32 V.S.A. § 602

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Agency” or “State agency” means any Executive Branch agency, department, or entity created by Title 3 and any board, commission, council, or similar entity attached to an Executive Branch agency, department, or entity.

(2) “Fee”:

(A) Means a monetary charge by an agency or the Judiciary for a service or product provided to, or the regulation of, specified classes of individuals or entities.

(B) The following charges are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter:

(i) a charge established under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission as provided by 30 V.S.A. §§ 20, 21, and 218;

(ii) a charge established by the Board of Liquor and Lottery as provided by Title 7;

(iii) a duly adopted charge concerning only inmates of a correctional or detention facility, students enrolled in an educational institution, or patients admitted to a hospital or rehabilitation facility;

(iv) monies paid into an enterprise or internal service fund;

(v) a transfer between agencies of State government or between State government and a political subdivision, as compensation for a service, to support a regulatory activity, or to account for surplus property;

(vi) monies from interest and premium payments, rent or lease payments, proceeds of fair market or negotiated sales, or sales of commercially available items;

(vii) except for the purposes of section 605 of this title, motor vehicle and other highway user fees authorized by the General Assembly for the support of the Transportation Fund;

(viii) a charge established by the Department of Financial Regulation as authorized by law; and

(ix) any other charge exempt by law.