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Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 038 - FISHING ACCESS AREA RULE (641) › Section 12 010 038 - FISHING ACCESS AREA RULE (641)

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4145(a) which authorizes the
				board to make rules 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
				10
				V.S.A. §
											4144."
1.2 This rule applies to use of state
				controlled fishing access areas and to persons, businesses, or entities that
				use the fishing access areas.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 039 - WATERFOWL REFUGE-TOWN OF ADDISON › Section 12 010 039 - WATERFOWL REFUGE-TOWN OF ADDISON

Current through June,
				2024
REGULATION. 894 AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION FISH
				  & GAME DEPT. MONTPELIER, VT.
Pursuant to the provisions of
				  3 V.S.A. 803, and under
				  authority of
				  10
				  V.S.A. 4144,
				  4145
				  and
				  4148
				  the Fish and Game Board hereby adopts a regulation as follows:
A state Waterfowl Refuge is hereby established on lands owned
				  by the State of Vermont, Fish and Game Department in the Town of Addison,
				  County of Addison, containing the so-called Jerome Farm, certain lands adjacent
				  to the western side of the so-called Jerome Farm, and the so-called Woodcock
				  tract.
The boundaries of the lands concerned are marked by posters
				  reading "State Waterfowl Refuge, Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Trapping and
				  Trespassing Prohibited."
Hunting, shooting, fishing, trapping, or trespassing is
				  prohibited on these lands without a permit issued by an agent or the
				  Commissioner. Such permits may be issued for certain hunting, fishing,
				  trapping, and other activities compatible with refuge management
				  objectives.
This regulation shall be effective September 25, 1976.
Dated at .....this 8 day of Sept. 1976.
Christopher Swezey Chairman
Fish & Game Board
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 040 - WATERFOWL RETRIEVAL ZONES › Section 12 010 040 - WATERFOWL RETRIEVAL ZONES

Current through June, 2024
Action 1. A new rule is added to read:
A new rule is added to read:
The Fish and Game Board may, when felt necessary, establish
				  waterfowl retrieval zones on public or private lands adjacent to state owned
				  and operated waterfowl refuge areas or controlled hunting areas. Such retrieval
				  zones must be individually reviewed and approved by the Fish and Game Board and
				  must meet the following criteria:
1.
				When such retrieval zones are established on private lands, written permission
				must be obtained from the landowner(s).
2. Retrieval zones must be clearly marked
				with signs spaced no further than 200 feet apart and on all corners, and will
				read:
"Waterfowl Retrieval Zone, Firearms Prohibitod In This Area,
				  Dead or Crippled Waterfowl may be retrieved in the zone between this line and
				  the posted refuge or controlled hunting boundary only by a person without a
				  firearm, Regulation No. 918, Vermont Fish and Game
				  Department."
Statutory Authority: Title
					 10 V.S.A. §
												4082 & §
					 4084
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 041 - WEIGHTED HOOK-LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG & CLYDE RIVER › Section 12 010 041 - WEIGHTED HOOK-LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG & CLYDE RIVER

