The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 113 : Game
Subchapter 001 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4704)-
[Section 4704 effective until July 1, 2024; see also section 4704 effective July 1, 2024 set out below.]
§ 4704. Use of machine guns and autoloading rifles
(a) A person engaged in hunting for wild animals shall not use, carry, or have in the person’s possession:
(1) a machine gun of any kind or description; or
(2) an autoloading rifle with a magazine capacity of over six cartridges, except a .22 caliber rifle using rim fire cartridges.
(b) [Repealed.] (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 2015, No. 61, § 16, eff. July 2, 2015; 2021, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2022.)
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[Section 4704 effective July 1, 2024; see also section 4704 effective until July 1, 2024 set out above.]
§ 4704. Use of machine guns, autoloading rifles, and gun suppressors
A person engaged in hunting for wild animals shall not use, carry, or have in the person’s possession:
(1) a machine gun of any kind or description;
(2) an autoloading rifle with a magazine capacity of over six cartridges, except a .22 caliber rifle using rim fire cartridges; or
(3) a gun suppressor. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 2015, No. 61, § 16, eff. July 2, 2015; 2021, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2024.)
