Title 10APPENDIX, Title 10APPENDIX: Conservation and Development

§ 13. Regulations for operating regulated shooting grounds 13.1. 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. § 5218, and the notices prescribe…

§ 14. Posting against hunting, fishing or trapping 14.1 Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 5201(b) the Fish & Wildlife Commissioner specifies that signs prohibiting the taking of fish or wild animals on land posted against such activity by the person or persons having the exclusive hunting,…

§ 15. Rule governing public use of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Lands 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 o…

§ 15a. Fees for the Use of Fish and Wildlife Department Lands and Facilities 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…

§ 15b. Rule Governing Public Use of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Shooting Ranges 1.0 Authority. 1.1 This rule is adopted pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 4146 which authorizes the Commissioner to adopt rules “as necessary for the proper protection and management” of public shootin…

§ 16. Suspension of licenses: Enforcement of child support orders, 15 V.S.A. § 798 16.1 For the purposes of this rule the term “license” shall include any and all licenses and permits issued by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. 16.2 Upon receipt of a license suspension orde…

§ 17. Rule governing the importation and possession of cervids from chronic wasting disease endemic areas and captive hunt or farm facilities 1.1 This rule is promulgated pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 4081. In promulgating this rule, the Fish and Wildlife Board is following the policy …

§ 18. Governing the importation and possession of wild animals, excluding fish 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 regul…

§ 19. Rule governing the importation and possession of animals for taking by hunting 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 poli…

§ 19a. Rule governing the transition of the relevant captive hunt facility to compliance with 10 V.S.A. App. § 19 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 …

§ 2. Report, big game (a) Unless otherwise specified in the 10 App. V.S.A. section relating to the specific big game species, 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 …

§ 20. Aerial Hunting 1.0 Authority 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,…

§ 21. Seasons, bag limits 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 …

§ 22. Turkey Seasons [Effective January 1, 2026] 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, manag…

§ 22a. Taking of turkey doing damage (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 10 V.S.A. § 4710, a turkey which the landowner can prove, h…

§ 23. Methods of taking, possessing and transporting migratory game birds (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…

§ 23a. Spring Snow Goose Conservation Order 1.0 Authority1.1 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,…

§ 23b. Waterfowl Boundary Rule 1.0 Authority1.1 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 conservatio…

§ 25. Nongame wildlife species (a) 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 native species no…

§ 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 …

§ 2b. Wildlife Management Units 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…

§ 3. Rabbit, squirrel; sale A person shall not buy or sell wild rabbit or gray squirrel at any time. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961.)

§ 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 sect…

§ 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 rabbit…

§ 33. Moose Management Rule 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 conservat…

§ 35. Taking of moose doing damage to fencing, tubing, or Christmas trees (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. (…

§ 37. Deer Management Rule [Effective January 1, 2026] 1.0 Authority1.1 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, …

§ 4. Bow and arrow hunting Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, any game which may be taken by shooting may be taken by use of bow and arrow, or by crossbow where authorized by Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board rules. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1987…

§ 44. Furbearing species 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, con…

§ 5. Bow and arrow standards No person shall hunt deer with bow and arrow if the arrow has an arrowhead that measures less than seven-eighths of an inch at its widest point or that has less than two sharp cutting edges. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1963, F…

§ 7. Bear Management Rule 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 conservatio…

§ 9. Wildlife rehabilitation 1.0 Purpose (10 V.S.A. § 5215). 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 wi…

§ 101. Day Unless otherwise specifically provided, the legal day for purposes of this chapter shall begin at twelve o’clock midnight and continue until the next 12:00 midnight. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961.)

§ 102. Hours Fish may be taken during the open season at any hour of the day. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961.)

§ 107. Handheld Spear, Speargun, Crossbow, and Bow and Arrow (a) A person holding a hunting or combination license may take fish by handheld spear or speargun in accordance with 10 V.S.A. Appendix § 122. Section 122 sets forth the list of species that may be taken, the season, an…

§ 108. Shooting pickerel A person holding a hunting or combination license may take pickerel by shooting, during the season provided therefor and in waters designated by section 122 of these regulations. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961.)

§ 109. Repealed. 2017 Fish and Wildlife Reg., eff. January 1, 2018.

§ 114a. Rule defining mouths of tributaries and lines between points to identify the Vermont portion of Lake Champlain 1.0 Authority. This rule is promulgated pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 4609. This rule defines the Vermont portion of Lake Champlain, for reciprocal license purposes, e…

§ 115. Use of state controlled fishing access areas 1.0 Authority1.1 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…

§ 116. Atlantic salmon management in Connecticut River (a) Definitions. (1) “Angling” means fishing with hook and line which must be personally attended. (2) “Fly fishing” means angling with the use of a single fly with either a single or double (side by side) hook, whose gape ma…

§ 117. Fish propagation (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 op…

§ 118. Repealed by order of the commissioner.

§ 119. Filleting fish No species of fish that has a length limit restriction shall be filleted or altered to restrict the determination of length while on any body of water, except as follows: If fish are to be consumed or filleted on the water, the fillets may be removed, but th…

§ 120. 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 tr…

§ 121. Rule establishing a list for prohibited, restricted and unrestricted fish species 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…

§ 122. Fish Management Regulation [Effective until January 1, 2026] 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, propagat…