§ 616.
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§ 616. Groundwater source testing; disclosure of informational material
(a)Disclosure of potable water supply informational material. For a contract for the conveyance of real property with a potable water supply, as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1972(6), that is not served by a public water system, as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1671(5), executed on or after January 1, 2013, the seller shall, within 72 hours of the execution, provide the buyer with informational materials developed by the Department of Health regarding:
(1)the potential health effects of the consumption of contaminated groundwater; and
(2)the availability of test kits provided by the Department of Health.
(b)Marketability of title. Noncompliance with the requirements of this section shall not affect the marketability of title of a property.
(c)Penalty; liability. Liability for failure to provide the informational materials required by this section shall be limited to a civil penalty, imposed by the Department of Health under 18 V.S.A. chapter 3, of no less than $25.00 and no more than $250.00 for each violation. (Added 2011, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.)