Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food & Markets
| Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food & Markets | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $161,699 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $55,574,099 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 2 years |
| Authority: | Vermont State Code, Title 6, Chapter 1, Section 1 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by Governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
Anson Tebbetts | |
| Other Vermont Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Board | |
The Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food & Markets is a state executive position in the Vermont state government. The secretary is responsible for the execution and enforcement of all laws relating to agriculture and standards of weights and measures.
Current officeholder
The current Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets is Anson Tebbetts (nonpartisan). Tebbetts assumed office in 2017.
Authority
The authority of the secretary is established in Title 6, Chapter 1, Section 1 of the Vermont State Codes.[1]
6 V.S.A. § 1:
| The agency of agriculture, food and markets shall be administered by a secretary of agriculture, food and markets. The secretary shall supervise and be responsible for the execution and enforcement of all laws relating to agriculture and standards of weight and measure... |
Qualifications
There are no specific qualifications to hold this office.
Appointments
The secretary is appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the state Senate, to a two-year term.[1]
Vacancies
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Duties
The specific duties of the secretary are outlined in Title 6 of the Vermont State Code:[1]
- delegate any authority, power or duty as necessary for the proper execution of the laws;
- conduct examinations and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for licenses;
- conduct routine inspections and investigate suspected violations of any law administered by the secretary;
- conduct hearings;
- issue subpoenas and administer oaths in connection with an authorized investigation or hearing;
- enter into contracts on behalf of the agency;
- seek and obtain temporary or permanent injunctions to restrain a violation of any law administered by the secretary, whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe that a law has been or will be violated;
- institute appropriate proceedings in the name of the agency to enforce any law administered by the secretary;
- apply for and accept grants of money or other gifts on behalf of the agency, subject to 32 V.S.A. { 5;
- adopt and enforce rules to implement the laws administered by the secretary;
- accept an assurance of discontinuance in lieu of instituting an action or proceeding for violation of a law administered by the secretary;
- exercise any other power or authority granted by common law or statute;
- issue and renew all licenses, permits, registrations, or certificates under a program administered by the secretary for a term of up to three years
Divisions
As of January 27, 2021, programs within the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets included:[2]
- Media Inquiries
- Licensing & Registration
- Business Development
- Feed, Seed, Fertilizer & Lime
- Working Lands
- Public Health & Resource Management
- Laboratory
- Animal Health
- Dairy
- Consumer Protection / Weights & Measures
- Produce Program
- Meat Inspection
- Water Quality
- Act 250
- Pesticide 802.828.2431
State budget
- See also: Vermont state budget and finances
The budget for the Agriculture, Food and Markets Department in Fiscal Year 2025 was $55,574,099.[3]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $161,699, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $154,149, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2021
In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $148,013, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2020
In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $145,246 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2019
In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $136,448 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2018
In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $136,448 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2017
In 2017, the secretary received a salary of $133,453 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2016
In 2016, the secretary's salary was increased to $128,690 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2015
In 2015, the secretary's salary was increased to $127,026 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2014
In 2014, the secretary was paid an estimated $124,010 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2013
In 2013, the secretary was paid an estimated $121,701 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2010
In 2010, the secretary was paid an estimated $109,387 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
116 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
- Phone: (802) 828-2430
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vermont State Legislature, "Vermont Laws," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, "About Us," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office, "Act 113," accessed January 23, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 31, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed April 23, 2011
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