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10 V.S.A. § 4277
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 105 - Licenses|§ 4277. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Program

§ 4277. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Program|(a) Definitions. As used in this section:  (1) "Migratory waterfowl" means all waterfowl species in the family anatidae, including wild ducks, geese, brant, and swans. (2) "Stamp" means the State migratory waterfowl hunting stamp furnished by the Department of Fish and Wildlife as provided for in this section and the federal migratory waterfowl stamp furnished by the U.S. Department of the Interior.   (b) Waterfowl stamp required. No person 16 years of age or older shall attempt to take or take any migratory waterfowl in this State without first obtaining a State and federal migratory waterfowl stamp for the current year in addition to a regular hunting license as provided by section 4251 of this title. A stamp shall not be transferable. The State stamp year shall run from January 1 to December 31.(c) Waterfowl stamp design, production, and distribution. The Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife shall be responsible for the design, production, procurement, distribution, and sale of the State stamp and all marketable stamp by-products such as posters, artwork, calendars, and other items.(d) Fee. State stamps shall be sold at the direction of the Commissioner for a fee of $7.50. The issuing agent may retain a fee of $1.00 for each stamp and shall remit $6.50 of each fee to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Commissioner shall establish a uniform sale price for all categories of by-products.(e) Disposition of waterfowl receipts. All State waterfowl stamp receipts and all receipts from the sale of State stamp by-products shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Fund. All State stamp and by-products receipts shall be expended through the appropriation process for waterfowl acquisition and improvement projects.(f) Advisory Committee. There is hereby created the Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee which shall consist of five persons and up to three alternates appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. The Commissioner shall designate the Chair. The Committee shall be consulted with and may make recommendations to the Commissioner in regard to all projects and activities supported with the funds derived from the implementation of this section. The Commissioner shall make an annual financial and progress report to the Committee with regard to all activities authorized by this section. (Added 1985, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 14, 1986; amended 2007, No. 76, § 28, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § F32; 2015, No. 61, § 7, eff. June 17, 2015; 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
10 V.S.A. § 4278
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 105 - Licenses|§ 4278. Falconry license

§ 4278. Falconry license|(a) In this section, "raptor" means species of the orders Strigiformes, Falconiformes, and Accipitriformes.(b)(1) A Vermont resident may obtain, sell, transport, possess, and train raptor species allowable under State and federal laws and regulations for hunting, provided the person has first obtained a State falconry license from the Commissioner. The Commissioner may issue a State falconry license, provided that the applicant:   (A) pays an initial licensing fee of $250.00 for a license valid for three years, or a renewal fee of $50.00 for a license valid for each year thereafter, as appropriate, to the Department; (B) meets the minimum age and experience requirements for each of apprentice, general, or master falconry licenses; (C) has completed a supervised examination relating to basic biology, care, and handling of raptors, has correctly answered a minimum of 85 percent of the questions; and (D) possesses raptor housing facilities and falconry equipment that meet State and federal standards.  (2) The Commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 that will establish requirements for ensuring that holders of falconry licenses will be properly qualified and that the birds will be legally acquired and appropriately cared for. Such rules shall further define required raptor housing facilities and falconry equipment, legal means of taking, lawful species, ages, and numbers of raptors to be taken and possessed, banding requirements, and any other further restrictions on taking and possession.   (c) A holder of a Vermont falconry license or a nonresident who possesses a valid falconry license from another state may use legally held raptors for hunting during an open season provided that the person holds a valid Vermont hunting or combination fishing and hunting license. The Commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 that regulate the taking of game species by use of trained raptors.(d) The Commissioner may revoke a falconry license and seize raptors held under that license if the Commissioner finds that the licensee:  (1) failed to properly and humanely care for the raptors held under the license; (2) allowed raptors held under the license to become a public nuisance; or (3) failed to comply with any of the terms or conditions of the falconry license. (Added 1989, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 78, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 4279
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 105 - Licenses|§ 4279. Lifetime licenses

