Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2101
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2101
- Business concern: means a corporation, partnership, individual, or other private entity engaged in a business or professional activity necessitating tangible property for the carrying on of the business or profession on the premises. See
- 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.
- Family: means two or more persons who are living together in the same quarters. See
- highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
- Individual: means a person who is not a member of a family as defined in this section. 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.
- Person: includes a municipality or State agency. See
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- 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
§ 2101. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates another meaning or different intent:
(1) “Eligible person” means any individual; family; business concern, including the operation of a farm; and nonprofit organization displaced by construction on any highway project undertaken by the State of Vermont.
(2) “Individual” means a person who is not a member of a family as defined in this section.
(3) “Family” means two or more persons who are living together in the same quarters.
(4) “Business concern” means a corporation, partnership, individual, or other private entity engaged in a business or professional activity necessitating tangible property for the carrying on of the business or profession on the premises.
(5) “Moving expense” means the cost of dismantling, disconnecting, crating, loading, insuring, temporary storage, transporting, unloading, and reinstalling of personal property, exclusive of the cost of any additions, improvements, alterations, or other physical changes in or to any structure in connection with effecting the reinstallation. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 20, § 108; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 368, eff. July 1, 2022.)