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Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 004 - NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD › Chapter 052 - WATER QUALITY CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 12 004 052 - WATER QUALITY CLASSIFICATIONS

Current through June,
				2024
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
				POLICY
Section 01 Applicability and
				Definitions
A. Applicability
1. Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. Chapter 47, after
				the classification of any waters has been established, those waters shall be
				managed by the Secretary in order to obtain and maintain the classification.
				The Secretary may enforce a classification and these rules against any person
				affected thereby who, with notice of the classification, has failed to
				comply.
2. Concerning any
				application, the Water Quality Standards in effect at the time of the filing
				shall apply. These Water Quality Standards shall apply to those applications,
				including applications for the renewal of existing approvals, that are filed on
				or after the date upon which the amended standards become effective, and to all
				other activities that occur after that date. These rules shall apply to all
				"waters of the United States" as defined in
				40
				C.F.R. §
													122.2 (1995). Application of
				these rules to waters of the United States shall not require the issuance of a
				state or federal permit, license, certification or approval for discharges or
				activities where no such permit, license, certification or approval requirement
				exists under applicable state or federal law, including, but not limited to,
				discharges and activities that satisfy the exemptions and exclusions set forth
				at 40
				C.F.R. §
													122.3 and §
												232.3
				(1995).
3. In the event any of
				these rules, or any portion thereof, is found by a court of competent
				jurisdiction to be illegal or void, the remainder thereof shall be deemed
				unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect.
4. The following exclusions apply only to
				artificial bodies of water that were not originally created in waters or did
				not result from impoundment of waters:
a. Off
				stream reservoirs (such as snowmaking ponds) may be subject to water level
				fluctuations that are necessary to achieve the purposes for which the reservoir
				was constructed and accordingly, shall not be required to meet the criteria of
				these rules impacted by water level fluctuations in the reservoir;
b. Waste treatment systems (including waste
				management systems constructed as part of Best Management Practices under 6
				V.S.A. Chapter 215 and treatment ponds, lagoons, or wetlands created solely to
				meet the requirements of a permit issued for a discharge) determined to be
				necessary to achieve compliance with these rules shall not be required to be
				managed as waters under these rules.
5. Waters created exclusively by rainfall or
				snowmelt events, such as puddles and overland flow, that are so temporary in
				nature that they do not support the existing and designated uses, shall not be
				considered waters.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 004 - NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD › Chapter 056 - VERMONT WETLANDS RULES › Section 12 004 056 - VERMONT WETLANDS RULES

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 General
1.1 Purpose and Applicability
It is the policy of the State of Vermont to identify and
				  protect significant wetlands and the values and functions which they serve in
				  such a manner that the goal of no net loss of such wetlands and their functions
				  is achieved.
These rules are adopted under the authority of the Water
				  Resources Panel of the Vermont Natural Resources Board (Panel) pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
												6025(d)(5). This statute
				  limits the applicability of these rules to those wetlands which are so
				  significant that they merit protection in this program. Wetlands that are not
				  significant should be assumed to have public value, and therefore may merit
				  protection under other statutory or regulatory authority.
Except as provided for below, these rules shall apply to all
				  other land uses occurring within a significant wetland or its associated buffer
				  zone that are commenced after February 23, 1990. These rules shall not apply to
				  any land use for which:
(1) a complete
				application for all local, state and federal permits related to either the
				regulation of land use or the protection of wetlands had been submitted as of
				February 23, 1990, and where the applicant does not subsequently file an
				application for a permit amendment in a way that would have an undue, adverse
				impact on a protected function of a significant wetland, and substantial
				construction of the project commences within two years of the date on which all
				such local, state and federal permits become final;
(2) all local, state and federal permits
				related to either the regulation of land use or the protection of wetlands had
				been obtained as of February 23, 1990 and where substantial construction of the
				project commenced by February 23, 1992; or
(3) no local, state or federal permits
				related to either the regulation of land use or the protection of wetlands are
				required and where substantial construction was commenced prior to February 23,
				1990.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 004 - NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD › Chapter 058 - RULES REGULATING THE MOORING OF VESSELS IN MALLETTS BAY, LAKE CHAMPLAIN › Section 12 004 058 - RULES REGULATING THE MOORING OF VESSELS IN MALLETTS BAY, LAKE CHAMPLAIN

Current through June,
				2024
Rule No.1
All public waters in Mallets Bay and portions of Lake
				  Champlain adjacent to the Town of Colchester are hereby designated a Mooring
				  Management Area This Mooring Management Area is depicted on a map, entitled
				  "Town of Colchester Mooring Management Area and Mooring Management Zones" dated
				  March 29, 1993 hereby incorporated.
Rule
				No.2
Within the Mooring Management Area, six (6) Mooring
				  Management Zones (MMZ) are designated, as depicted on the above-referenced
				  map.
Rule No.3
Pursuant to
				  10 VSA §
											1424(f), the board delegates
				  authority to regulate moorings in MMA 1-6 to the Town This delegation shall be
				  effective only when both of the following requirements are met.
a. The Town has duly adopted ordinance for
				implementing this delegation; and
b. The Board has determined in writing that
				the implementing ordinance, and any subsequent amendment to that ordinance, is
				consistent with the provisions of
				10 V.S.A. §
											1424, and general managment policies
				pertaining to the use of public waters adopted by the Board, and these
				rules.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 004 - NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD › Chapter 059 - USE OF PUBLIC WATERS › Section 12 004 059 - USE OF PUBLIC WATERS

