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10 V.S.A. § 4132
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4132. General duties of Commissioner

§ 4132. General duties of Commissioner|(a) The Commissioner shall have charge of the enforcement of the provisions of this part.(b) The Commissioner may publish such bulletins as he or she deems advisable for information and instruction concerning the work of the Department and shall keep an account of the business and proceedings of the Department. Any publication available to the general public that describes rules regarding boating and fishing shall include information about aquatic nuisances provided to the Commissioner.(c) The Commissioner may confer with the fish and wildlife directors or commissioners of other states and Canada.(d) The Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife may develop promotional programs to include the sale of promotional items at a reasonable profit, to promote hunting, fishing, and trapping and the use of wildlife management areas. Proceeds from the sale of promotional items shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Fund.(e) The Commissioner, subject to the direction and approval of the Secretary, shall adopt and publish rules in the name of the Agency for reasonable fees or charges for the use of the lands, roads, buildings, other property, and the use of and tuition for the Green Mountain Conservation Camps, notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 603. Fees collected for the use of fish and wildlife lands and properties shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Fund.(f) The Commissioner may collect data, conduct scientific research, and contract with qualified consultants for the purposes of managing fish and wildlife in the State and achieving the requirements and policies of this part. The Commissioner may designate as confidential any records produced or acquired by Department staff or contractors in the conduct of a study of or research related to fish, wildlife, wild plants, or the habitat of fish, wildlife, or wild plants, if release of the records would present a threat of harm to a species or the habitat of a species. Records designated as confidential under this subsection shall be exempt from inspection and copying under the Public Records Act. Records of Department staff or contractors that are not designated as confidential under this subsection shall be available for inspection and copying under the Public Records Act. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 68, eff. June 8, 2004; 2003, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; 2005, No. 72, § 10; 2007, No. 76, § 26a; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 4135
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4135. Finances, accounts

§ 4135. Finances, accounts|(a) All monies received by the Commissioner shall be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the Fish and Wildlife Fund.(b) All payments by the Commissioner from the Fish and Wildlife Fund shall be disbursed from the State Treasury only upon warrants issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, after receipt of proper documentation regarding services rendered and expenses incurred. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
10 V.S.A. § 4136
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4136. Propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals

§ 4136. Propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals|The Commissioner shall have charge of the propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals, and shall provide for the construction, maintenance, and operation of fish culture facilities, fishways, screens, and weirs. The Commissioner may introduce fish into waters that are not private preserves. The Commissioner may take and transport fish and wild animals at such times and in such manner as she or he deems proper for the artificial propagation thereof, for scientific purposes, and for the proper management of lands owned by the State and controlled by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Commissioner may sell, exchange, or dispose at any time of such fish and wild animals as she or he deems for the best interest of the State. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
10 V.S.A. § 4137
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4137. Taking by U.S. Armed Forces

§ 4137. Taking by U.S. Armed Forces|The Commissioner may, upon request of appropriate authorities, permit the taking of fish and wild animals in such manner as he or she shall specify by designated units of the U.S. Armed Forces while undergoing maneuvers of the type known as "survival tests."  (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4138
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4138. Control of fish, game; powers of Commissioner

§ 4138. Control of fish, game; powers of Commissioner|(a) The Commissioner may take, permit, or cause to be taken at any time from any waters, and in any manner, fish that hinder or prevent the propagation of game or food fish and may take, permit, or cause to be taken at any time wild animals that are doing damage. Such removal or taking and the possession and disposition of such fish or wild animals shall be under such regulations as the Commissioner may prescribe.(b) The Commissioner may take necessary measures to control, in public waters, aquatic vegetation, insects, or aquatic life, for the purpose of improving such waters as a habitat.(c) Any measures that involve temporary pollution of waters shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of chapter 50, section 1455 of this title.(d) The Commissioner shall cooperate with the Transportation Board in any proceeding brought under 19 V.S.A. § 37 to protect a highway, railroad, or public airport from impoundments of water created by beaver. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1991, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 17, 1992; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
10 V.S.A. § 4139
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4139. Closed waters by agreement with owners of land

