The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
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POWERS AND DUTIES
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4136)
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§ 4136. Propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals
The Commissioner shall have charge of the propagation and distribution of fish and
wild animals, and shall provide for the construction, maintenance, and operation of
fish culture facilities, fishways, screens, and weirs. The Commissioner may introduce
fish into waters that are not private preserves. The Commissioner may take and transport
fish and wild animals at such times and in such manner as she or he deems proper for
the artificial propagation thereof, for scientific purposes, and for the proper management
of lands owned by the State and controlled by the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Commissioner may sell, exchange, or dispose at any time of such fish and wild
animals as she or he deems for the best interest of the State. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)