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Applicability and Purpose
1.1 General
The Use of Public Waters Rules (Rules) govern the aquatic
				  resources management of the public waters of Vermont by the Water Resources
				  Panel of the Vermont Natural Resources Board under
				  10 V.S.A. §
												1424. The Rules establish a number of general
				  management rules to protect normal uses on all lakes, ponds and
				  reservoirs.
Appendices attached to these Rules are rules of the Water
				  Resources Panel adopted pursuant to the authority of
				  10 V.S.A. §
												1424.
The Rules also provide guidance for the review of petitions
				  filed pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
												1424 seeking the adoption of rules regulating
				  the use of particular public waters. The Rules attempt to avoid, where
				  possible, and resolve, when necessary, conflicts in the use of public waters in
				  a comprehensive and integrated manner so that the various uses may be enjoyed
				  in a reasonable manner, considering the best interests of both current and
				  future generations of the citizens of the state and insuring that natural
				  resource values of the public waters are fully protected.
1.2 Authority
These Rules are promulgated by the Water Resources Panel of
				  the Natural Resources Board pursuant to the authority granted by
				  10 V.S.A. §§
												1424(a) and
				  6025(d)(4).
1.3 Severability
The provisions of these Rules are severable, and the
				  invalidity of any section, phrase, clause or part of these Rules shall not
				  affect the validity or effectiveness of the remainder of the Rules.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 004 - NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD › Chapter 061 - RULES DETERMINING MEAN WATER LEVELS › Section 12 004 061 - RULES DETERMINING MEAN WATER LEVELS

Current through June, 2024
As amended, effective December 30, 2011
"Mean water level" for purposes of
				  29 V.S.A. §
										401 and "normal mean water level" for
				  purposes of
				  10 V.S.A. §
										1422(8) shall be referenced
				  to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29), and shall be determined
				  according to the following rules:
Rule
				No.1
For Lake Champlain, the mean water level shall be 955 feet
				  NGVD 29.
Rule No.2
For those lakes and ponds that have an artificial structure
				  which controls the flow of water at the outlet, the mean water level shall be
				  the elevation of the spillway plus the mean depth of flowage over the spillway
				  as measured during the period June 1 to September 15 or, if water does not
				  consistently flow over the spillway, the mean water level that has customarily
				  maintained during said period.
Rule
				No.3
For those lakes and ponds that have natural outlets,
				  exclusive of Lake Champlain, the mean water level shall be the elevation of the
				  low point in the natural control section plus the mean depth of flowage over it
				  as measured during the period June 1 to September 15.
Rule No.4
Rules 2 and 3 above do not apply to lakes and ponds for
				  which the former Water Resources Board or Water Resources Panel has promulgated
				  rules or may in the future promulgate rules pursuant to 10 VSA § 6025d 1
				  For such lakes and ponds the mean water level shall be the highest of any such
				  levels established by the Board or Panel to be maintained during the period
				  June 1 to September 15.
Rule
				No.5
The Department of Environmental Conservation shall collect
				  water level data on lakes and ponds and shall determine mean water levels
				  pursuant to these rules, based on that data, hydrologic or hydraulic analyses,
				  watermarks, or similar data or methods.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 004 - NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD › Chapter 062 - ENVIRONMENTAL CITATIONS RULE (CHAPTERS 151 AND 201) › Section 12 004 062 - ENVIRONMENTAL CITATIONS RULE (CHAPTERS 151 AND 201)