§ 4279. Lifetime licenses|(a) A resident or nonresident lifetime fishing, hunting, or combination fishing and hunting license may be obtained upon application to the Department.(b) In order to obtain a resident lifetime license, an applicant must be a resident or a dependent of a resident of Vermont at the time of application. In this subsection, a resident shall be a person who has resided in this State for the 12 months immediately prior to the date of application for the license and who has not during that period claimed residency in any other state or country for any purpose. A child born in this State shall be a resident if one or more of the child's parents or the child's legal guardian are domiciled in the State at the time of birth and have continued to reside in the State since the birth.(c) A lifetime license shall entitle the holder to the privileges allowed under subdivision 4252(1), (2), or (4) of this title as long as the holder is alive, except that the holder shall not be entitled to hunting privileges until he or she has satisfied the criteria of subsection 4254(b) of this title.(d) If the holder of a lifetime hunting license wishes to receive the privileges granted to holders of other hunting licenses, such as archery or turkey licenses, the holder must purchase the appropriate license. In this case, the holder shall pay the fee required in subsection 4255(a) or (b) of this title, depending on whether the holder is a resident or nonresident at the time of purchase.(e) If the holder of a lifetime hunting or fishing license wishes to upgrade the license to a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license, the holder may do so by paying the difference between the fee for the combination license and the fee for the license held. In this subsection, fee means the fee at the time of the upgrade.(f) Fees for lifetime licenses shall be the appropriate multiplication factor for the child's or adult's age multiplied by the fee for the appropriate license. Appropriate license fees are those in subdivisions 4255(a)(1), (2), and (3) of this title for residents and subdivisions 4255(b)(1), (4), and (5) of this title for nonresidents. Multiplication factors are as follows:   (1) for children under 1 year of age                8  (2) for children 1 through 15 years of age      16  (3) for adults 16 through 24 years of age       31  (4) for adults 25 through 64 years of age       26     (g) In each year a lifetime license holder intends to hunt, trap, or fish, the lifetime license holder shall notify the Department that he or she will exercise his or her hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges. Failure to notify the Department as required by this subsection shall not result in the assessment of points under section 4502 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; 2015, No. 61, § 5a, eff. June 17, 2015; 2019, No. 70, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 4280
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 105 - Licenses|§ 4280. Taking wildlife during a period of license suspension

§ 4280. Taking wildlife during a period of license suspension|A person shall not hunt, fish, or trap while a license or right to obtain a license is under suspension, including those persons who could otherwise hunt, fish, or trap pursuant to section 4253 of this title. (Added 2005, No. 31, § 2; amended 2013, No. 78, § 11.)
10 V.S.A. § 4401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 107 - Suspension of Open Season|§ 4401. Suspension of open season by proclamation of Governor; exception

§ 4401. Suspension of open season by proclamation of Governor; exception|(a) During an open season for the taking of game or fish, when it appears to the Governor that by reason of drought hunting, fishing, and trapping are likely to cause forest fires, he or she may by proclamation suspend hunting, fishing, and trapping and make it a closed season for such time as he or she may designate. In such proclamation, he or she may except from the provisions thereof localities not affected by drought and certain game birds, animals, and fish.(b) When it appears to the Governor that the necessity therefor has ceased to exist, he or she shall remove by proclamation the suspension; except that in case such period of suspension includes the open season for taking deer, such open season shall not be reopened, but the Governor by proclamation shall fix some period of equal number of days in the same year as the open season for the taking of deer.(c), (d) [Repealed.]  (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1967, No. 56, §§ 1, 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 4402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 107 - Suspension of Open Season|§ 4402. Recommendations of Secretary for closed season; proclamation; special season

§ 4402. Recommendations of Secretary for closed season; proclamation; special season|When in the opinion of the Secretary conditions exist that constitute an emergency calling for measures of protection for fish, wildlife, or fur-bearing animals additional to those provided by existing law, the Secretary shall certify the opinion to the Governor and attach therewith a statement of the measures of protection she or he recommends. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Governor by proclamation may suspend or close the open season in whole or in part with respect to any species of fish, wildlife, or fur-bearing animal either throughout the State or in any specified locality or localities or may impose restrictions additional to those already imposed by statute upon the number of any species of fish, wildlife, or fur-bearing animal to be taken. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)
10 V.S.A. § 4403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 107 - Suspension of Open Season|§ 4403. Suspension period

§ 4403. Suspension period|A proclamation issued under section 4402 of this title shall continue in force until such date as is specified in the proclamation or until the Governor shall recall it or, if no expiration date is specified or recalling proclamation issued, until, but in no instance beyond, the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 107 - Suspension of Open Season|§ 4404. Report of effect of closed season

