Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 5505
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 5505
- Covered animal: means any species of:
- Covered animal part or product: means any item that contains, or is wholly or partially made from, a covered animal, including the meat or flesh of a covered animal sold as food. See
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- sell: means any act of selling, trading, or bartering for monetary or nonmonetary consideration and includes any transfer of ownership that occurs in the course of a commercial transaction. See
[Section 5505 effective January 1, 2022.]
§ 5505. Presumption of possession with intent to sell
There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person possesses a covered animal part or product with intent to sell when the part or product is possessed by a retail or wholesale establishment or other forum engaged in the business of buying or selling similar items. This rebuttable presumption shall not preclude a court from finding intent to sell a covered animal part or product based on any other evidence that may serve to independently establish intent. (Added 2019, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.)