Current through June,
				2024
Rule No.1 Authority
This Rule is adopted pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											8019.
Rule No.2 Purpose
This Rule addresses the issuance of citations to resolve
				  environmental violations of the statute, rules and permits under the
				  jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Board and establishes the minimum,
				  maximum, and waiver penalty amounts for each violation.
Rule No.3 Applicability
This Rule applies to citations issued under the authority of
				  the Natural Resources Board pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											8019 for violations of 10 V.S.A. Ch. 151,
				  violations of the Act 250 Rules promulgated pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											6025(b), and violations of
				  Land Use Permits issued pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A.
				  §
											6086(a) by the
				  district commissions established by
				  10 V.S.A. §
											6026.
Table A applies only to citations issued pursuant to
				  10 V.S.A. §
											8019 and is not applicable to calculations
				  for any other penalty.
Rule
				No.4 Definitions
(a) The
				definitions in
				10 V.S.A. §
											8002 shall apply to this Rule, unless
				specifically otherwise defined herein.
(b) As used in this Rule:
(1) "Citation" means a civil citation issued
				pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
												8019.
(2) "Continuing violation" means a violation
				that continues from one calendar day into the following calendar day or
				days.
(3) "Respondent" means a
				person who has been issued a citation.
(4) "Violation" means noncompliance with 10
				V.S.A. Ch. 151, the Act 250 Rules adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
												6025(b), or a Land Use
				Permit issued pursuant to 10 V.S.A. Ch. 151; or an assurance of discontinuance,
				administrative or judicial order, or citation relating to Act 250.
(5) "De minimis violation" means a violation
				that causes little to no actual or potential harm to the public health, safety
				or welfare or to the environment and which constitutes only a small deviation
				from the requirements of a statute, rule, permit,.
(6) "Waiver penalty" means the penalty paid
				by a respondent who voluntarily waives the right to contest a
				citation.
(7) "Act 250" means 10
				V.S.A. Ch. 151.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 001 - ANADROMOUS ATLANTIC SALMON › Section 12 010 001 - ANADROMOUS ATLANTIC SALMON

Current through June, 2024
Action 1.
A new rule entitled Anadromous Atlantic Salmon is added to
				  Regulation #122 to read as follows:
K.
				Anadromous Atlatnic Salmon
Angling (a) A person shall not take or attempt to take any
				  Anadromous Atlantic Salmon from the Vermont tributaries of the Connecticut
				  River. Any Salmon taken unintentionally shall be handled in accordance with
				  Title 10, Chapter 111, Section 4602.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 002 - AREAS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN CLOSED TO ELECTROFISHING FOR EELS DURING THE SPAWNING SEASON FOR GAME FISH › Section 12 010 002 - AREAS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN CLOSED TO ELECTROFISHING FOR EELS DURING THE SPAWNING SEASON FOR GAME FISH

Current through June, 2024
Action 1.
The following areas of Lake Champlain shall be closed to
				  Electrofishing for Eels from ice out to June 1st to protect the spawning areas
				  of game fish:
1. Missisquoi Bay -
				North of the East Alburg Railroad Bridge, including the Missisquoi
				River.
2. Maquam Bay - North of a
				line from Taber's Point (Hog Island Point) east to the Swanton Municipal
				Beach.
3. Lapans Bay and St. Albans
				Bay - East of a line from Sampson Point to the northern tip of Woods Island to
				the southwest tip of Ball Island to the Georgia shore in a southeast line to
				Melville Landing.
4. Sandbar Refuge
				(Dead Creek) - Along the shore from Trout Brook to Route 2 for a distance of
				1,000 feet from shore.
5. Sandbar
				Refuge (Lamoille River) - Along the shore from Route 2 to Clay Point for a
				distance of 1,000 feet from shore including the Lamoille River.
6. Malletts Creek - For a distance of 1,000
				feet out into the lake from the mouth of Malletts Creek, including Malletts
				Creek.
7. Winooski River - East of
				a line from Appletree Point on the south and Mills Point to the north for a
				distance of 1,000 feet out into the lake from the mouth of the Winooski River
				including the Winooski River.
8.
				Rutland Railroad Fill (Colchester - South Hero) - For a distance of 1,000 feet
				either side of the Rutland Railroad Fill that connects Colchester to South
				Hero.
9. Keeler's Bay - South of a
				line from Kibbie Point to Hoyt Bay.
10. The Gut - The area between Route 2 and
				the Railroad Fill including 1,000 feet west of the Railroad Fill and 1,000 feet
				east of Route 2.
11. LaMotte
				Passage - North of a line from the southern tip of Isle LaMotte due east to the
				shore of North Hero as far north as the Isle LaMotte Bridge. This also includes
				1,000 feet east of the Railroad Fill.
12. Kelly Bay west to New York Border - North
				of Windmill Point to the Canadian Border.
13. Cary Bay - The area for 1,000 feet east
				and west of Railroad Fill.
14. Isle
				LaMotte Bridge - For 1,000 feet east and west of Highway Fill and Bridge.
A map of these areas is attached.
[See graphic or tabular material in printed
				  version]
Statutory Authority: 10 V.S.A. §
					 4306
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 003 - BAIT FISH PROCUREMENT AREA - CLOSED TROUT WATERS › Section 12 010 003 - BAIT FISH PROCUREMENT AREA - CLOSED TROUT WATERS

