Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2388

  • gender identity: means an individual's actual or perceived gender identity, or gender-related characteristics intrinsically related to an individual's gender or gender-identity, regardless of the individual's assigned sex at birth. See
  • lease: means a lease of property to a farmer under which:

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lessee: means a person who acquires the right to possession and use of leased property under an agricultural finance lease. 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
  • sexual orientation: means female or male homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. See

§ 2388. Prohibition on discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability

No person shall discriminate against any lessee or prospective lessee who has entered into an agricultural finance lease, or who desires to enter into an agricultural finance lease, because of the sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability of the lessee. (Added 1989, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2007, No. 41, § 13; 2011, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 18, 2012; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 28.)