§ 4139. Closed waters by agreement with owners of land|The Commissioner, by agreement with the owners of lands through which private waters flow or in which private waters lie, the same not being boatable waters, may close such waters, or parts thereof, against fishing, and such waters while closed shall be considered closed waters. In the name of the State, the Commissioner may receive from the owners of such lands such deeds or writings as are necessary for this purpose. Such waters shall not thereafter during the term for which they are closed be included in private preserves or propagation farms. Notice that such waters are closed shall be given by notices posted conspicuously upon the banks or shores of such waters. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4140
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4140. Closing waters during spawning

§ 4140. Closing waters during spawning|Not less than 10 days prior to and continuing 10 days after the usual spawning periods of any species of game or food fish, the Commissioner may close portions of waters where such species congregate preparatory to or during the spawning season. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4141
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4141. Public and private waters, powers as to; private preserve or propagation farm, filing notice of intent

§ 4141. Public and private waters, powers as to; private preserve or propagation farm, filing notice of intent|Waters, except closed waters, stocked by the Commissioner, thereafter shall be treated as public waters, but he or she may prohibit fishing therein for a period of not exceeding five years and notice thereof shall be given in the manner provided in section 4139 of this title. A person who might otherwise make the same a private preserve or propagation farm may do so at the expiration of five years from the date of filing with the Commissioner a written notice of such intent. Such notice shall contain a description of the waters, or part thereof, intended to be made a private preserve or propagation farm and shall be kept on file by the Commissioner. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4142
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4142. Test waters; notices

§ 4142. Test waters; notices|(a) For the purpose of securing data relative to the propagation of fish, the Commissioner may designate as test waters streams and ponds within the State. He or she shall cause notices of the designation of any pond or stream as a test water to be published in a newspaper circulating in the vicinity thereof at least three times not more than 30 nor less than five days before the effective date of such designation and to be posted conspicuously on the banks or shores of such waters. Such notices shall state the dates between which such waters are designated as test waters and shall contain such portions of the laws relating to test waters as may be desirable to inform the public of the restrictions thereon.(b) Fishing in such test waters shall be in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner.(c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1963, No. 14, eff. March 19, 1963; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
10 V.S.A. § 4143
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4143. Power to sell fish for stocking, other purposes

§ 4143. Power to sell fish for stocking, other purposes|(a) The Commissioner may sell fish fry, fingerlings, and adult trout to residents of this State for the purpose of stocking waters in the State and he or she may sell to residents fish reared by the State. Such fish shall be sold at a price sufficient to return the State a reasonable profit. The Commissioner shall keep an itemized account of such sales.(b) A person shall not make other use of such fish fry or fingerlings than is represented in the application therefor or is prescribed by the Commissioner, or make a false statement in such application. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 14, 2012.)
10 V.S.A. § 4144
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4144. Acquisition of property by State, closed season

§ 4144. Acquisition of property by State, closed season|(a) The Secretary with approval of the Governor may acquire for the use of the Department of Fish and Wildlife by gift, purchase, or lease any and all rights and interests in lands, ponds, or streams, and hunting and fishing rights and privileges in any lands or waters in the State, and the necessary rights of ingress or egress to and from such lands and waters. The Secretary's authority to acquire property interests under this section shall include all of the interests that may be acquired under subsection 6303(a) of this title.(b) The Board may regulate the taking of wild animals on such lands or of fish in such waters and close or open such waters or lands or any part thereof to the taking of fish or wild animals.(c) Such regulations shall be posted in the areas affected. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
10 V.S.A. § 4145
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4145. Access, landing area rules