Current through June,
				2024
Section 106 Minnow
				nets, traps transporting and use
A minnow net not exceeding seventy-five feet in length may be
				  used to take minnows for bait from waters not listed as closed trout waters in
				  Section
				  121 of
				  these regulations, except for the following named portions of Closed Trout
				  Waters where a minnow net not exceeding seventy-five feet in length may be used
				  to take minnows:
1. Black River -
				River and Setbacks
Netting bait fish will be allowed within the Black River and
				  setbacks from the upstream abutments of the Bartlow Bridge located on T.H. #32
				  designated as Bridge #1 downstream to the mouth of the river.
2. Clyde River
Netting bait fish will be allowed in the Clyde River and its
				  setbacks from the interstate access bridge bearing highway designation number
				  F-341-5(4) to the mouth of the river.
3. Johns River
Netting bait fish will be allowed within lower portion of the
				  Johns River from its confluence with Laxe Memphremagog upstream to the
				  downstream end of the twin culverts located on Town Highway #6. Said culverts
				  are designated as Highway Bridge #19.
4. Barton River - River and Setbacks
Netting bait fish will be allowed within the Barton River and
				  setbacks from its confluence with South Bay to the Interstate 91 bridge having
				  the highway designation Interstate Bridge #108. Said bridge is the first
				  interstate bridge located north of Orleans village across the Barton
				  River.
A minnow trap may be used for taking minnows for bait in
				  water inhabited by trout, provided such trap does not exceed eighteen inches in
				  length and the aperture therein for the entrance of fish does not exceed one
				  inch in diameter.
A person shall not transport more than two quarts of minnows
				  without a permit from the commissioner. The commissioner may issue permits to
				  persons who deal commercially in bait fish within the state to authorize
				  transportation of minnows in excess of two quarts.
A person shall not use or transport either dead or alive any
				  spiny rayed fish, members of the pike family, carp, goldfish, or lamprey for
				  the use as bait; provided, however, that these species may be used as bait in
				  those waters where taken.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 005 - BOUNDARIES: FISHERIES REGULATIONS › Section 12 010 005 - BOUNDARIES: FISHERIES REGULATIONS

Current through June,
				2024
Action 1
The Fish & Wildlife Board amends Section 114 to
				  read:
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain proper shall be considered to include the
				  setbacks at the same level and the major tributaries to the lake to the
				  following boundaries: Rock River to first Canadian line crossing; Mud Creek to
				  the Dam; Missisquoi River to Swanton Dam; Mill River in Georgia to falls;
				  Lamoille River to the first dam; Mallets Creet to Routes 2 and 7; Winooski
				  River to the falls (ledges) west of Route #7; LaPlatte River to the falls in
				  Shelburne (downstream of State Aid Route #2); Lewis Creek to falls in North
				  Ferrisburg (just upstream of State Aid Road #1); Little Otter to falls in
				  Ferrisburg Center; Dead Creek to Panton Road bridge; Otter Creek to falls at
				  Vergennes; East Creek to the falls; Poultney River to Carver Falls.
Action 2.
The Fish & Wildlife Board amends Section
				  121 to
				  read:
Connecticut River Tributaries
White River
From the Route 107 bridge, so called in the town of Royalton
				  to the Connecticut River.
Lake champlain Tributaries
Winooski River
From Bolton Dam in the Town of Bolton to Lake
				  Champlain.
Action 3.
The Fish & Wildlife Board amends Regulation 892 to
				  read:
The below named waters are closed from April 1 - June 1
				  annually:
Chittenden County
Lamoille River - From the Peterson Dam downstream to the
				  lower point of the island in Milton.
Authority: Title
					 10 V.S.A. Sections
					 4083
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 007 - GAME BIRD SEASONS, BAG LIMITS (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 21) › Section 12 010 007 - GAME BIRD SEASONS, BAG LIMITS (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 21)

Current through June,
				2024
Game birds of the species listed in column one of the Table
				  set forth below may be taken during the period specified in column two in the
				  number specified in column three, and may be possessed only in the numbers
				  specified in column three as "possession limits."
Column One BIRD
Column Two SEASON
Column Three BAG LIMIT
(a) Migratory game birds, all species
In accordance with Federal regulations
In accordance with Federal regulations
(b) Partridge (ruffed grouse)
Last Saturday in September to December 31,
							 inclusive
4 daily limit 8 possession limit
(c) Pheasant
Last Saturday in September to December 31,
							 inclusive
2 daily limit 4 possession limit
(d) Wild Turkey
see $S 22, post
see $S 22, post
(e) Quail
Last Saturday in September to last Thursday before
							 regular deer season, inclusive
4 daily limit 8 possession limit
(1) Bobwhite Quail
No closed season
None
(f) Chukar Partridge
No closed season
None
(g) Others
No open season
(h) Crow
Friday - Monday only, inclusive, January 15 - April
							 11 and August 19 - December 19
No limit
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 008 - CLYDE RIVER: CATCH AND RELEASE › Section 12 010 008 - CLYDE RIVER: CATCH AND RELEASE