Current through June,
				2024
113. Weighted hook
(a) Winooski River - Repealed
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2/17/94
S.O.S. #94-5
(b) Lake Memphremagog and Clyde River.
				Between the opening of the general trout season established pursuant to Section
				122A 1(a), and May 10, both dates inclusive, a person shall not take fish
				except by angling with not more than one line with an unweighted single pointed
				hook, and then only between 5:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. EST, or 6:00 A.M. to 9:00
				P.M. EDST, in the below designated portions of the Clyde River and Lake
				Memphremagog:
Beginning at a line across the Clyde River approximately 292
				  feet downstream from the Clyde Street Bridge and extending downstream into its
				  confluence with Lake Memphremagog to the westerly side of the so-called
				  Causeway Bridge on U.S. Route 5 and to the southerly side of the so-called Long
				  Bridge. - 1980, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 923, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; amended
				  1983, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 936, Section
				  3,
				  4
				  eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 042 - WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS › Section 12 010 042 - WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Purpose
Section 5215(b) Title 10 V.S.A.
The proper care of distressed wildlife requires special
				  knowledge and facilities not possessed by the general public. The purpose of
				  this Regulation is to establish a licensed group of individuals collectively
				  called Wildlife Rehabilitators to provide for the care of injured, debilitated,
				  and in certain cases, orphaned wildlife so that such wildlife may be returned
				  to the wild. Licensed pursuant to Vermont Fish and Wildlife Law,
				  10 V.S.A.,
				  Section 5215(b), the
				  Wildlife Rehabilitator is authorized to possess sick or injured wildlife and
				  provide necessary aid. It is, therefore, possible to achieve more humane care
				  and an earlier return to the wild.
Nothing in this Regulation authorizes or is intended to
				  authorize a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator to practice veterinary medicine in
				  violation of Vermont State Law, Title 26. However, a licensed veterinarian may
				  apply to become a rehabilitator. A rehabilitator rendering gratuitous services
				  in case of emergency should not attempt diagnosis or treatment beyond his or
				  her level of skill and training. No member of the Fish and Wildlife Department
				  shall become a Rehabilitator.
Section
				2 Definitions
For purposes of this Part:
(a) Commissioner means the Commissioner of
				the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(b) Department means the Department of Fish
				and Wildlife.
(c) Permit means the
				license to possess wildlife for a limited time issued pursuant to Fish and
				Wildlife Law,
				10 V.S.A.,
				Section 5215(b).
(d) Wild animals means all animals including
				birds, other than domestic animals, whether or not native to Vermont, including
				the family canidae, any hybrid with domestic dogs.
(e) Wildlife rehabilitation means the
				practice of providing care for injured or debilitated wild animals including
				their housing, feeding, emergency treatment and release to the wild.
(f) Big Game is defined as deer, bear, moose,
				wild turkey, caribou, elk.
(g)
				Orphaned wildlife is defined as the young of the year whose survival in the
				wild is not possible without the presence of the mother.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 043 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS (10 V.S.A. APP. SECTION 2B) › Section 12 010 043 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS (10 V.S.A. APP. SECTION 2B)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0 Annual
				Public Meetings
Five Regions are established for annual public meetings on
				  deer herd management pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											4081(f). The Regions are
				  comprised of Wildlife Management Units (WMU)s, as delineated in section 2.0
				  below, and are as follows:
a. Region
				1-WMU's A, B, C, F1, F2, G
b.
				Region 2- WMU's D1, D2, E1, E2,
c.
				Region 3- WMU's H, I, J1, J2
d.
				Region 4- WMU's K, L, N, P
e.
				Region 5- WMU's M, O, Q
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 044 - SPECIAL REGULATIONS - NOYES POND › Section 12 010 044 - SPECIAL REGULATIONS - NOYES POND

Current through June, 2024
Action 2 Special Regulations - Noyes Pond
1. Fishing in Noyes Pond shall be by fly
				fishing only. (Flies shall be artificial only).
2. The flies shall be single hook only, and
				must be either barbless or the barb filed or crimped down.
3. Fishing from the shore of Noyes Pond and
				its tributaries is prohibited.
4.
				Fishing is permitted only between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and one (1) hour after
				official sunset.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 045 - ANTLERLESS DEER SEASON (10 V.S.A. APP. section 2C) › Section 12 010 045 - ANTLERLESS DEER SEASON (10 V.S.A. APP. section 2C)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081. In adopting this rule, the Fish and
				Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the General Assembly that
				the protection, propagation, control, management, and conservation of fish,
				wildlife and fur-bearing animals in this state is in the interest of the public
				welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable resource for the people of
				the state requires a constant and continual vigilance. This rule recognizes
				that "the fish and wildlife of Vermont are held in trust by the state for the
				benefit of the citizens of Vermont and shall not be reduced to private
				ownership."
1.2 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population and utilization levels of the deer herd.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4084, the dates for the antlerless season are
				adopted under this rule.
1.4 In
				accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4742a(c), the Board
				establishes the taking of antlerless deer during the youth deer hunting
				weekend.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 046 - SECOND ARCHERY DEER HUNTING LICENSES (10 V.S.A. APP. 2D) › Section 12 010 046 - SECOND ARCHERY DEER HUNTING LICENSES (10 V.S.A. APP. 2D)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 2d. Second
				Archery Deer Hunting Licenses.
Pursuant to Title
				  10 V.S.A. §
											4084(a), relating to deer,
				  the Fish and Wildlife Board establishes that:
1.0 A person taking a deer on a second
				archery license, pursuant to § 4084(a), may take7 an antlerless deer
				during the period from the first Saturday in October and running for 28
				consecutive calendar days and the nine consecutive calendar days starting on
				the first Saturday after the completion of the regular rifle deer hunting
				season.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 049 - MOOSE MANAGEMENT (10 V.S.A. APP Section 33) › Section 12 010 049 - MOOSE MANAGEMENT (10 V.S.A. APP Section 33)

