The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
004
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GAME WARDENS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4191)
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§ 4191. Game wardens, number, record
(a) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may employ a chief game warden
and as many State game wardens as may be required for the proper enforcement of the
fish and wildlife laws of the State. These officers shall be included in the classified
service created in 3 V.S.A. chapter 13. These officers and deputy game wardens employed
as herein provided shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The
Commissioner may appoint and employ for a limited time as many deputy game wardens
as deemed necessary. The number of game wardens shall be determined by the Commissioner
with the approval of the Governor. A copy of the appointment and oath of office of
each game warden and deputy shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner.
(b) While so employed, game wardens shall devote their entire time to the discharge of
their duties and shall not be engaged in any other business without having first obtained
permission to do so from the Commissioner. The Commissioner may grant permission
if it appears that the outside employment will not render the warden unavailable during
an emergency, will not physically or mentally exhaust the warden to the point that
performance of duties might be affected, and will not require that any special consideration
be given to scheduling of regular duty hours. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)