Current through June,
				2024
Between October 1 and the last Sunday in October, both dates
				  inclusive, on that portion of the Clyde River (Newport City, Orleans County)
				  beginning at the abandoned mill dam immediately upstream of the Citizens
				  Utilities Company, Newport 1, 2, 3 powerhouse downstream to the downstream edge
				  of the arch bridge at Gardner Park entrance, fishing may be done with
				  artificial flies and lures only, and all salmon caught must be
				  released.
Authority: 10 V.S.A., C.103, §
					 4142
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 010 - DEAD CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA - TAKING MUSKRATS › Section 12 010 010 - DEAD CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA - TAKING MUSKRATS

Current through June,
				2024
Pursuant to the provisions of
				  10
				  V.S.A. Section 4144(b), it
				  is hereby ordered by the Fish and Wildlife Board that a person shall not take
				  muskrats by shooting on certain lands and waters under control of the Fish and
				  Wildlife Department, said lands and wates being described as:
1. The portion of the waters of Dead Creek,
				so-called, in the towns of Panton and Addison, in the County of Addison,
				beginning at the Stone Bridge Dike, so-called, in the town of Panton, and
				extending southerly to the Norton Town Road, so-called, in the town of
				Addison;
2. Tributaries and
				impoundments in tributaries within the above described protion of Dead Creek,
				so-called, and;
3. The adjoining
				lands posted with this Regulation.
Statutory Authority:
					 10
					 V.S.A. §
												4144
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 013 - ICE FISHING › Section 12 010 013 - ICE FISHING

Current through June, 2024
10VSA Appendix
Section
				104 Ice fishing
(a) Fish may be
				taken through the ice with not more than two baited hooks or three artificial
				flies on each line. A person shall not operate more than eight lines, except on
				Lake Champlain where no more than fifteen lines may be operated, and except on
				Seymour and Little Averill Lakes, where not more than 4 lines may be
				operated.
(b) A person so fishing
				shall have immediate control over the lines while in operation at all
				times.
(c) While ice fishing a
				person may use not more than one lure per line in those waters listed as Closed
				Trout Waters. In waters that are not listed as Closed Trout Waters a person may
				so take fish by using not more than two such lures per line.
(d) The definitions of section 103 are
				applicable to this section.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 014 - ANGLING, LEGAL METHODS OF TAKING FISH › Section 12 010 014 - ANGLING, LEGAL METHODS OF TAKING FISH

Current through June, 2024
BOARD REGULATIONS
(1) SUBSECTION 103 ANGLING, LEGAL METHODS OF
				TAKING FISH
(a) DEFINITIONS
1. Baited Hook - A single shank hook with 1,
				2 or 3 points which may be baited with natural or artificial bait or
				both.
2. Lure - A man made device
				designed to catch only 1 fish at a time, to include a spoon, plug, spinner,
				bait harness, tandem hook streamer or lead head jig.
3. Fly - A single pointed hook dressed with
				feathers, hair, thread, tinsel, or any similar material wound on or about the
				hook to which no hooks, spinners, spoons, or similar devices have been
				added.
4. Immediate Control - Such
				constant control as would enable the fisherman to respond forthwith to a fish
				taking their bait, lure or fly promptly and without any delay.
10 VSA Appendix
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 015 - GAME MANAGEMENT PLAN - MILTON › Section 12 010 015 - GAME MANAGEMENT PLAN - MILTON

Current through June, 2024
Action 1
The fish and Wildlife Board adopts the following regulation
				  by establishing an area closed to trespassing, fishing or hunting on public
				  lands in the Town of Milton, County of Chittenden and State of Vermont:
Pursuant to provisions of Title 10, Part 4, Sections 4144 and
				  4148 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, certain parts of lands owned by the
				  State of Vermont under the jurisdiction of the Fish and Wildlife Department are
				  hereby closed to fishing, trespassing or the taking of wild birds and wild
				  animals. Fishing is allowed from shore only in the area known as Dead Creek
				  Culvert located on U.S. Route 2 East of Sandbar State Park bounded by posters
				  determining and indicating the open area. Said lands are situated in the Town
				  of Milton, County of Chittenden and State of Vermont and further described as
				  follows:
Being all of the land deeded to the State of Vermont by
				  Sanford H. Thompson of Milton by his deed dated March 13, 1920 and recorded in
				  Book 26, Page 1 of the Milton Land Records and the land deeded by Frederick H.
				  Wells and H. Nelson Jackson of Burlington by their deed dated March 13, 1920
				  and recorded in Book 26, Pages 2 and 3 of the Milton Land Records, excepting
				  those lots and parts of lots lying easterly of U.S. Route No. 2 and numbered
				  11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21 and Lot No. 57 which is an island located near the mouth
				  of the Lamoille River; and to include in said closed area the land deeded by
				  the L. and L. Mott Home of South Hero through their agent, T.D. Landon, in a
				  deed dated March 7, 1923, and recorded in Book 26, Page 514 of the Milton Land
				  Records and land deeded by Henry Rowley of Shelburne by his deed dated July 29,
				  1926 and recorded in Book 27, pages 351 and 352 of the Milton Land Records and
				  land in those parts of Lots 18, 32, and 33 which lies southerly and easterly of
				  of U.S. Route No. 2 deeded by George and Lucia Savoy of Milton by their deed
				  dated February 16, 1949 and recorded in Book 32, Page 56 and by their deed
				  dated April 6, 1949 and recorded in Book 32, Page 80 of the Milton Land
				  Records, and the land deeded by Clifton E. and Winona Lanphere of Milton by
				  their deed dated May 6, 1962, and recorded in Vol. 36, Page 190 of the Milton
				  Land Records.
Trespassing, fishing or the taking of wild birds and wild
				  animals on the above described lands without permission of the Commissioner or
				  his agent is hereby prohibited. These lands are posted and enclosed as the law
				  directs.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 016 - HUNTING AND TRESPASSING ON DEAD CREEK GOOSE MANAGEMENT AREA IN ADDISON › Section 12 010 016 - HUNTING AND TRESPASSING ON DEAD CREEK GOOSE MANAGEMENT AREA IN ADDISON