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081(a). In adopting this
				rule, the Fish and Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the
				General Assembly that the protection, propagation, control, management, and
				conservation of fish, wildlife and fur-bearing animals in this State is in the
				interest of the public welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable
				resource for the people of the State requires a constant and continual
				vigilance.
1.2 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population and utilization levels of the moose herd.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board
				may: establish open seasons; daily, season and possession limits for game;
				territorial limits; prescribe the manner and means of taking moose; establish
				territorial limits for the taking of moose; and establish restrictions on
				taking based upon sex, maturity and other physical distinctions.
1.4 In accordance with
				10
				V.S.A. §
											4254(i)(l),
				this rule establishes a process to auction five (5) moose permits to be awarded
				to the highest bidders.
1.5 In
				accordance with
				10
				V.S.A. §
											4254(i)(2),
				this rule establishes a separate drawing for eligible Vermont veterans through
				a special priority drawing through the permit lottery system.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 050 - FISHING TOURNAMENTS › Section 12 010 050 - FISHING TOURNAMENTS

Current through June, 2024
(A) The permit for a fishing tournament as
				required by Section 4613 shall be applied for no less than 30 days before the
				date of the tournament. The following information will be supplied to the
				Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department:
Name of organization, contact person(s), address and phone
				  number(s), dates and times of the tournament, body of water, location of
				  headquarters and check stations, number of anglers expected, fish species
				  involved, a dopy of the tournament rules, name and address permit is to be
				  mailed to.
(B) Within
				thirty (30) days after the tournament ends a report of the following
				information shall be provided to the Department:
Total number of tickets sold, estimated number of anglers,
				  number of anglers that registered catch, number of each species of fish
				  registered, and the number of registered fish released alive following
				  registration.
Tournament sponsors may be requested to cooperate further
				  with the Department in gathering additional information.
All tournaments rules shall be structured within the laws of
				  the State of Vermont. A fishing license is required by anyone 15 years of age
				  and older. All legal fishing methods and limits shall apply.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 053 - FALCONRY REGULATIONS (10 V.S.A. APP. section 11) › Section 12 010 053 - FALCONRY REGULATIONS (10 V.S.A. APP. section 11)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1 Purpose
This rule is adopted pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											4278. In adopting this rule, the commissioner
				  establishes specific requirements for ensuring that holders of falconry permits
				  are qualified and that the birds they possess are legally acquired and
				  appropriately cared for. This regulation defines required raptor housing
				  facilities and falconry equipment, legal means of taking, lawful species, ages
				  and numbers of raptors that may be taken and possessed, banding requirements,
				  and other restrictions on the practice of falconry.
Section 2 Definitions
(a) "Apprentice" permittee means a person
				meeting the requirements of 5(a) of this rule.
(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife or his/her designee.
(c) "Department" means the Vermont Department
				of Fish and Wildlife.
(d) "Permit"
				means a written authorization issued by the Department to take and possess
				raptors and to practice the sport of falconry issued pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4278(b).
(e) "Falconry" means the sport of hunting by
				use of trained raptors, including the training, feeding and handling of such
				raptors and their recapture after being released for hunting or
				training.
(f) "Falconer" means a
				person who possesses a raptor for the purposes of Falconry under this
				rule.
(g) "General" permittee means
				a person meeting the requirements of 5(b) of this rule.
(h) "Master" permittee means a person meeting
				the requirements of 5(c) of this rule.
(i) "Passage Bird" means a wild bird less
				than one year old.
(j) "Raptor"
				means all species and hybrids of the orders Strigiformes (hawks, eagles, and
				kites).
(k) "Sponsor" means a
				General or Master Falconer, currently permitted by Vermont, or another state,
				who has agreed to advise and train a holder of an Apprentice permit.
(l) "USFWS" means U.S. Fish and Wildlife
				Service.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 054 - PRIMARY PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL WOLF CHARACTERISTICS › Section 12 010 054 - PRIMARY PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL WOLF CHARACTERISTICS

