{
 "answer": "The Town of Chester, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Chester Ordinance to Regulate the Operation of Short-Term Rentals, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028500",
 "municipality": "Chester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.chestervt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Chester Ordinance to Regulate the Operation of Short-Term Rentals",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/1/1/9/4/119456679/chester_str_ordinance_as_adopted_19_jun_2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires annual registration of all short-term rentals and Operator compliance; supersedes a prior STR ordinance of the same title adopted December 7, 2022 (effective February 6, 2023). Current version's exact adoption date is illegible on the scanned signature page (filename suggests June 19, 2024).",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/chester/short-term-rentals/"
}