Legal Opinion
Vermont Board of Health v. Town of Waterbury
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 9, 1970No. 76-70PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, J.
On April 1, 1970, there was fire and smoke at the Waterbury dump. On that day a prohibition against open burning had gone into effect. The legal preliminaries to validate such a ban had been previously carried out, and' all-municipalities given several weeks notice of the effective date. The authority of the state board of health to promulgate such a regulation was given to it by the legislature in the provisions of the so-called “Air Pollution Control Act,” now 10 V.S.A. §§ 351-70.
That law made the state board of health the air pollution control agency. 10 V.S.A. § 353. Under 10 V.S.A. § 358…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. MorseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1911
- Vermont Woolen Corporation v. WackermanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
- State Board of Health v. Village of St. JohnsburySupreme Court of Vermont · 1909
- State v. QuattropaniSupreme Court of Vermont · 1926
- State v. SpeyerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1895
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Miller v. LaddSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Finkle v. Town of RochesterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Town of Orford v. New Hampshire Air Resources CommissionSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- International Assoc. of Fire-Fighters v. Town of HartfordSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- Pirozzilo v. Berlin Inland Wetlands, No. Cv 99 0494625s (Apr. 22, 2002)Connecticut Superior Court · 2002