Current through June,
				2024
The following are some general characteristics common to
				  wolves:
Wolves have large heads, long muzzles (distance from the eyes
				  to the top of the nose), and proportionately larger canines than domestic dogs.
				  Wolf eyes appear slanted when viewed head on and are most often yellow in
				  color. Built for speed and agility, wolves are lanky with narrow chests, long
				  legs, and large feet. They often appear "bonier" than domestic dogs. Their
				  front legs are quite close together and front feet toe out. The rear legs of a
				  wolf tend to be cow-hocked or turned in. While a domestic dog will often carry
				  his tail curved up over its back, a wolf carries its tail straight out or down
				  (a dominant wolf will sometimes hold it straight up). Wolves and occasionally
				  some northern breeds of dog, have an obvious gland located halfway down the top
				  of the tail. That gland called the supra caudal gland functions as a scent
				  carrier. The size of the supra caudal gland varies from that of a dime to 1 1/2
				  inches in diameter. The hair covering the gland will usually contrast with the
				  hair color of the tail and is often quite course. Wide tufts of hair often
				  project outward and downward from a wolf's ears, framing the face.
In the wild, the wolf is a social animal, living in family
				  groups, or packs. There are social hierarchies within the pack and being a
				  dominant member is an important survival tool. Dominant animals rule with
				  aggressive behavior, and wolves within packs will constantly test one another.
				  Wolves will watch for signs of weakness in pack members or prey and take
				  advantage of the weakness through aggressive behavior.
Wolves, because of the hunting instinct, are genetically
				  programmed to track and pounce (seemingly without provocation) upon small,
				  erratically behaving, vocalizing individuals who may, to the wolf, seem to be
				  distressed. Small children often appear to a wolf to be distressed prey.
				  Running or yelling on the part of a child can trigger a predatory response in a
				  wolf. This instinctive response is almost impossible to alter through
				  socialization or training.
Wolves are hyperactive compared to dogs and extremely curious
				  or inquisitive. They may be shy around people and are extremely difficult to
				  restrain. In the wild, wolves may range up to 30 to 125 miles per day and from
				  a standing position can jump vertically 6 to 8 feet.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 055 - HATCHERY BROOK CLOSURE - GRAND ISLE (ED WEED) FISH HATCHERY › Section 12 010 055 - HATCHERY BROOK CLOSURE - GRAND ISLE (ED WEED) FISH HATCHERY

Current through June,
				2024
REGULATION 1012 HATCHERY BROOK CLOSURE
That portion of the so-called Hatchery Brook, located in the
				  Town of Grand Isle to the south of the Fish Hatchery Buildings, from the mouth
				  of the brook at Gordon's Landing, Lake Champlain, upstream approximately 1,150
				  feet to the main Hatchery driveway off Bell Hill Road shall be closed to all
				  fishing.
Statutory Authority:
					 10 V.S.A., §
												4083
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 056 - TAKING OF MOOSE DOING DAMAGE TO FENCING, TUBING, OR CHRISTMAS TREES › Section 12 010 056 - TAKING OF MOOSE DOING DAMAGE TO FENCING, TUBING, OR CHRISTMAS TREES

Current through June,
				2024
(A) Only with prior
				approval from a Game Warden, a landowner may take a moose which has repeatedly
				or may continue to substantially damage;
(1)
				tubing. fittings, and mainline used in maple sap collection.
(2) fencing that is currently containing
				hoofed livestock.
(3) Christmas
				Tree Plantations.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 058 - POSTING AGAINST HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING › Section 12 010 058 - POSTING AGAINST HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING

Current through June,
				2024
(a) Pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. Section
				5201(b) the Fish &
				Wildlife Commissioner specifies that signs prohibiting the taking of fish or
				wild animals or trapping on land posted against such activity by the person or
				persons having the exclusive hunting, fishing and trapping rights thereto
				shall:
(1) be not less than 8 1/2" by 11"
				;
(2) have lettering and background
				of contrasting colors;
(3) state
				that hunting, fishing or trapping or any combination of the three are
				prohibited or forbidden;
(4) be
				dated each year;
(5) be erected on
				or near the boundaries of the posted land or waters, not more than 400 feet
				apart, and at each corner of the boundaries of posted land;
(6) be annually recorded at the town clerk's
				office in the town where the posted land or waters is located, on a form
				provided by the Fish & Wildlife Commissioner, with a copy retained and a
				copy provided to the Commissioner; and
(7) shall not be considered void if other
				language is added to the sign that is not covered by section 5201, as long as a
				reasonable person would understand that hunting, fishing or trapping are
				prohibited or forbidden.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 059 - LEASHED TRACKING DOGS › Section 12 010 059 - LEASHED TRACKING DOGS

