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Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 113 : Game
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4716)-
§ 4716. Coyote-hunting competitions; prohibition
(a) As used in this section, “coyote-hunting competition” means a contest in which people compete in the capturing or taking of coyotes for a prize.
(b) A person shall not hold or conduct a coyote-hunting competition in the State.
(c) A person shall not participate in a coyote-hunting competition in the State.
(d) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 nor less than $400.00 for a first offense. Upon a second and all subsequent convictions or any conviction while under license suspension related to the requirements of part 4 of this title, a person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $4,000.00 nor less than $2,000.00. (Added 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)
