The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
004
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MINOR FISH AND WILDLIFE VIOLATIONS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4571)
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§ 4571. Legislative findings; minor fish and wildlife violations defined
The General Assembly recognizes that minor fish and wildlife violations must be dealt
with fairly but do not require the full weight of the Criminal Justice System. Minor
fish and wildlife violations do not involve terms of imprisonment or substantial monetary
penalties and persons who commit minor fish and wildlife violations should not be
treated as criminal offenders. The purpose of this subchapter is to treat minor fish
and wildlife violations as civil violations, removing them from the criminal courts
and removing the label of criminality from those who commit them. (Added 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1996.)