§ 4145. Access, landing area rules|(a) The Board may adopt rules, under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, to regulate the use by the public of access areas, landing areas, parking areas, or of other lands or waters acquired or maintained pursuant to section 4144 of this title. Such rules shall be posted in the areas affected and shall permit the launching of all vessels that have a Vermont registration certificate required by 23 V.S.A. chapter 29 and the parking of vehicles and boat trailers used by these vessels. The rules shall not preclude the authorization to launch vessels not registered in Vermont. These rules also shall permit the launching of all nonmotorized vessels not used for commercial purposes and the parking of vehicles and boat trailers used by these vessels.(b) The Commissioner may enter into agreements with owners of land, which shall not involve payment to the landowner, in order to allow public access for launching of nonmotorized vessels in public waters. The Commissioner may agree to upgrade the land area in a minor way; for example, the Commissioner may agree to build a footpath to the water, build and maintain a small parking area, or perform minor grading to improve boat access. The Commissioner may not agree to major upgrading, such as building a launching ramp or paving a parking area. A landowner who enters into an agreement under this subsection shall be afforded the landowner liability protections of 12 V.S.A. § 5793. The Commissioner shall post signs in these areas, inviting private contributions to the Fish and Wildlife Fund for the purpose of building and maintaining nonmotorized vessel access areas, and shall issue to any person contributing, a sticker that may be placed on a vessel and that identifies the person as a contributor to the nonmotorized vessel access area program.(c) The Commissioner shall keep account of funds, including private donations and State appropriations, that are deposited into the Fish and Wildlife Fund for the purpose of building and maintaining access areas and shall annually, on or before January 15, report to the House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, and the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, concerning the use of those funds in the past year and plans for use of the funds for the coming year. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this subsection.(d) The Board shall allow the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to post aquatic nuisance signs pursuant to subdivision 1453(b)(6) of this title. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1993, No. 52, § 5; 1999, No. 76 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 69, eff. June 8, 2004; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.)
10 V.S.A. § 4146
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4146. Public shooting grounds; establishment

§ 4146. Public shooting grounds; establishment|The Commissioner may establish public shooting grounds on land acquired or controlled by and under the jurisdiction of the Department. The Commissioner may, for a specified period of time, prohibit or regulate the taking of wild animals in accordance with law on any part or parts of such lands. He or she may also make such regulations as may be necessary for the proper protection and management of such lands. At least 30 days before such a prohibition or regulation takes effect, she or he shall file a copy of same in the office of the town clerk of the town in which such lands lie, and shall cause the same to be published three times in a newspaper having general circulation in such area. Any part or parts of such shooting grounds which are closed against the taking of game shall be surrounded by suitable notices, as prescribed by the Commissioner, placed at conspicuous places along such boundaries. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
10 V.S.A. § 4147
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4147. Fish and wildlife lands

§ 4147. Fish and wildlife lands|(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 29 V.S.A. § 166, the Secretary with the approval of the Governor may convey, exchange, sell, or lease lands of the Department of Fish and Wildlife for one or more of the following purposes:  (1) resolving trespass issues and implementing boundary line adjustments and right-of-way and deed corrections, provided that the transfers are advantageous to the State; (2) implementing the acquisition of new lands for conservation and public recreation when, in his or her judgment, it is advantageous to the State.   (b) The lease, sale, or exchange of lands under this section shall not include oil and gas leases and shall not be contrary to the terms of any contract that has been entered into by the State. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1981, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 28, 1982; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
10 V.S.A. § 4148
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4148. Trespass on State property

§ 4148. Trespass on State property|A person shall not trespass, in violation of regulations, upon property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
10 V.S.A. § 4149
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4149. State Ornithologist

§ 4149. State Ornithologist|The Commissioner, by virtue of his or her office, shall be State Ornithologist and as such may employ, subject to the approval of the Governor, one or more assistants. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4150
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4150. Study of birds; dissemination of information

