Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 06, § 768 (2026)

§ 768. Duties of dealers, transporters, and packers

A livestock dealer, transporter, or packer licensed under section 762 of this title shall:

(1) Maintain in a clean and sanitary condition all premises, buildings, and conveyances used in the business of buying, selling, or transporting livestock or operating a livestock auction or sales ring.

(2) Submit premises, buildings, and conveyances to inspection and livestock to inspection and test at any and such times as the Secretary may deem it necessary and advisable.

(3) Allow no livestock on livestock dealer’s premises from herds or premises quarantined by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.

(4)(A) Maintain, subject to inspection by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her agent, a record compliant with applicable State and federal statutes, rules, and regulations specified by the Secretary, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Disease Traceability rule, 9 C.F.R. Part 86. When not required under the requirements set forth in State and federal statute, the records required under this subdivision shall include:

(i) all livestock purchased, repossessed, sold, or loaned by a livestock dealer, transporter, or packer;

(ii) the complete name and address of the person from whom livestock was obtained and to whom delivered; and

(iii) the official individual identification number that is required to be applied to each livestock under the requirements of sections 1460, 1461, and 1461a of this title.

(B) For equine livestock, the requirements for the records to be maintained and the method of individual identification are set forth under chapter 102, subchapter 2 of this title.

(5) Abide by other reasonable rules that may be adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets to prevent the spread of disease. A copy of all applicable rules shall be provided to all livestock dealers, packers, and transporters licensed under the terms of section 762 of this title at the time they first obtain a license.

(6) Pay the seller within 72 hours following the sale of the animal or animals.

(7) [Repealed.] (Amended 1973, No. 76, § 2, eff. April 13, 1973; 1975, No. 203 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1977; 1993, No. 74, § 5; 1999, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 2, 2000; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 30, § 1; 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)