Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 9 > Chapter 51 > Subchapter 8 - Liens On Animals

• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health. See
• Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
• Flame retardant: means any chemical that is added to a plastic, foam, or textile to inhibit flame formation. See
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Manufacturer: means any person:

• 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
• Residential upholstered furniture: means furniture intended for personal use that includes cushioning material covered by fabric or similar material. 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
• TCEP: means tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate, chemical abstracts service number 115-96-8, as of July 1, 2013. See
• TCPP: means tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) phosphate, chemical abstracts service number 13674-84-5, as of July 1, 2013. See
• TDCPP: means tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate, chemical abstracts service number 13674-87-8, as of July 1, 2013. See
• Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.