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2023 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.)
2023 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 Environment and Energy, 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife › § 4193. Seizure; power to arrest

§ 4193. Seizure; power to arrest
(a) The Chief Game Warden and State and deputy game wardens shall seize fish or wild animals taken or held in violation of a provision of this part or regulations or orders authorized under this part. They may arrest, without warrant and on view, in any part of the State, a person violating a provision of this part or regulations or orders authorized under this part and take such person before a magistrate having jurisdiction of the offense and detain such person in custody at the expense of the State until opportunity is had to notify a prosecuting officer, who shall forthwith prosecute such offender.
(b) While the State of New York shall have in effect a law similar to this subsection for the arrest and punishment of violations of the conservation or fish laws of this State or the State of New York, committed or attempted to be committed by any person fishing in that portion of Lake Champlain lying between such states, any game protector, game warden, sheriff, deputy sheriff or other person of either state, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the conservation or fish laws of such states, shall have power and authority to make arrest on any part of such lake between such states or the shores thereof and to take the person so arrested for trial to the state in which the violation was committed and there to prosecute such person according to the laws of such state. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife › § 4195. Power as to forest fires; payment

§ 4195. Power as to forest fires; payment
(a) While in and about the woods, the game wardens shall caution persons as to the danger of fires and shall extinguish a fire left burning. When a fire is threatening to extend beyond his or her control, the game warden shall notify all parties interested and the forest fire warden of the town in which such fire occurs. Until the arrival of such fire warden, he or she shall have all the powers of such fire warden.
(b) Such game wardens shall render a statement accompanied by proper vouchers for expense incurred in respect to such fire to the treasurer of the town in which the fire occurred and such town shall make payment therefor in the manner provided for the payment of forest fire wardens. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife › § 4196. Instructions and meetings

§ 4196. Instructions and meetings
The Chief Game Warden, with the advice and consent of the Commissioner, shall instruct and assist the game wardens in their duties and from time to time may call such wardens together at some time and place designated by the Commissioner for instruction in their duties. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife › § 4197. Records and reports

§ 4197. Records and reports
A game warden shall keep a record of his or her official acts in the manner and form prescribed by the Commissioner. He or she shall submit such record and such reports to the Commissioner as he or she may require. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife › § 4198. Police powers; training; State game wardens; deputy game wardens

§ 4198. Police powers; training; State game wardens; deputy game wardens
Upon obtaining from the Vermont Criminal Justice Council Level II or Level III law enforcement officer certification as established in 20 V.S.A. § 2358, State game wardens and deputy game wardens shall have the same law enforcement authority, duties, and powers as State Police, sheriffs, constables, and municipal police and shall have all immunities and defenses now or hereafter available to State Police, sheriffs, constables, and municipal police in a suit brought against them in consequence of acts done in the course of their employment. State game wardens and deputy game wardens shall receive their regular compensation during the time they are enrolled in the training program. (Added 1973, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), amended 1979, No. 57, § 11; 1991, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. July 1, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife › § 4199. Reciprocal assistance agreements