Current through
				June, 2024
Pursuant to the procedures provided in 3 VSA 803 and by
				  authority set forth in 10 VSA 4082 the Fish and Wildlife Board hereby adopts
				  the following regulations:
The following regulation applies to the portion of the Dead
				  Creek Wildlife Management Area which is posted and designated as the Goose
				  Management Area. The boundaries are marked by posters headed "Goose Management
				  Area."
1. A person shall not trespass
				or take fish, wild animals, or wild birds except under authority of a permit
				from the Fish and Wildlife Department.
2. Shooting is permitted only from legal
				shooting time until 11:00 A.M.
3.
				Hunters shall report to the area operations sttion one and one-half hours
				before legal shooting time.
4.
				Shooting is permitted from designated locations only.
5. All hunters shall report back to the area
				operations station at or before noon. Any equipment borrowed will be returned
				and all waterfowl bagged will be presented for inspection.
6. Daily limits for geese and ducks shall be
				set annually be temporary rule pursuant to
				10 VSA Section
				4082(b) and
				3
				VSA Chapter 25.
7. Shotguns shall
				be 10, 12, 16, or 20 gauge.
8.
				Shotgun shell possession limit shall be set annually by temporary rule pursuant
				to
				10 VSA Section
				4082(b) and
				3
				VSA Chapter 25.
9. Shot size may
				not be larger than size T.
10.
				Parking is permitted in assigned parking areas only.
11. Hunters shall enter and leave the hunting
				area by designated routes only.
12.
				Dogs are not allowed on the hunting area.
13. Nontoxic shot is required for all
				waterfowl hunting. The area concerned is enclosd by appropriate notices to mark
				boundaries.
Statutory Authority:
					 10 V.S.A. §
												4082
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Current through June,
				2024
1. Public use of
				the Mud Creek Controlled Hunting Area (CHA) shall be permitted or restricted as
				follows:
(a) No person shall posses a firearm,
				muzzleloader, trap, bow and arrow, crossbow or spear while within the
				boundaries of the Mud Creek CHA except under authority of a permit issued by
				the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Permits issued for hunting or
				trapping shall be carried by those persons at all times while on the CHA and
				shall be exhibited to any Fish and Wildlife Department employee upon
				request.
(b) The existing railroad
				bed and that portion of the CHA lying south of the railroad bed shall be open
				to fishing and hiking at all times except during the time when the CHA is
				operational as provied in 2b. Fishing shall be in conformance with existing
				fishing regulations except that taking fish by spearing, shooting, or with bow
				and arrow shall be prohibited.
The portion of the CHA lying north of the railroad bed shall
				  be open to the public from January 1 through August 31 annually without need of
				  permit; public use of this portion of the CHA from September 1, through
				  December 31 annually shall be only under authority of a permit issued by the
				  Vermont Fish and Wildlife department.
In addition to other laws pertaining to public use of the
				  CHA, it shall be unlawful for anyone other than Fish and Wildlife Department
				  personnel to:
(1) operate any
				motorized vehicle on any portion of the CHA, except for snowmobile use on the
				designated VAST trail;
(2) camp
				overnight except under authority of permit from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife
				Departments;
(3) build or tend any
				open fire.
(4) litter or deposit
				any refuse.
(5) operate any boat or
				canoe with any type of motor attached.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 021 - REGULATION #881, GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF WILD ANIMALS, EXCLUDING FISH › Section 12 010 021 - REGULATION #881, GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF WILD ANIMALS, EXCLUDING FISH