§ 4150. Study of birds; dissemination of information|The Ornithologist or his or her assistants shall investigate the distribution, food, and unity of the birds of the State, study regarding their relations to insects and other pests, and disseminate the information thus obtained for the benefit of the people of the State. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4151
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4151. Bulletins regarding birds; lectures

§ 4151. Bulletins regarding birds; lectures|The Ornithologist or his or her assistants may prepare bulletins regarding the birds of the State, means of protecting them, the methods of protecting crops from birds and other economic matters relating to birds, and the same may be published. The Ornithologist or his or her assistants may deliver public lectures and addresses; provided, however, that all necessary expenses incident thereto are met by those requesting such services. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
10 V.S.A. § 4152
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4152. Permits for scientific and educational collections

§ 4152. Permits for scientific and educational collections|(a) The Commissioner may issue permits to a properly accredited person or educational institution permitting the holder thereof to collect birds, their nests and eggs, and fish and wild animals or parts thereof, for public scientific research or educational purposes of the institution.(b) The Commissioner may issue a permit to an individual that allows the holder to collect fish and wild animals for the purpose of using them as subjects of art or photography.(c) The Commissioner may issue a permit to a person that allows the holder to collect and possess a dead salvage bird or bird feathers for noncommercial cultural or ceremonial purposes, provided that the bird was legally acquired, transferred from an individual who acquired it legally, or found dead, and the permittee had no part in the intentional killing of the bird. A permit issued under this section shall comply with federal requirements regarding collection and possession of migratory birds. (Added 1961, No. 11 § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1987, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2013, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
10 V.S.A. § 4153
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4153. Lifetime license; award

§ 4153. Lifetime license; award|(a) The Commissioner is authorized to hold an annual drawing of applications for prizes that the Department may have available such as lifetime or other licenses, time at a Fish and Wildlife Conservation Camp, and fish and wildlife publications. However, the Department shall not offer cash nor purchase or accept goods for the purpose of making them available through the drawing. Anyone who has reached the age of majority may enter the drawing by filling out an application provided by the Commissioner and paying a fee of $2.00. There is no limit to the number of applications a person may enter. Prizes shall be awarded by the random drawing of applications.(b) The Commissioner shall establish procedures necessary to implement this section.(c) The agent shall be reimbursed $0.25 per application.(d) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the Fish and Wildlife Fund.(e) Licenses awarded under this section shall be paid for from the fees collected under this section. (Added 1991, No. 96; amended 1993, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 4191
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4191. Game wardens, number, record

§ 4191. Game wardens, number, record|(a) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may employ a chief game warden and as many State game wardens as may be required for the proper enforcement of the fish and wildlife laws of the State. These officers shall be included in the classified service created in 3 V.S.A. chapter 13. These officers and deputy game wardens employed as herein provided shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The Commissioner may appoint and employ for a limited time as many deputy game wardens as deemed necessary. The number of game wardens shall be determined by the Commissioner with the approval of the Governor. A copy of the appointment and oath of office of each game warden and deputy shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner.(b) While so employed, game wardens shall devote their entire time to the discharge of their duties and shall not be engaged in any other business without having first obtained permission to do so from the Commissioner. The Commissioner may grant permission if it appears that the outside employment will not render the warden unavailable during an emergency, will not physically or mentally exhaust the warden to the point that performance of duties might be affected, and will not require that any special consideration be given to scheduling of regular duty hours. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)
10 V.S.A. § 4192
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife|§ 4192. Duties of deputy game wardens

§ 4192. Duties of deputy game wardens|Deputy game wardens shall have authority to enforce all provisions of this part and all orders and rules adopted thereunder. They shall also have authority to enforce the provisions of chapter 47 of this title, 13 V.S.A. § 3705, 24 V.S.A. § 2201, Title 25, and 23 V.S.A. chapter 29. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1967, No. 96, eff. April 13, 1967; 1971, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 6, 1972; 1991, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)