The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
004
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GAME WARDENS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4195)
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§ 4195. Power as to forest fires; payment
(a) While in and about the woods, the game wardens shall caution persons as to the danger
of fires and shall extinguish a fire left burning. When a fire is threatening to
extend beyond his or her control, the game warden shall notify all parties interested
and the forest fire warden of the town in which such fire occurs. Until the arrival
of such fire warden, he or she shall have all the powers of such fire warden.
(b) Such game wardens shall render a statement accompanied by proper vouchers for expense
incurred in respect to such fire to the treasurer of the town in which the fire occurred
and such town shall make payment therefor in the manner provided for the payment of
forest fire wardens. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961.)