§ 4199. Reciprocal assistance agreements
(a) In this section, “officer” means a game warden, a conservation law enforcement officer, or a person in another state charged with enforcing the fish and wildlife laws of that state.
(b) The Commissioner may enter into a reciprocal assistance agreement with his or her counterpart in any other state. An agreement made under this section shall be for the purpose of cooperating and assisting each other in detecting and apprehending people violating the fish and wildlife or environmental laws of the State, subject to the limitations of section 4193 of this title.
(c) Pursuant to an agreement under this section, the Commissioner may send fish and wildlife wardens into another state for the purpose of assisting the officers of that state and may accept officers of another state into Vermont for the purpose of assisting Vermont wardens.
(d) Under an agreement pursuant to this section:
(1) When a Vermont game warden or an officer of one state enters another state for the purposes of assistance, he or she shall be under the operational control of the chief officer of the host state and shall have the same duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as officers of the host state. An officer of another state operating in Vermont under this section shall have the same powers as a Vermont game warden provided the officer is certified by the Executive Director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council as meeting the standards established in 20 V.S.A. § 2358 for Vermont law enforcement officers. This subsection does not nullify subsection 4193(b) of this title.
(2) When an officer is serving in another state under this section, the host state shall assume liability to third persons for actions of that officer taken on account of or in connection with a request for assistance hereunder but only to the extent that the host state would be liable for actions of one of its own officers. The home state of the officer shall be responsible for payment of salary, expenses, and injury and death benefits of the officer while on duty in another state.
(e) A reciprocal assistance agreement shall be executed in writing, shall set forth the terms and conditions under which assistance may be requested or rendered and shall remain in full force and effect until terminated by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement, or until 10 days after one of the parties has given notification to another party of intention to terminate the agreement. (Added 1991, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.).)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4251. Taking wild animals and fish; license

§ 4251. Taking wild animals and fish; license
(a) Except as provided in sections 4253 and 4254b of this title, a person shall not take wild animals or fish without first having procured a license therefor; provided, however, that a person under 15 years of age may take fish in accordance with this part and regulations of the Board, without first having procured a license therefor.
(b) The Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife may designate two days each calendar year as “free fishing days” for which no license shall be required. One day shall occur in the open water fishing season and one day shall occur during the ice fishing season. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1989, No. 27; 1989, No. 36, § 4; 2013, No. 78, § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4253. Landowner; family; exception

§ 4253. Landowner; family; exception
(a) A resident owner of lands, his or her spouse, and their minor children may, without procuring a license under this chapter, take fish from the waters therein, shoot pickerel, and take wild animals or wild birds therein subject to the provisions of this part.
(b) A nonresident owner of lands, his or her spouse, and their minor children, may without procuring a license under this chapter, take fish from the waters therein, shoot pickerel, and take wild animals or wild birds thereon subject to the provisions of this part, except if the lands are posted under provisions other than section 4710 of this title.
(c) As used in this section, “post” means any signage that would lead a reasonable person to believe that hunting is prohibited on the land.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
(1) exempt a captive hunt facility from the permitting requirements adopted under the rules of the Fish and Wildlife Board; or
(2) without a permit from the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, allow any person, including a hunt club, hunting association, or multiple landowners, to transport, possess, or fence any animal for the purpose of taking or attempting to take the animal by hunting. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1969, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.); 1973, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1981, No. 85, § 2; 2011, No. 54, § 10, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 5, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4254a. Trapping licenses

§ 4254a. Trapping licenses
(a) A resident, resident youth aged 17 or under on the date of license purchase, or nonresident trapping license may be issued to any person, provided that the applicant prior to issue first presents:
(1) a certificate of satisfactory completion of a trapper education course or its equivalent approved by the Commissioner; or
(2) a certificate of satisfactory completion of a trapper education course in another state or a province of Canada that is approved by the Commissioner; or
(3) a trapping license issued for this State or any other state or province of Canada and valid for any license year; or
(4) other satisfactory proof that the applicant has previously held a valid trapping license.
(b) The Commissioner shall provide for a course of basic instruction in trapper education. For this purpose, the Commissioner may cooperate with any reputable association, organization, or agency and may designate any person found by the Commissioner to be competent to give such instruction. A person so designated shall give such instruction and upon the successful completion thereof shall issue to a person satisfactorily completing the course of instruction a certificate in evidence thereof. No fee may be charged for taking a course of instruction provided for under this subsection. (Added 1989, No. 36, § 3; amended 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4254b. Therapeutic group fishing license