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority
1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to
				10 V.S.A. §
											4081(a) and
				(b) which authorizes the Board to carry out
				the purposes of protecting the state's wildlife, and
				10
				V.S.A. §
											4709 which regulates the
				importation and possession of wild birds and animals in the state and
				establishes a permit application fee, and
				10
				V.S.A. §
											4152 establishes scientific and
				education collection permits.
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Current
				through June, 2024
(a)
				Scope of regulations
(1) In general. The
				regulations contained in this section relate only to the hunting of migratory
				game birds, and crows.
(2)
				Procedural and substantive requirements. Migratory game birds may be taken,
				possessed, transported, shipped, exported, or imported only in accordance with
				the restrictions, conditions, and requirements contained in this section. Crows
				may be taken, possessed, transported, exported, or imported only in accordance
				with subsections (ff) through (hh) of this section.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 024 - REGULATION #690 - REGULATION FOR OPERATING REGULATED SHOOTING GROUNDS › Section 12 010 024 - REGULATION #690 - REGULATION FOR OPERATING REGULATED SHOOTING GROUNDS

Current through
				June, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 V.S.A. S5217, as amended,
				  the Fish and Wildlife Commissioner hereby amends Regulation #690 to
				  read:
1. A Regulated Shooting Ground
				shall be at least 200 acres in area, on lands that the Commissioner deems
				suitable for the purpose. The land shall be enclosed as prescribed in 10 V.S.A.
				S5218, and the notices prescribed therein shall contain the words: "Regulated
				Private Shooting Ground, Special Regulations in Effect." The permittee may
				further include notice of such restrictions as they may desire as to
				trespassing. Such notices shall not be less than eighteen inches long by one
				foot wide.
2. Permits will be
				issued to operate a Regulated Shooting Ground for the following species only:
				Mallard Ducks, Pheasant, Quail, Chukar Partridge and Hungarian
				Partridge.
3. All birds released on
				Regulated Shooting Grounds shall be at least 10 weeks old when released and
				raised on the premises, legally acquired from licensed breeders, or imported as
				provided in 10 V.S.A. S4709.
4. The
				permittee shall keep a current record of the birds taken, which shall include
				the name and address of the person taking such birds, their hunting license
				number, the kind and number of birds taken, and the date of the taking. Each
				hunter will receive a signed and dated receipt from the permittee showing the
				number and species of birds in possession.
5. The open season for taking game birds
				under these regulations shall be from January 1st to December 31st, both dates
				inclusive.
6. Annually within 40
				days of the end of such season, the permittee shall file with the Fish and
				Wildlife Department a notarized report of the number and species of birds
				released, name of the breeder from which they were acquired, date released and
				the records as provided in paragraph 4.
7. Except as specially provided in this
				Regulation, all laws and fish and wildlife regulations shall be in effect on
				Regulated Shooting Grounds.
Statutory Authority:
					 10 V.S.A.
					 §
												5217
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 026 - BEAR MANAGEMENT (10 V.S.A. APP Section 7) › Section 12 010 026 - BEAR MANAGEMENT (10 V.S.A. APP Section 7)

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 black bear
				population.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4084, this rule establishes season and
				possession limits for black bear, and prescribes the manner and means of taking
				black bears.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 027 - REGULATION #872 - PROHIBITS DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS, TOWN OF ADDISON › Section 12 010 027 - REGULATION #872 - PROHIBITS DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS, TOWN OF ADDISON

Current through June,
				2024
Pursuant to the procedures as provided in 3 V.S.A. 803, and
				  under authority of 10 V.S.A. 4146 the following regulation is adopted:
Pursuant to the powers vested in me as Commissioner by 10
				  V.S.A. 4146, it is ordered that the discharge of firearms is prohibited on the
				  below described area from October 1 to December 31 of each year:
The so-called Brilyea East Duke in the Town of Addison, in an
				  area approximately 700 feet in length and 100 feet in width enclosed by a
				  singel strand of wire, further described as being located at the end of the
				  Fish and Game Access Area approximately 1 mile south of Route #17.
Dated at the City of Montpelier this 17th day of September,
				  1973.
By Order of:
EDWARD F. KEHOE
COMMISSIONER
Approved:
Paul Atherton, Chairman
Fish and Game Board
Statutory Authority:
					 10 V.S.A. §
												4146
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 029 - RACCOON AND PARTRIDGE SEASON › Section 12 010 029 - RACCOON AND PARTRIDGE SEASON

Current through June, 2024
Action 1.
The Fish and Game Board hereby adds § 43(f) to Title 10
				  Appendix to read:
A person shall not take a raccoon by shooting except with a
				  .22 caliber rimfire or # 2 shot or smaller.
Action 2. The Fish and Game Board hereby amends Title 10
				  Appendix § 21(b) to read:
Col. One
Col.
						  Two
Col. Three
Partridge (ruffed grouse)
Last Saturday in
4 daily limit
September to December
8 possession limit
31, inclusive.
Statutory Authority:
					 10 V.S.A. §§
												4081 -
					 4086.
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Current through June,
				2024
Section 31 Seasons,
				bag limits
The game animals specified in column one may be taken only
				  during the period specified in column two not in excess of the numbers
				  specified in column three and may be possessed only to the numbers specified as
				  possession limit, except as provided in section 32 of this title.
Column One
Column Two
Column Two
ANIMAL
SEASON BAG
LIMIT
(a) Gray Squirrel
September 1st to December 31st both dates
							 inclusive.
4 bag limit, 8 possession limit
(b) Rabbit
Last Saturday in September to second Sunday in
							 March, inclusive. WMUs D and E remain open through March 31.
3 bag limit, 6 possession limit
(c) Caribou
No open season.
Zero
(d) Elk
No open season.
Zero
(g) Moose
No open season except as established by Regulation of
							 the Board.
As established by Regulation of the
							 Board
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 032 - BIG GAME; TAGGING (957) › Section 12 010 032 - BIG GAME; TAGGING (957)

