Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 2527
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 2527
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- town: includes an incorporated village or city, and the words "telegraph, telephone, and electric lines or wires" include wires or cables used in conjunction with a cable television system as defined in section 501 of this title. See
§ 2527. Penalties; injuries to trees
A person or corporation maintaining or operating a line of wires, that cuts down, mutilates, or injures the trees standing upon the lands of another, or a person or corporation that affixes or causes to be affixed to the property of another, a post, structure, fixture, wire, or other apparatus for telephonic, telegraphic, or other electrical communication, without first procuring the right to do so by application to and determination of the Transportation Board or the selectboard of the town, agreeably to this chapter, or first obtaining the consent of the owner or lawful agent of the owner of such property, shall be fined not more than $100.00. (Amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 34.)