§ 4254b. Therapeutic group fishing license
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Health care professional” means an individual licensed or certified or otherwise authorized by Vermont law to provide professional health services.
(2) “Health service” means any treatment or procedure delivered by a health care professional to maintain an individual’s physical or mental health or to diagnose or treat an individual’s physical or mental health condition, including services ordered by a health care professional, chronic care management, preventive care, wellness services, and medically necessary services to assist in activities of daily living.
(3) “Individual representing a long-term care facility” means an employee of a long-term care facility or a person recognized as an official volunteer by the long-term care facility.
(4) “Long-term care facility” means any facility required to be licensed under 33 V.S.A. chapter 71 or a psychiatric facility with a long-term care unit required to be licensed under 18 V.S.A. chapter 43.
(b) The Commissioner may issue an annual therapeutic group fishing license to a health care professional or an individual representing a long-term care facility. A therapeutic group fishing license shall allow up to four persons per day to fish at one time, provided that:
(1) the persons are under the care of a health care professional or are residing in a long-term care facility; and
(2) while fishing, the persons are supervised by the health care professional or the individual representing a long-term care facility who was issued the therapeutic group fishing license.
(c) A person fishing under a therapeutic group fishing license shall not be required to obtain a fishing license under section 4251 of this title but shall be required to comply with all other requirements of this chapter, chapter 111 of this title, and the rules of the Board. When a person or group of persons is fishing under a therapeutic group fishing license, the person or group shall be accompanied at all times by the health care professional or the individual representing a long-term care facility to which the license was issued. The health care professional or individual representing a long-term care facility may assist persons fishing under the license with all aspects of fishing activity. The health care professional or individual representing a long-term care facility shall carry the license at all times while a person is fishing under the license and shall produce the license on demand by any fish and wildlife warden. (Added 2013, No. 78, § 8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4254c. Notice of trapping; dog or cat

§ 4254c. Notice of trapping; dog or cat
A person who incidentally traps a dog or cat shall notify a fish and wildlife warden or the Department within 24 hours after discovery of the trapped dog or cat. The Department shall maintain records of all reports of incidentally trapped dogs or cats submitted under this section, and the reports shall include the disposition of each incidentally trapped dog or cat. (Added 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4258. License; U.S. Armed Forces

§ 4258. License; U.S. Armed Forces
A license to hunt or fish shall be issued, upon payment of the resident license fee, to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who is on active duty and stationed at some military, air, or naval post, station, or base within the State. The member of the U.S. Armed Forces desiring a hunting, fishing, or combination hunting and fishing license shall certify that he or she is eligible for such a license under this section. Holders of such licenses shall be subject to all the laws of the State and the rules and regulations of the Board regulating hunting and fishing; and for violations of said laws or rules and regulations, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed therefor, and such licenses shall be revoked in the same manner as provided in section 4502 of this title. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1977, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 12, 1978; 2011, No. 54, § 7; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 32.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4259. Vermont residents; U.S. Armed Forces

§ 4259. Vermont residents; U.S. Armed Forces
Any resident of the State of Vermont who is serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or is performing or under orders to perform any homeland defense or State-side contingency operation, or both, for a period of 120 consecutive days or more shall certify that he or she is eligible under this section to obtain at no cost a hunting or fishing license or a combination hunting and fishing license. This provision will apply only during the period he or she is serving in the U. S. Armed Forces, or as certified pursuant to this section. A person who obtains a license under this section may keep the license until it expires, whether or not the person continues to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces until the expiration date. (Added 1971, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; amended 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 58a, eff. June 21, 2002; 2003, No. 10, § 1; 2011, No. 54, § 8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4261. Lost, replacement, or free license certificate