Current through June, 2024
Section 2a Big Game; Tagging
(a) A person taking big game, as defined by
				10 V.S.A. §
											4001(31), pursuant to the
				seasons provided by law or regulation of the Fish and Wildlife Board, shall
				immediately tag the big game carcass upon taking. The tag shall be placed on
				the big game carcass in a location that is open to view. Such tag shall remain
				on the big game carcass during possession and transportation and until such
				time that the animal is cut up for consumption.
(b) A person shall not transport parts of a
				big game animal unless the parts or package containing them are marked with the
				name and address of the person who killed the big game.
(c) A person may transport into and possess
				in this state big game legally taken in another state or country provided such
				person shall retain the tag required to be attached to the carcass by the state
				or country where taken and mark each package of meat with the name of the
				person who took the animal, tag number, date, and state or country of
				origin.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 034 - TAKING FISH IN BARTON, BLACK AND WILLOUGHBY RIVERS › Section 12 010 034 - TAKING FISH IN BARTON, BLACK AND WILLOUGHBY RIVERS

Current through June,
				2024
A person shall not take a fish less than 10 inches in length
				  or take more than a total of 2 fish in one day from the following waters taken
				  as a whole: the Barton River from the granite block arch railroad bridge in
				  Barton to the Interstate 91 bridge, the Black River from the Route 14 bridge
				  1/4 mile north of Irasburg village to the US Route 5 bridge in Coventry, and
				  the entire Willoughby River.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 035 - FISH MANAGEMENT (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 122) › Section 12 010 035 - FISH MANAGEMENT (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 122)

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.0 Authority.
(a) 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 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.
(b) In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4082, this rule is designed to maintain the
				best health, population and utilization levels of Vermont's
				fisheries.
(c) In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4083, this rule establishes open seasons;
				establishes daily, season, possession limits and size limits; prescribes the
				manner and means of taking fish; and prescribes the manner of transportation
				and exportation of fish.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 036 - TURKEY SEASONS (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 22) › Section 12 010 036 - TURKEY SEASONS (10 V.S.A. APP. Section 22)

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 turkey flock.
1.3 In accordance with
				10 V.S.A. §
											4084, this rule establishes daily, season and
				possession limits for game, territorial limits, and the manner and means of
				taking; to establish territorial limits for the taking of turkeys; and to
				establish restrictions on taking based upon sex, maturity or other physical
				distinction.
Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 037 - TRAPPING, HARE AND RABBITS › Section 12 010 037 - TRAPPING, HARE AND RABBITS

Current through June,
				2024
Action 2. TRAPPING, HARE AND RABBITS
The Fish and Game Board hereby adds § 32 to Title 10
				  V.S.A. Appendix to read as follows:
Section
				32 Trapping, Hare and Rabbits
(a)
				The commissioner may issue a permit to no more than 5 members of any beagle
				club or to a private owner of an enclosed area not less than 20 acres in size,
				maintained for the training of beagles, to take live snowshoe hare and
				cottontail rabbits by the method described in subsection (b) of this
				chapter.
(b) Snowshoe hare and
				cottontail rabbits taken under 2 permit must be captured or trapped by means of
				a box or cage trap which will not wound the animal. Box or cage traps used for
				this purpose must be identified with an attached tag made of rustless material,
				with the permit holder's name and address permanently and legibly stamped or
				engraved thereon. Prior to setting any trap, the permit holder must obtain
				written permission from the owner of the property where the trap is to be set.
				Said written permission, must accompany the application to the commissioner for
				the trapping permit. The owner of the property may, at any time, revoke the
				permission. Any person who traps snowshoe hare or cottontail rabbits by the
				permit shall visit his traps at least once in every twenty-four hours. The
				snowshoe hare and cottontail rabbits taken by such trap may be transported to
				the permit holder's training area any time during the permit period and must be
				released within twenty-four hours of taking. The permit must be carried on the
				permit holder's person during transportation.
(c) Snowshoe hare and cottontail rabbits
				taken by this permit are to be used solely for stocking of fenced beagle
				training areas. Any unathorized use shall result in revocation of the permit by
				the commissioner and shall be considered a violation of this
				regulation.
(d) The permit shall
				specify the time of year and number of snowshoe hare and/or cottontail rabbits
				to be taken.