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. § 4198)
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§ 4198. Police powers; training; State game wardens; deputy game wardens
Upon obtaining from the Vermont Criminal Justice Council Level II or Level III law
enforcement officer certification as established in 20 V.S.A. § 2358, State game wardens and deputy game wardens shall have the same law enforcement authority,
duties, and powers as State Police, sheriffs, constables, and municipal police and
shall have all immunities and defenses now or hereafter available to State Police,
sheriffs, constables, and municipal police in a suit brought against them in consequence
of acts done in the course of their employment. State game wardens and deputy game
wardens shall receive their regular compensation during the time they are enrolled
in the training program. (Added 1973, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), amended 1979, No. 57, § 11; 1991, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. July 1, 2015.)