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Definitions
For the purposes of this rule;
(a) "Department" means the Vermont Department
				of Fish & Wildlife.
(b)
				"Leashed tracking dog" means and a dog which is used to track and find dead,
				injured, or wounded big game pursuant to a licensed issued in accordance with
				this rule. The dog must be licensed as required by Title 20 VSA.
(c) "Licensed" means a leashed tracking dog
				certificate issued pursuant to this rule, authorizing use of leashed tracking
				dogs as specified in this rule.
(d)
				"Licensee" means a person who is the holder of a leashed tracking dog
				license.
(e) "Physically
				incapacitated" means incapable of participating in the hunt due to physical
				injury.
(f) "Dispatch" means to
				humanely kill.
(g) "Big Game
				Animal" means deer and bear only.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 060 - DEER MANAGEMENT (V.S.A. APP. Section 37) › Section 12 010 060 - DEER MANAGEMENT (V.S.A. APP. Section 37)

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081(b). In adopting this
				rule, the fish and wildlife board is following the policy established by the
				General Assembly that the protection, propagation, control, management, and
				conservation offish, wildlife and fur-bearing animals in this state is in the
				interest of the public welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable
				resource for the people of the state requires a constant and continual
				vigilance.
1.2 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population and utilization levels of the deer herd.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4084, this rule establishes open seasons;
				establishes daily, season and possession limits; prescribes the manner and
				means of taking white-tailed deer and establishes restrictions on taking based
				on sex and antler characteristics.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 061 - 2002 SPRING TURKEY SEASON - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT A › Section 12 010 061 - 2002 SPRING TURKEY SEASON - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT A

Current through June,
				2024
REGULATION # 1022
1. Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) A shall be
				open to spring turley hunting for 31 consecutive days, May 1, 2002 to May 31,
				2002 by permit only as per Regulation # 1007.
2. Eighty (80) permits to take bearded
				turkeys only shall be issued for WMU A. Ten (10) percent of the permits shall
				be issued to non-resident hunters, provided that if there are insufficient
				non-resident applications, any undrawn permits shall be awarded to resident
				applicants.
3. Youth hunters who
				complete in and are awarded a permit in the WMU A Lottery established by
				Regulation # 1007 may hunt in WMU A in the two-day youth turkey season April
				27-28, 2002
4. No person who has
				held a WMU A turkey hunting permit in any of the previous three years may apply
				for a turkey hunting permit in the current calendar year.
5. Complete applications must be received at
				the Department's main office in Waterbury either by mail federally postmarked
				no later than March 15, 2002 or hand delivered by 4:30 PM on March 15,
				2002.
Authority:10 V.S.A. C. 103 §§ 4082,
					 4084
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 062 - RULE GOVERNING PUBLIC USE OF VERMONT FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT LANDS (10 V.S.A. APP. section 15) › Section 12 010 062 - RULE GOVERNING PUBLIC USE OF VERMONT FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT LANDS (10 V.S.A. APP. section 15)

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4145(a) which authorizes the
				Board to adopt rules 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
				10
				V.S.A. §
											4144."
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 064 - SUSPENSION OF LICENSES: ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS › Section 12 010 064 - SUSPENSION OF LICENSES: ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS

Current through June,
				2024
1) For the purposes
				of this rule the term "license" shall include any and all licenses and permits
				issued by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.
2) Upon receipt of a license suspension order
				issued by the court pursuant to
				15 VSA
				Section 798, a suspension notice shall be
				issued to the license holder. The license holder shall have 15 days to contest
				the suspension based on the grounds of mistaken identity or compliance with the
				support order. If the suspension is not contested, the suspension will be
				effective on the 16th day as provided in the notice and the license shall be
				forwarded to the Law Enforcement Division of the Fish & Wildlife
				Department, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT.
3) All notices of compliance with a child
				support order shall be upon a standard compliance form, as devised and approved
				by the court, Office of Child Support, and this Department.
4) If the motion for the court order was
				brought by the Office of Child Support, then notice of compliance shall only be
				accepted from the Office of Child Support or the court.
5) If the motion for the court order was
				brought by the custodial parent, then notice of compliance shall be accepted
				from the custodial parent, custodial parent's attorney, or the court.
6) If the notice of compliance was dated
				before the effective date of the suspension, the suspension shall be
				canceled.
7) Upon notice of
				reinstatement from the court, the Department shall reissue the suspended
				license and notify the individual of such within five (5) working days of the
				receipt of the notice. The Department shall charge a reinstatement fee equal to
				the cost of the original license.
8) Department personnel shall direct all
				inquires from persons seeking reinstatement to the court or the Office of Child
				Support, if Office of Child Support was the entity which brought the motion for
				suspension before this court.
Statutory Authority:
					 15 V.S.A.
					 §§
												795 and
					 798(d)
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 065 - LATE SNOW GOOSE SEASON FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 10, 2003 › Section 12 010 065 - LATE SNOW GOOSE SEASON FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 10, 2003

