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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 2242 (2026)

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Subchapter 010 : SALVAGE YARDS

(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 2242)

§ 2242. Requirement for operation or maintenance

(a) A person shall not operate, establish, or maintain a salvage yard unless the person:

(1) holds a certificate of approval for the location of the salvage yard; and

(2) holds a certificate of registration issued by the Secretary to operate, establish, or maintain a salvage yard.

(b) The issuance of a certificate of registration under subsection (a) of this section shall not relieve a salvage yard from the obligation to comply with existing State and federal environmental laws and to obtain all permits required under State or federal environmental law.

(c) The Secretary may require a person to obtain a salvage yard certificate of registration under this section upon a determination, based on available information, that the person has taken action to circumvent the requirements of this subchapter.

(d) Prior to issuing a certificate of registration, the Secretary shall obtain written acknowledgment that the person seeking the certificate is aware of, and will comply with, the requirements for buying, selling, transporting, and keeping records concerning nonferrous scrap, metal articles, proprietary articles, and railroad scrap pursuant to 9 V.S.A. chapter 82. (Added 1969, No. 98, § 1; amended 1983, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2009, No. 56, § 5; 2009, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2023, No. 31, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1983–2016 · leading case: Vermont Agency of Transp. v. Sumner, 460 A.2d 446 (Vt. 1983).

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Vermont Agency of Transp. v. Sumner, 460 A.2d 446 (Vt. 1983). · cites it 8× “§ 2281, sought to enjoin the defendant, Francis Sumner, from establishing, operating or maintaining a junkyard, alleging violations of 24 V.S.A. § 2242, which requires a license to operate a junkyard, and 24 V.”

Town of Sandgate v. Colehamer, 589 A.2d 1205 (Vt. 1990). · cites it 2× “It found that defendant had maintained junk motor vehicles within view of the main-traveled public highway in violation of 24 V.S.A. §§ 2242(2) and 2271. Accordingly, the court issued an injunction requiring defendants to remove the boat and all unregistered motor vehicles…”

Rhoades Salvage/ABC Metals v. Town of Milton Selectboard, 2010 VT 82 (Vt. 2010). · cites it 2× “[1] The statute, however, is silent as to the standard of review to be employed by the superior court: Any person dissatisfied with the granting or denial of an application may appeal to the superior court for the county in which the proposed junkyard is located.”

Reid v. Town of Charlotte, 648 A.2d 813 (Vt. 1993). · cites it 3× “At no time since 1962 have defendants had a certificate of approval pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2242 * to operate a junkyard.”

ANR v. Colaceci (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “Under 24 V.S.A. § 2242(a), salvage yards are required to obtain a Certificate of Registration issued by the ANR Secretary.”

Appeal of Taylor's Auto., LLC (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). “former § 2062, which was enacted in 1960 and was superseded in 1969 by 24 V.S.A. § 2242. Section 2242 remains in effect and requires both a certificate of approval for the junkyard location and a license to operate it.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 2242(1) — 1 case

Vermont Agency of Transp. v. Sumner, 460 A.2d 446 (Vt. 1983). “§ 2281, sought to enjoin the defendant, Francis Sumner, from establishing, operating or maintaining a junkyard, alleging violations of 24 V.S.A. § 2242, which requires a license to operate a junkyard, and 24 V.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 2242(2) — 2 cases

Vermont Agency of Transp. v. Sumner, 460 A.2d 446 (Vt. 1983). “§ 2281, sought to enjoin the defendant, Francis Sumner, from establishing, operating or maintaining a junkyard, alleging violations of 24 V.S.A. § 2242, which requires a license to operate a junkyard, and 24 V.”

Town of Sandgate v. Colehamer, 589 A.2d 1205 (Vt. 1990). “It found that defendant had maintained junk motor vehicles within view of the main-traveled public highway in violation of 24 V.S.A. §§ 2242(2) and 2271. Accordingly, the court issued an injunction requiring defendants to remove the boat and all unregistered motor vehicles…”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 2242(a) — 1 case

ANR v. Colaceci (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “Under 24 V.S.A. § 2242(a), salvage yards are required to obtain a Certificate of Registration issued by the ANR Secretary.”

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