§ 4404. Report of effect of closed season|When the fishing or hunting season is wholly or partly closed by such proclamation, the Commissioner shall seasonably report to the Governor upon the effect of such action and the Governor may reopen or extend the season by proclamation for a period not to exceed that for which she or he had closed it. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.)
10 V.S.A. § 4405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 107 - Suspension of Open Season|§ 4405. Publication

§ 4405. Publication|(a) Proclamations made under the provisions of section 4401 or 4402 of this title shall be published in such newspapers of the State and posted in such places and in such manner as the Governor may order. A copy of such publication and order, attested by the Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, shall be filed with the Secretary of State and a like copy shall be furnished to the Secretary who shall attend to the publication and posting thereof. The expenses of such publication and posting shall be paid by the Secretary and the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrant therefor.(b) The certificate of the Secretary that she or he has complied with the order of the Governor in respect to the publication shall be prima facie evidence of the promulgation of such proclamation. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
10 V.S.A. § 4406
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 107 - Suspension of Open Season|§ 4406. Violation of closed season; penalty

§ 4406. Violation of closed season; penalty|During the time which shall be made a closed season as provided in section 4401 or 4402 of this title, the several provisions of law relating to closed seasons shall be in force and a person violating a provision thereof shall be subjected to the penalty provided for taking fish and wild animals in closed season. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4452
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 108 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 4452. Compact Administrator

§ 4452. Compact Administrator|The Compact Administrator for Vermont shall be the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife or a designated representative of the Commissioner. The duties of the Compact Administrator shall be deemed a regular part of the duties of the office of the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. (Added 2011, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 4453
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 108 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 4453. Rulemaking

§ 4453. Rulemaking|The Department of Fish and Wildlife may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added 2011, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 4454
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 108 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 4454. Penalties

§ 4454. Penalties|(a) Notwithstanding section 4502 of this title, the Commissioner may suspend a Vermont hunting, fishing, or trapping license and privileges to obtain such licenses of a person convicted of a wildlife violation in a state party to the Compact, provided that the wildlife violation would have been the basis for suspension of license privileges in Vermont.(b) No person whose license, privilege, or right to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife, having been suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter, shall be permitted to obtain a license to hunt, fish, or trap in Vermont.(c) A person shall be subject to the financial penalties as set forth under section 4518 of this title if he or she:  (1) hunts, fishes, traps, possesses, or transports wildlife in Vermont in violation of a suspension or revocation of a license under chapter 108 of this title; or (2) purchases or possesses a license to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in Vermont in violation of a suspension of revocation of a license under chapter 108 of this title.   (d)(1) Prior to suspending a Vermont hunting, fishing, or trapping license of a resident of this State under subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall notify the person in writing. A suspension shall be deemed effective:   (A) when given if notice is made in person; or (B) three days after the deposit of notice in the U.S. mail, if notice is made in writing.  (2) A person receiving notice under subsection (a) of this section may, within 20 days of the date notice is given, request a hearing before the Commissioner on whether the requirements for suspension or penalty have been met. The requesting person may present evidence and arguments at the hearing only regarding whether:  (A) a participating state suspended the person's privileges; (B) there was a conviction in the participating state; (C) the person failed to comply with the terms of a citation issued for a wildlife violation in a participating state; or (D) a conviction in a participating state could have led to a license suspension or penalty in Vermont.  (3) At the hearing, the Commissioner or a hearing officer designated by the Commissioner may:  (A) administer oaths; (B) issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses; and (C) admit all relevant evidence and documents, including notifications from participating states.  (4) Following a hearing under this subsection, the Commissioner or a designated hearing officer may, based on the evidence, affirm, modify, or rescind the suspension of a license. (5) A decision of the Commissioner or hearing officer under this section shall not be appealable. (Added 2011, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 4455
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 108 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact|§ 4455. Withdrawal from Compact

§ 4455. Withdrawal from Compact|Withdrawal of Vermont from the Compact, as authorized under Article VIII of the Compact, shall be by an act or resolution of the General Assembly. (Added 2011, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 4501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 109 - Penalties and Enforcement|§ 4501. Aiding in violations; sharing in proceeds

