{
 "answer": "The Town of Essex, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.16 - Littering, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028524",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.16 - Littering",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-06-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.essexvt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11014",
   "summary": "Prohibits dumping/depositing litter, junk, scrap metal or garbage on others' land, within 300 ft of others' land, or within view of a public highway; exempts licensed junkyards, landfills and recycling centers.",
   "document_number": "5.16",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/essex/property-maintenance/"
}