Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 29 Sec. 404

  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Conservation. See
  • Encroach: means to place or cause to be placed any material or structure in any lakes and ponds that are public waters or to alter, or cause to be altered, the lands underlying any waters, or to place or cause to be placed any bridge, dock, boathouse, cable, pipeline, or similar structure beyond the shoreline as established by the mean water level of any lakes and ponds that are public waters under the jurisdiction of the Board. See

§ 404. Application for construction

(a) An application for a permit to encroach shall be filed with the Department. The application shall set forth the location, type, size, and shape of the encroachment and the plans and specifications to be followed in the construction.

(b) The Department may conduct hearings, investigations, examinations, tests, and site evaluations necessary to verify information contained in the application. An applicant shall grant the Department permission to enter upon his or her land for these purposes. (Added 1967, No. 308 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 41.)