Current through June,
				2024
1. Vermont Fish and
				Wildlife Board Rule # 1025, effective February 15, 2002, is repealed.
2.
2002 Late Snow Goose Season (Winter
							 2002-2003)
Species
Lake Champlain Zone
Interior Vermont
Connecticut River
Zone
Zone
Snow Geese
February 24, 2003 -
February 24, 2003
-
(includes blue
March 10, 2003
March, 10, 2003
geese)
3.
				The daily limit for snow geese, to include blue geese, is 15. There is no
				possession limit.
4. This rule
				effective upon filing the adopted rule with the Secretary of State's Office.10
				V.S.A. C. 103 §§ 4081, 4082, 4084
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 068 - TAKING OF TURKEYS DOING DAMAGE › Section 12 010 068 - TAKING OF TURKEYS DOING DAMAGE

Current through June, 2024
(A) A landowner, or the landowner's
				authorized agent, with prior approval from a Game Warden, may take, on land
				owned or occupied by the landowner and not posted except as provided in section
				4710 of this title, a turkey which the landowner can prove, has repeatedly, or
				may continue to substantially damage the following:
(1) a crop bearing plant; or
(2) a crop, except grass; or
(3) a crop which has been harvested and
				stored
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 069 - RULE GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF DEER OR ELK CARCASSES FROM CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE ENDEMIC AREAS, AFFECTED AREAS AND OUT-OF-STATE CAPTIVE HUNT OR FARM FACILITIES › Section 12 010 069 - RULE GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF DEER OR ELK CARCASSES FROM CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE ENDEMIC AREAS, AFFECTED AREAS AND OUT-OF-STATE CAPTIVE HUNT OR FARM FACILITIES

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
This rule is promulgated pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											4081. In promulgating this rule, the Fish and
				  Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the General Assembly that
				  the protection, propagation, control, management, and conservation of fish,
				  wildlife and fur-bearing animals in this state is in the interest of the public
				  welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable resource for the people of
				  the state requires a constant and continual vigilance.
In accordance with
				  10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				  best health, population and utilization levels of the regulated species and
				  other necessary or desirable species which are related to the regulated
				  species.
This rule applies to importation and possession of deer or
				  elk carcasses or the parts thereof, from chronic wasting disease endemic and
				  affected areas, and out-of-state captive hunt and farm facilities.
This rule shall apply to all persons who import, possess,
				  transport, use, or deal with deer or elk carcasses, or parts thereof, from
				  chronic wasting disease endemic affected areas and out-of-state captive and
				  farm facilities.
Section
				2.0 Purpose
The purpose of this rule is to:
a) ensure the conservation of the wildlife in
				the state, and
b) maintain the best
				health of native cerdivae of the state, and
c) prevent the introduction or spread of a
				disease that is potentially harmful to humans and wild species.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 070 - RULE DEFINING MOUTHS OF TRIBUTARIES AND LINES BETWEEN POINTS TO IDENTIFY THE VERMONT PORTION OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN › Section 12 010 070 - RULE DEFINING MOUTHS OF TRIBUTARIES AND LINES BETWEEN POINTS TO IDENTIFY THE VERMONT PORTION OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
This rule is promulgated pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											4609(c).
This rule defines the Vermont portion of Lake Champlain, for
				  reciprocal license purposes, easterly of which a Vermont fishing license is
				  required for all individuals fifteen (15) years of age or older.
This rule shall apply to all persons who take or attempt to
				  take fish on the Vermont portion of Lake Champlain and that portion of Lake
				  Champlain easterly of the Vermont portion of Lake Champlain.
Section 2.0 Purpose
The purpose of this rule is to:
a) Define that portion of Lake Champlain
				lying between the Vermont-New York State boundary and that portion of Lake
				Champlain lying wholly in Vermont where holders of a New York fishing license
				are extended reciprocal fishing privileges, and
b) Provide a border for the eastern side of
				the Vermont portion of Lake Champlain that is easy for anglers to identify,
				and
c) Ensure the conservation of
				the fish in the state.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 072 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY YOUTH MOOSE LICENSE RULE › Section 12 010 072 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY YOUTH MOOSE LICENSE RULE

