Section 3604 - ExemptionsThe cutting, felling, or destruction of a tree or the harvest of timber by the following shall not be subject to a civil action under section 3606 of this title or a criminal penalty under section 3606a of this title:
(1) The Agency of Transportation, or its representatives, conducting vegetation management.(2) A municipality conducting brush removal subject to the requirements of 19 V.S.A. § 904.(3) A utility conducting vegetation management within the boundaries of the utility's established right-of-way.(5) A railroad conducting vegetation management.(6) A licensed surveyor establishing boundaries between abutting parcels under 27 V.S.A. § 4.Added 2009 , No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2015, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.