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Vermont Statutes Title 10. Conservation and Development, § 4701. Use of gun, bow and arrow, and crossbow; legal day; dogs

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a person shall not take game except with:

(1) a gun fired at arm's length;

(2) a bow and arrow; or

(3) a crossbow as authorized by the rules of the Board.

(b) A person shall not take game between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise unless otherwise provided by statute or by the rules of the Board.

(c) A person may take game and fur-bearing animals during the open season therefor, with the aid of a dog, unless otherwise prohibited by statute or by the rules of the Board.

<Text of subsec. (d) effective until July 1, 2024.>

(d) A person taking game with a gun may possess, carry, or use a gun suppressor in the act of taking game.

<Text of subsec. (d) effective July 1, 2024.>

(d) Repealed by 2021, Adj. Sess., No. 165, § 9, eff. July 1, 2024.

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