Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 12 > Chapter 196 - Vermont Right to Conduct Forestry Operations

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation. See
• Conventional forestry practices: means :

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Forestry operation: includes one or both of the following:

• 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
• 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
• Timber: means trees, saplings, seedlings, and sprouts from which trees of every size, nature, kind, and description may grow. See
• Timber harvest: means a forestry operation involving the harvesting of timber. See
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.