§ 4261. Lost, replacement, or free license certificate
(a) A person who has lost a license other than a lifetime license or permanent license may demand a lost license certificate from the agent of original issue. The fee shall be $5.00, which the agent may retain. If the agent of original issue is no longer selling licenses, the applicant may apply directly to the Department. If available, replacement and free licenses may be obtained from a point-of-sale agent or online at the State’s website. If requested from a point-of-sale agent, a $1.50 filing fee may be charged and retained by the agent.
(b) A person who has lost a lifetime license or permanent license may obtain a new license upon application to the Department, payment of a $5.00 fee, and submission of proof of identification. If available, replacement and free licenses may be obtained from a point-of-sale agent or online at the State’s website. If requested from a point-of-sale agent, a $1.50 filing fee may be charged and retained by the agent. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1967, No. 373 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 27, 1968; 1971, No. 84, § 4; 1977, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 12, 1978; 1989, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1991, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 1993; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 1997, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § B12; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 33.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4263. Expiration; nontransferability

§ 4263. Expiration; nontransferability
Licenses shall not be transferable and shall be dated when issued. Annual licenses shall be valid from January 1 of the calendar year for which they are issued or from the day of purchase and issue in that year as certified by the issuing agent. All annual licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year for which they were issued. Term licenses shall be valid only for the time period certified on the license form by the issuing agent. Any licenses may be sold prior to the date that they are to become effective. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1963, No. 27, § 2; 1989, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4266. Carrying and exhibiting license

§ 4266. Carrying and exhibiting license
A person who is required to have a license, as provided in section 4251 of this title, shall not take fish or wild animals, or transport fish, game, or fur-bearing animals, unless at the time of such taking and transporting he or she has such license on his or her person. On demand of a game warden or other officer authorized by law to make arrests, or of the owner of the land on which such person is fishing or hunting, the licensee shall exhibit such license. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4267. False statements; alterations; use by another; guide

§ 4267. False statements; alterations; use by another; guide
No person shall make a false statement in an application for a license to be issued under the provisions of this part or change or alter such a license or the coupon issued therewith or furnish to another or permit another to have or use such license or coupon issued to himself or herself or use such license or coupon issued to another or knowingly guide a hunter or angler who has not such a license. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4268. Fur buyer’s license

§ 4268. Fur buyer’s license
The furs and skins of fur-bearing animals and skins of deer, legally taken, may be bought and sold at any time, subject to the provisions of section 4861 of this title, provided that any person wishing to engage in the business of buying the furs or skins of fur-bearing animals or skins of deer shall first secure a license from the Commissioner, as provided by law. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1981, No. 85, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4269. Fees for fur buyer’s license

§ 4269. Fees for fur buyer’s license
The Commissioner may issue a license to a person that shall authorize him or her to engage in the business of buying furs or skins throughout the State while it remains in force. A person so licensed shall pay to the Commissioner the following fees:
(1) a fee of $25.00 if the applicant is a bona fide resident of the State;
(2) a fee of $50.00 if the applicant is a nonresident. (Added 1961, No. 59, § 4, eff. April 4, 1961; amended 1973, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1979, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1983, No. 68, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4270. Fur buyer’s records

§ 4270. Fur buyer’s records
Licensed dealers shall keep such records as the Commissioner may require. Such records shall be open to inspection by the Commissioner or his or her agents, and such dealer shall, within 30 days after the expiration of his or her license and upon request of the Commissioner, file with the Commissioner a sworn statement of such record or such part thereof as the Commissioner may require. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4271. Fur buyer’s license year; expiration of license

§ 4271. Fur buyer’s license year; expiration of license
Such licenses shall be effective from July 1 to June 30 inclusive. A person while engaged in the business of buying furs and skins shall have upon his or her person a license as provided in section 4268 of this title and on demand of a game warden or other officer authorized by law to make arrests shall exhibit such license. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1981, No. 85, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4273. False statement by fur buyer

§ 4273. False statement by fur buyer
No person shall make a false statement in an application for a fur buyer’s license or change or alter such a license in any way nor permit another to have or use such license. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 10 - Conservation and Development › Chapter 105 - Licenses › § 4274. Fur buyer’s license; definition of “person”

§ 4274. Fur buyer’s license; definition of “person”
The word “person” as used in sections 4268-4273 of this title shall mean only an individual. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)