Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 5103

  • 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.
  • License: means a current authorization granted by the Director permitting the practice of pollution abatement facility operation. See
  • Permit: when used as a noun, means an authorization by the Agency of Natural Resources to operate a facility regulated under 10 V. 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
  • Pollution abatement facility operator: means a person who is licensed under this chapter, or pursuant to rules developed pursuant to this chapter, to engage in the practice of pollution abatement facility operation consistent with a permit. See
  • Practice of pollution abatement facility operation: means the operation and maintenance of a facility regulated under 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

§ 5103. Prohibitions; offenses

(a) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual, to:

(1) sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any pollution abatement facility operation degree, diploma, certificate of registration, license, or any other related document or record or to aid or abet therein;

(2) practice or knowingly permit the practice of pollution abatement facility operation under cover of any degree, diploma, registration, license, or related document or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;

(3) practice or permit the practice of pollution abatement facility operation other than by a person duly registered and currently licensed or otherwise authorized to do so under the provisions of this chapter;

(4) represent himself or herself as being licensed or otherwise authorized by this State to practice pollution abatement facility operation or use in connection with a name any words, letters, signs, or figures that imply that a person is a pollution abatement facility operator when not licensed or otherwise authorized under this chapter;

(5) practice pollution abatement facility operation during the time a license or authorization issued under this chapter is suspended or revoked; or

(6) employ an unlicensed or unauthorized person to practice as a pollution abatement facility operator.

(b) Any person violating this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127(c). (Added 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)