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
In accordance with
				  10 V.S.A. §
											4255(f), this rule provides
				  the criteria and procedure for issuing a no-cost moose license to a child or
				  young adult age 21 years or younger who has a life threatening disease or
				  illness and who is sponsored by a qualified charitable organization.
Section 2.0 Purpose
The purpose of this rule is to provide the criteria and
				  procedure for issuing up to one annual no-cost moose license to a child or
				  young adult, 21 or younger, who has a life threatening disease or illness,
				  implementing the policy found in ACT NO. 163, AN ACT RELATING TO EXECUTIVE
				  BRANCH FEES, as passed by the General Assembly in 2004.
Section 3.0 Definitions
3.1 "Accompany" means being able to
				communicate without the aid of artificial devices except medically prescribed
				eyeglasses or hearing aids.
3.2
				"Department" means the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
3.3 "Qualified Child or Young Adult 21 Years
				of Age or Younger" means a person twenty-one years of age or younger who has
				been determined by a licensed physician to have a life-threatening disease or
				illness.
3.4 "Qualified Charitable
				Organization" means a nonprofit organization that is qualified under section
				503(c)(3)
				of the United States Internal Revenue Code and that affords opportunities and
				experiences to qualified children or young adults with life threatening
				diseases or illnesses.
3.5
				"Applicant" means a person twenty-one years of age or younger who has been
				determined by a licensed physician to have a life-threatening disease or
				illness and who has submitted an application for a no-cost moose license
				through a qualified charitable organization to the Department.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 073 - FURBEARING SPECIES (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 44) › Section 12 010 073 - FURBEARING SPECIES (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 44)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority.
1.1 This rule is promulgated
				pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §§
										4081,
				4082,
				4084,
				4828, and 4861. In promulgating this rule,
				the Fish and Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the General
				Assembly that the protection, propagation, control, management, and
				conservation of fish, wildlife, and fur-bearing animals in this State is in the
				interest of the public welfare and that the safeguarding of these valuable
				resources for the people of the State requires a constant and continual
				vigilance.
1.2 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §§
										4082 and
				4084, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population, and utilization levels of the regulated
				species.
1.3 This rule shall apply
				to all persons who take or attempt to take fur-bearing animals by trapping or
				hunting.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 074 - REGULATION # 881A, FISH IMPORTATION › Section 12 010 074 - REGULATION # 881A, FISH IMPORTATION

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A §§
											4081(a),
				4082,
				4083 and
				4605
				which authorize the board to carry out the purposes of protecting the state's
				fish and the waters of this state.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 075 - FEES FOR THE USE OF FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT LANDS AND FACILITIES › Section 12 010 075 - FEES FOR THE USE OF FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT LANDS AND FACILITIES

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4132(e) that requires the
				Commissioner of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department to adopt and publish
				regulations for reasonable fees for the use of Department lands.
1.2 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4132(e), all fees or charges
				collected for the use of fish and wildlife lands and properties shall be
				deposited in the fish and wildlife fund.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 076 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF ANIMALS FOR TAKING BY HUNTING › Section 12 010 076 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF ANIMALS FOR TAKING BY HUNTING

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority and Application
1.1 This rule is
				promulgated pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §§
											4081,
				4082
				and
				4714.
1.2 In promulgating this rule, the Vermont
				Fish and Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the General
				Assembly that "the protection, propagation control, management and conservation
				of fish, wildlife and furbearing animals in this state is in the interest of
				the public welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable resource for the
				people of the state requires a constant and continual vigilance," as stated in
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population and utilization levels of wild animals.
1.4 Wild animals in Vermont belong to the
				people in their collective and sovereign capacity, not in their private and
				individual capacities, as long recognized by the Vermont Supreme Court.[n1]
				Ownership of wild animals may only be acquired subject to the reasonable
				regulation as provided for by the General Assembly.
[n1 See, inter alia, State v. Theriault, 70 Vt. 617 (1898),
				  Payne v. Sheets, 75 Vt. 335 (1903); State v. Niles, 78 Vt. 266 (1906); Zanotti
				  v. Bolles 80 Vt. 345 (1907).]
1.5 This rule applies to any live animal that
				is possessed or confined for the purposes of taking by hunting.
1.6 This rule applies to enclosures whose
				purpose is to confine animals to be taken by the means of hunting. It shall not
				apply to activities permitted under the provisions of
				10 V.S.A. §
											5212, or regulations 734 (Beagle Training)
				and 690 (Regulated Shooting Grounds).
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 077 - RULE ESTABLISHING A LIST FOR PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED FISH SPECIES › Section 12 010 077 - RULE ESTABLISHING A LIST FOR PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED FISH SPECIES

