Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 9 > Chapter 135 - Unsolicited Merchandise; Solicitation in the Guise of a Bill, Invoice, or Statement of Account

• Commodity in package form: means commodity put up or packaged in any manner in advance of sale in units suitable for either wholesale or retail sale, exclusive, however, of an auxiliary shipping container enclosing packages that individually conform to the requirements of this chapter. See
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Inspector: means a State inspector of weights and measures. See
• Person: means both the plural and singular, as the case demands and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, societies, and associations. See
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• sale: means barter and exchange. See
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her designee. 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
• Vehicle: means any device in, upon, or by which any property, produce, commodity, or article is or may be transported or drawn. See
• weight: as used in this chapter in connection with any commodity shall mean net weight. See
• Weights and measures: means all weights and measures of every kind, instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and any appliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments and devices including electric vehicle supply equipment available to the public, as defined in subdivision 2730(a)(14) of this title, but not including meters for the measurement of electricity, gas (natural or manufactured), or water when they are operated in a public utility system. See