under the direction of a physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, or nurse practitioner. See
• Respiratory care educational program: means a program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) or by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or their successor organizations. See
• Respiratory care practitioner: means a person:

• Revenue bond: means a bond or note or evidence of debt constituting an obligation or financing arrangement of a governmental unit authorized under laws of the State and payable solely from revenues derived from the financed asset, enterprise funds, or other specified revenues and the earnings thereon. See
• Revenue Bond Reserve Fund: means the Vermont Bond Bank Revenue Bond Reserve Fund established under section 4681 of this title. See
• Revenue Fund: means the Vermont Bond Bank Revenue Fund established under section 4683 of this title. See
• Revenues: means all fees, charges, monies, profits, payments of principal of or interest on municipal bonds and revenue bonds and other investments, gifts, grants, contributions, appropriations, and all other income derived or to be derived by the Bank under this chapter. See
• River: means the full length and width, including the bed and banks, of any watercourse, including rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, and branches which experience perennial flow. See
• River corridor: means the land area adjacent to a river that is required to accommodate the dimensions, slope, planform, and buffer of the naturally stable channel and that is necessary for the natural maintenance or natural restoration of a dynamic equilibrium condition and for minimization of fluvial erosion hazards, as delineated by the Agency of Natural Resources in accordance with river corridor protection procedures. See
• River corridor protection area: means the area within a delineated river corridor subject to fluvial erosion that may occur as a river establishes and maintains the dimension, pattern, and profile associated with its dynamic equilibrium condition and that would represent a hazard to life, property, and infrastructure placed within the area. See
• road: shall include bridges thereon and their approaches. See
• Roster: means the list of psychotherapists who are nonlicensed and noncertified that is maintained by the Office of Professional Regulation in the Office of the Secretary of State. See
• Rural town: means a town having, as at the date of the most recent U. See
• said: when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned. See
• Scramble: means a motorcycle race on a prescribed course over rugged terrain, usually a half-mile or more in length. See
• seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon paper alone or by means of a wafer or wax affixed thereto. See
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources. See
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or his or her authorized representative. See
• Selectboard: includes the mayor and board of aldermen or city council of a city, or the trustees of a village. See
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Shop: means a facility regularly used to offer or perform the practice of tattooing or body piercing. See
• Should: means that an activity is encouraged but not mandated. See
• Snowmobile: means a self-propelled vehicle intended for off-road travel primarily on snow, having a curb weight of not more than 793. See
• Sponsorship program: means an arrangement in which natural resources projects are paired with water pollution abatement and control facilities projects, as defined in 10 V. See
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Structure: means an assembly of materials for occupancy or use, including a building, mobile home or trailer, sign, wall, or fence. See
• Substantial improvement: means any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. See
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Supervision: means the oversight of a person for the purposes of teaching, training, or clinical review by a licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor or a qualified supervisor as determined by the Director by rule. See
• Supervisor of record: means a respiratory care practitioner licensed in this State who has been practicing actively as a respiratory care practitioner for at least two years prior to becoming a supervisor of record and is employed by the same employer as the person being supervised. See
• sworn: shall include affirmed. See
• Technical deficiency: means a defect in a proposed plan or bylaw, or an amendment or repeal thereof, correction of which does not involve substantive change to the proposal, including corrections to grammar, spelling, and punctuation, as well as the numbering of sections. See
• Telecommunications facility: means a tower or other support structure, including antennae, that will extend 20 or more feet vertically, and related equipment, and base structures to be used primarily for communication or broadcast purposes to transmit or receive communication or broadcast signals. See
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Tour: means a snowmobile ride led by a guide or leader over a defined route or routes lasting anywhere from one-half hour to less than a day and participated in by one or more individuals that have paid a fee to an individual or corporate entity for the privilege of riding a snowmobile. See
• Transportation brokerage: means matching the most appropriate services and providers to individual markets. See
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Underlying pathology: means any disease process, including neuromuscular disease, diabetes, spinal cord injuries, and systemic diseases. See
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
• Urban municipality: means a city, an incorporated village, or any town that is not a rural town. See
• User-side subsidy: means a direct subsidy to users which allows them to select the service they prefer. See
• VAST: means the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers. See
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Village: shall mean an incorporated village. See
• Wetlands: means those areas of the State that are inundated by surface or groundwater with a frequency sufficient to support vegetation or aquatic life that depend on saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth and reproduction. See