Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 2673

  • 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.
  • handler: is a person, firm, unincorporated association, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, assembling, packaging, or processing milk or other dairy products for sale within the State of Vermont or outside the State. See
  • Secretary: means Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her authorized agent. See
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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

§ 2673. Appointment of Secretary of State for service of process

Before a license is issued under the provisions of this subchapter, the handler, if a nonresident or a foreign corporation, shall, in writing, appoint the Secretary of State its attorney upon whom service of legal process in any action or proceeding against it may be made with the same validity as if made upon the handler. The provisions of 9 V.S.A. §§ 4209 and 4210 shall apply to such handler. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 20.)