Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6674
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6674
- Architectural paint: means interior and exterior architectural coatings, including interior or exterior water- and oil-based coatings, primers, sealers, or wood coatings, that are sold in containers of five gallons or less. See
- Person: means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; unincorporated association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. See
- Postconsumer paint: means architectural paint and its containers not used and no longer wanted by a purchaser. See
- Producer: means a manufacturer of architectural paint who sells, offers for sale, or distributes that paint in Vermont under the producer's own name or brand. See
- Retailer: means any person that offers architectural paint for sale at retail in Vermont. See
- sale: means any transfer of title for consideration, including remote sales conducted through sales outlets, catalogues, or the Internet or any other similar electronic means. See
- Stewardship organization: means a nonprofit corporation or nonprofit organization created by a producer or group of producers to implement the Paint Stewardship Program required under this subchapter. See
§ 6674. Retailer responsibility
(a) A producer or retailer may not sell or offer for sale architectural paint to any person in Vermont unless the producer of that architectural paint brand or a stewardship program of which the producer of that architectural paint brand is a member is implementing an approved plan for a Paint Stewardship Program as required by section 6673 of this title. A retailer complies with the requirements of this section if, on the date the architectural paint was ordered from the producer or its agent, the producer or paint brand is listed on the Agency of Natural Resources’ website as a producer or brand participating in an approved plan for a Paint Stewardship Program.
(b) At the time of sale to a consumer, a producer, a stewardship organization, or a retailer selling or offering architectural paint for sale shall provide the consumer with information regarding available management options for postconsumer paint collected through the Paint Stewardship Program or a brand of paint being sold under the Program. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013.)