Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 120 > Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

• Agency: means the Agency of Natural Resources. See
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Approved naturopathic medical college: means a college that grants a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy:

• Bond Bank: means the Vermont Municipal Bond Bank established by section 4571 of this title. See
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Designer: means a person authorized to design wastewater systems and potable water supplies as identified in 10 V. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. 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.
• Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Municipality: means any city, town, village, town school district, incorporated school district, union school district, or other school district, fire district, consolidated sewer district, consolidated water district, solid waste district, or statewide or regional water quality utility or mechanism organized under laws of the State. See
• Natural resources project: means a project to protect, conserve, or restore natural resources, including the acquisition of easements and land, for the purpose of providing water quality benefits. See
• Naturopathic childbirth: means uncomplicated natural home birth assisted by a naturopathic physician. See
• Naturopathic pharmacology examination: means a test administered by the Director or the Director's designee, the passage of which is required to obtain the special license endorsement under subsection 4125(d) of this chapter. See
• Naturopathic physician: is a person who practices naturopathic medicine and is licensed under this chapter. See
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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
• Public water supply systems: means a public water system as that term is defined in 10 V. See
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or his or her authorized representative. See
• Sponsorship program: means an arrangement in which natural resources projects are paired with water pollution abatement and control facilities projects, as defined in 10 V. 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
• 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
• Village: shall mean an incorporated village. See