Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 3816
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 3816
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
- Wolf-hybrid: means an animal that is the progeny or descendant of a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and a wolf (Canis lupus or Canis rufus). See
§ 3816. Animal Spaying And Neutering Fund; creation
(a) There is created, pursuant to 32 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 7, subchapter 5, in the Agency of Human Services the Dog, Cat, and Wolf-Hybrid Spaying and Neutering Special Fund to finance the costs of the dog, cat, and wolf-hybrid spaying and neutering program established in section 3815 of this title.
(b) Revenue for the Fund shall be derived from:
(1) the surcharge payment paid to a municipality pursuant to subdivision 3581(c)(1) of this title;
(2) gifts from private donors; and
(3) any appropriation that the General Assembly makes to the Fund.
(c) Interest earned on the Fund shall be retained in the Fund.
(d) The Agency of Human Services shall use the revenue in the Fund created in subsection (a) of this section for administering the dog, cat, and wolf-hybrid spaying and neutering program. (Added 2003, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 39; amended 2011, No. 3, § 86, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2011, No. 57, § 2; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 404, eff. July 1, 2022.)