Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 915 (2026)

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Subchapter 004 : WETLANDS DETERMINATIONS AND PROTECTION

(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 915)

§ 915. Class I wetlands

The classification of any wetland as a Class I wetland, the reclassification of a Class I wetland as a Class II or III wetland, the reclassification of any Class II or III wetland as a Class I wetland, or the modification of the buffer zone of a Class I wetland shall be made by the Department pursuant to the rulemaking provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 2009, No. 31, § 5; amended 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1961–2015 · leading case: Vermont Woolen Corp. v. Wackerman, 167 A.2d 533 (Vt. 1961).

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Vermont Woolen Corp. v. Wackerman, 167 A.2d 533 (Vt. 1961). “The legislation in question here is concerned with promoting the public welfare (10 V.S.A. §915) by providing the maximum of beneficial use and enjoyment of the waters of the state to its people.”

Hinesburg Hannaford Wetland Determination (Vt. Super. Ct. 2015). “10 V.S.A. § 915. Thus, under the statutory authorization for wetland determinations, only designation affecting or creating Class I wetlands are made pursuant to administrative rulemaking, whereas ANR may reclassify a Class II wetland as a Class III wetland acting on a petition…”

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