Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 6 > Chapter 217 - Pollinator-Friendly Solar Generation Standard

• Agency: means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. See
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Invasive species: means any species of vegetation that:

• Native: refers to perennial vegetation that is native to Vermont. See
• Naturalized: refers to perennial vegetation that is not native to Vermont but is now considered to be well established and part of Vermont flora. See
• Owner: means a public or private entity that has a controlling interest in the solar site. See
• Perennial vegetation: means wildflowers, forbs, shrubs, sedges, rushes, and grasses that serve as habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for pollinators. See
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Solar site: means a ground-mounted solar system for generating electricity and the area surrounding that system under the control of the owner. See
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Vegetation management plan: means a written document that includes short- and long-term site management practices that will provide and maintain native and naturalized perennial vegetation. See