Title 10, Title 10: Conservation and Development

§ 4254a. Trapping licenses (a) A resident, resident youth aged 17 or under on the date of license purchase, or nonresident trapping license may be issued to any person, provided that the applicant prior to issue first presents: (1) a certificate of satisfactory completion of a tr…

§ 4254b. Therapeutic group fishing license (a) As used in this section: (1) “Health care professional” means an individual licensed or certified or otherwise authorized by Vermont law to provide professional health services. (2) “Health service” means any treatment or procedure d…

§ 4254c. Notice of trapping; dog or cat A person who incidentally traps a dog or cat shall notify a fish and wildlife warden or the Department within 24 hours after discovery of the trapped dog or cat. The Department shall maintain records of all reports of incidentally trapped d…

§ 4255. License fees (a) Vermont residents may apply for licenses on forms provided by the Commissioner. Fees for each license shall be: (b) Nonresidents may apply for licenses on forms provided by the Commissioner. Fees for each license shall be: (c) A permanent or free license …

§ 4256. Mentored hunting licenses (a) An individual who holds a mentored hunting license shall be entitled to hunt only when accompanied by an individual 21 years of age or older who holds a valid hunting license under subsection 4254(b) of this title. A resident or nonresident m…

§ 4258. License; U.S. Armed Forces A license to hunt or fish shall be issued, upon payment of the resident license fee, to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who is on active duty and stationed at some military, air, or naval post, station, or base within the State. The member o…

§ 4259. Vermont residents; U.S. Armed Forces Any resident of the State of Vermont who is serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or is performing or under orders to perform any homeland defense or State-side contingency operation, or both, for a period of 120 consecutive days or more sh…

§ 4261. Lost, replacement, or free license certificate (a) A person who has lost a license other than a lifetime license or permanent license may demand a lost license certificate from the agent of original issue. The fee shall be $5.00, which the agent may retain. If the agent o…

§ 4263. Expiration; nontransferability Licenses shall not be transferable and shall be dated when issued. Annual licenses shall be valid from January 1 of the calendar year for which they are issued or from the day of purchase and issue in that year as certified by the issuing ag…

§ 4266. Carrying and exhibiting license A person who is required to have a license, as provided in section 4251 of this title, shall not take fish or wild animals, or transport fish, game, or fur-bearing animals, unless at the time of such taking and transporting he or she has su…

§ 4267. False statements; alterations; use by another; guide No person shall make a false statement in an application for a license to be issued under the provisions of this part or change or alter such a license or the coupon issued therewith or furnish to another or permit anot…

§ 4268. Fur buyer’s license The furs and skins of fur-bearing animals and skins of deer, legally taken, may be bought and sold at any time, subject to the provisions of section 4861 of this title, provided that any person wishing to engage in the business of buying the furs or sk…

§ 4269. Fees for fur buyer’s license The Commissioner may issue a license to a person that shall authorize him or her to engage in the business of buying furs or skins throughout the State while it remains in force. A person so licensed shall pay to the Commissioner the following…

§ 4270. Fur buyer’s records Licensed dealers shall keep such records as the Commissioner may require. Such records shall be open to inspection by the Commissioner or his or her agents, and such dealer shall, within 30 days after the expiration of his or her license and upon reque…

§ 4271. Fur buyer’s license year; expiration of license Such licenses shall be effective from July 1 to June 30 inclusive. A person while engaged in the business of buying furs and skins shall have upon his or her person a license as provided in section 4268 of this title and on …

§ 4273. False statement by fur buyer No person shall make a false statement in an application for a fur buyer’s license or change or alter such a license in any way nor permit another to have or use such license. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)

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

§ 4277. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Program (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Migratory waterfowl” means all waterfowl species in the family anatidae, including wild ducks, geese, brant, and swans. (2) “Stamp” means the State migratory waterfowl hunting stamp furnished…

§ 4278. Falconry license (a) In this section, “raptor” means species of the orders Strigiformes, Falconiformes, and Accipitriformes. (b)(1) A Vermont resident may obtain, sell, transport, possess, and train raptor species allowable under State and federal laws and regulations for…

§ 4279. Lifetime licenses (a) A resident or nonresident lifetime fishing, hunting, or combination fishing and hunting license may be obtained upon application to the Department. (b) In order to obtain a resident lifetime license, an applicant must be a resident or a dependent of …

§ 4280. Taking wildlife during a period of license suspension A person shall not hunt, fish, or trap while a license or right to obtain a license is under suspension, including those persons who could otherwise hunt, fish, or trap pursuant to section 4253 of this title. (Added 20…