Vermont Administrative Code

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 Tro…

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 Cre…

The below listed waters are declared spawning grounds for game fish and are hereby closed to the taking of fish from April 7 to June 1 annually: ORLEANS COUNTY Black River- From the top of falls at Old Harman Mill in Coventry downstream to point 600 feet below said falls. Ware Br…

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 C…

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 downs…

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: …

Section 1.0 Authority. This rule is adopted pursuant to 10 V.S.A. Chapter 123 which provides that the Secretary "shall adopt by rule a State endangered species list and a State threatened species list," and may "adopt rules for the protection, conservation, or recovery of endange…

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, an…

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, …

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 4…

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 designate…

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…

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 sta…

(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…

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 b…

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, wildlif…

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 descri…

TEXT OF RULE A plan for the management of nongame wildlife species in Vermont includes all members of the animal kingdom: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, insects and other invertebrates, and is limited to species not commonly taken for sport or …

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 …

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 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 ca…

TAGGING, TURKEY, DEER, BEAR Sec. (1) A person who takes a turkey in an open season shall immediately attach the tag to the carcass by adhering the adhesive surfaces together in such a manner around a leg on the carcass to prevent removal. The tag shall remain attached to the carc…

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 Rou…

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, wildli…

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, wildli…

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 enc…

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…

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 her…

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 retri…

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 e…

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 Reha…

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-…

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 it…

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 a…

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 …

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, wildlif…

(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), addres…

1) Purpose - The purpose of this regulation is to carry out the mandate of the Vermont General Assembly to control, through a permit program, the propagation of fish, 10 V.S.A. Chapter 119, 5207 - 5209. In addition, a Memorandum of Understanding of the operation of the fish healt…

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…

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…

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 Hatch…

(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 Tr…

(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 there…

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 th…

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…

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) perce…

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. § 414…

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 iss…

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 M…

(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 conti…