Current
				through June, 2024
Section
				1.0 Authority
1.1 This rule is
				adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A §
											4081(a) which provides that
				the protection, propagation, control, management, and conservation of fish,
				wildlife, and furbearing animals in this state is in the interest of the public
				welfare and that the safeguarding of these valuable resources for the people of
				the state requires a constant and continual vigilance, and in accordance with
1.2
										10
				V.S.A. §
											4605(c)
				provides that the commissioner may, by rule, adopt a list of fish which, if
				introduced into Vermont waters, have the potential to cause harm to the fish
				population of the state.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 078 - SPRING SNOW GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER (section 35) › Section 12 010 078 - SPRING SNOW GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER (section 35)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081(a). In adopting this
				rule, the Fish and Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the
				General Assembly that the protection, propagation, control, management, and
				conservation of fish, wildlife and fur-bearing animals in this state is in the
				interest of the public welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable
				resource for the people of the state requires a constant and continual
				vigilance.
1.2 The Board's authority
				to permit the taking of migratory game birds is found at
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082(b) and at 50 CFR, Parts
				20 and 21.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 079 - WATERFOWL BOUNDARY (10 V.S.A. APP. section 23B) › Section 12 010 079 - WATERFOWL BOUNDARY (10 V.S.A. APP. section 23B)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081. In adopting this rule, the Fish and
				Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the General Assembly that
				the protection, propagation, control, management, and conservation of fish,
				wildlife and fur-bearing animals in this state is in the interest of the public
				welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable resource for the people of
				the state requires a constant and continual vigilance.
1.2
										10 V.S.A. §
											4082(a) states: "The board
				may adopt rules, under chapter 25 of Title 3, to be known as the "Vermont fish
				and wildlife regulations" for the regulation of fish and wild game and the
				taking thereof except as otherwise specifically provided by law. The rules
				shall be designed to maintain the best health, population and utilization
				levels of the regulated species..."
1.3 The Board's authority to permit the
				taking of migratory game birds is a found at
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082(b) and at 50 CFR, Parts
				20 and 21.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 080 - MOOSE PERMIT RULE (10 V.S.A. APP. section 33A.) › Section 12 010 080 - MOOSE PERMIT RULE (10 V.S.A. APP. section 33A.)

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081(a). In adopting this
				rule, the Fish and Wildlife Board is following the policy established by the
				General Assembly that the protection, propagation, control, management, and
				conservation of fish, wildlife and fur-bearing animals in this state is in the
				interest of the public welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable
				resource for the people of the state requires a constant and continual
				vigilance.
1.2 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population and utilization levels of the moose herd.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board
				may: establish open seasons; daily, season and possession limits for game.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 081 - TRANSITION OF THE RELEVANT CAPTIVE HUNT FACILITY TO THE COMPLIANCE WITH 10 V.S.A. APP. Section 19 (10 V.S.A. APP. section 19A) › Section 12 010 081 - TRANSITION OF THE RELEVANT CAPTIVE HUNT FACILITY TO THE COMPLIANCE WITH 10 V.S.A. APP. Section 19 (10 V.S.A. APP. section 19A)

Current through June,
				2024
Section 1.0
				Authority
1.1 This rule is promulgated
				pursuant to No. 54 of the Acts of the 2011 Sess. (2011) (hereinafter "Act 54")
				which requires that "the fish and wildlife board shall adopt by rule a process
				by which the number of white-tailed deer and moose entrapped within the
				relevant captive hunt facility is reduced to zero by taking, as that term is
				defined in
				10 V.S.A. §
											4001, over a three-year period from September
				1, 2011."
1.2 This rule is
				promulgated pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §§
											4081,
				4082.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081, this rule is following the policy
				established by the General Assembly that "the protection, propagation control,
				management and conservation of fish, wildlife and furbearing animals in this
				state is in the interest of the public welfare and that the safeguarding of
				this valuable resource for the people of the state requires a constant and
				continual vigilance."
1.4 In
				accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population and utilization levels of wild animals.