Full Statute Name:  West's Vermont Statutes Annotated. Title Twenty-Four. Municipal and County Government. Part 2. Municipalities. Chapter 61. Regulatory Provisions; Police Power of Municipalities. Subchapter 11. Miscellaneous Regulatory Powers. § 2291. Enumeration of powers

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Primary Citation:  24 V.S.A. § 2291 Country of Origin:  United States Last Checked:  January, 2024 Alternate Citation:  VT ST T. 24 § 2291 Date Adopted:  1970 Historical: 
Summary: This Vermont statute provides that, for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, welfare and convenience, a town, city or incorporated village shall have the power to regulate the keeping of dogs, and to provide for their leashing, muzzling or restraint.

For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, welfare, and convenience, a town, city, or incorporated village shall have the following powers:

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(10) To regulate the keeping of dogs, and to provide for their licensing, leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment, and destruction.

(11) To regulate, license, tax, or prohibit circuses, carnivals, and menageries and all plays, concerts, entertainments, or exhibitions of any kind for which money is received.

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Credits

1969, Adj. Sess., No. 170, § 9; 1977, No. 61, § 2; 1987, No. 70; 1991, No. 108, § 1; 1993, Adj. Sess., No. 211, § 15; 1997, Adj. Sess., No. 94, § 2; 1999, Adj. Sess., No. 82, § 1; 2001, Adj. Sess., No. 82, § 1; 2003, No. 42, § 2; 2003, No. 63, § 51; 2005, Adj. Sess., No. 173, § 3; 2007, No. 79, § 14, eff. June 9, 2007; 2007, Adj. Sess., No. 121, § 19, eff. July 1, 2008; 2009, No. 45, § 15g, eff. May 27, 2009; 2009, Adj. Sess., No. 160, § 9, eff. June 4, 2010; 2011, No. 53, §§ 14a, 14d, eff. May 27, 2011, and July 1, 2014; 2011, Adj. Sess., No. 138, § 15, eff. May 14, 2012; 2011, Adj. Sess., No. 155, § 8, eff. July 1, 2012; 2011, Adj. Sess., No. 170, § 10, eff. July 1, 2012; 2013, No. 16, § 6, eff. May 6, 2013; 2013, Adj. Sess., No. 122, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014; 2013, Adj. Sess., No. 162, § 11, eff. July 1, 2014; 2015, No. 56, § 26e, eff. June 11, 2015; 2017, No. 4, § 3, eff. March 6, 2017; 2017, No. 53, § 12, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 74, § 99, eff. July 1, 2017; 2017, No. 79, § 15, eff. June 14, 2017; 2019, Adj. Sess., No. 131, § 255, eff. July 1, 2020; 2019, Adj. Sess., No. 179, § 3, eff. Oct. 12, 2020; 2021, Adj. Sess., No. 157, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.

 

 
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