§ 4501. Aiding in violations; sharing in proceeds|A person who drives, transports, scouts, counsels, or otherwise aids another person in a violation of a provision of this part, or who knowingly possesses, consumes, or otherwise shares in the proceeds of such a violation by receiving or possessing fish or wild animals, or any parts thereof, shall be punished as a principal. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
10 V.S.A. § 4503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 109 - Penalties and Enforcement|§ 4503. Unlawful equipment, vehicle, forfeiture

§ 4503. Unlawful equipment, vehicle, forfeiture|A person convicted of violating the provisions of section 4745, 4781, 4783, 4784, 4705(a), 4280, 4747, or 4606 of this title relating to taking big game shall forfeit to the Department of Fish and Wildlife the firearms, jacks, artificial lights, motor vehicle, or any other device used in committing the violation. Forfeiture of a motor vehicle shall not apply to the illegal taking, possessing, or transporting of wild turkey, anadromous Atlantic salmon, section 4606, or to the person's first conviction of the provisions of section 4745, 4781, 4783, or 4784 under this section. Proceeds from the sale of items or equipment forfeited under this section shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Fund. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 92, § 2; 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
10 V.S.A. § 4504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 109 - Penalties and Enforcement|§ 4504. Duties of prosecutor and warden

§ 4504. Duties of prosecutor and warden|(a) When firearms, jacks, artificial lights, motor vehicles, and any other devices used in the taking or transportation of big game are seized or taken by a game warden or other officer, with or without a warrant, the officer who makes the seizure shall forthwith give notice to the State's Attorney of the county.(b) The State's Attorney shall attend and act in behalf of the State at the hearing against the devices so seized, and the officer making the seizure without a warrant shall be allowed the same fees as if he or she had acted under a warrant. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 92, § 3; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
10 V.S.A. § 4505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 109 - Penalties and Enforcement|§ 4505. Hearing; forfeiture

§ 4505. Hearing; forfeiture|The game warden or other officer shall retain possession of firearms, jacks, lights, motor vehicles, and devices taken until final disposition of the charge against the owner, possessor, or person using the same in violation of the provisions of section 4745, 4781, 4783, 4784, 4705(a), 4280, 4747, or 4606 of this title, in accordance with the provisions of section 4503 of this title. When the owner, possessor, or person using firearms, jacks, lights, motor vehicles, and devices in violation of the section is convicted of the offense, the court where the conviction is had shall cause the owner, if known, and possessor and all persons having the custody of or exercising any control over the firearms, jacks, lights, motor vehicles, and devices seized, either as principal, clerk, servant, or agent and the respondent to appear and show cause, if any they have, why a forfeiture or condemnation order should not issue. The hearings may be held as a collateral proceeding to the trial of the respondent in the discretion of the court. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 92, § 4; 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
10 V.S.A. § 4506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 109 - Penalties and Enforcement|§ 4506. Disposal order

§ 4506. Disposal order|If, upon hearing, it appears that such firearm, jack, light, vehicle, and device was used or intended to be used contrary to law, it shall be adjudged forfeited and condemned, and shall be turned over to the game warden or other officer for the benefit of the State as the court shall direct. In the event such device is illegal, such officer shall destroy the same upon order of such court. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4507
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 109 - Penalties and Enforcement|§ 4507. Costs of condemnation

§ 4507. Costs of condemnation|Upon condemnation of such firearm, jack, light, vehicle, or device, any and all persons before such court, pursuant to the provisions of sections 4505 and 4506 of this title, shall be liable to pay the costs of the condemnation proceedings, if, in the judgment of such court, any of them by themselves, clerks, servants, or agents, shall have been engaged in, aided in, assisted in, or abetted in the unlawful use of such firearm, jack, light, vehicle, or device in violation of the provisions hereof, or have been privy thereto, or have knowingly permitted the use of the same by them owned or controlled, for such unlawful purposes. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4508
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 109 - Penalties and Enforcement|§ 4508. Sale of forfeited equipment

§ 4508. Sale of forfeited equipment|Upon seizure of such firearm, jack, light, vehicle, or device without a warrant, a game warden or other officer shall forthwith make complaint, under oath, subscribed by him or her, to a court or magistrate having jurisdiction of offenses hereunder in whose jurisdiction the same was seized. In the event, under proceedings provided in sections 4503-4507 of this title, such device is ordered forfeited and is a device not illegal in itself, such firearm, jack, light, motor, or other vehicle or device, upon written order of such court shall be sold at public auction for the benefit of the State by the Commissioner. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)