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.
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 5101)
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§ 5101. Fish and wildlife; restrictions
(a) A person shall not:
(1) Transport fish or wildlife taken by another except in the presence of the person who
took that fish or wildlife.
(2) Transport fish or wildlife during the closed season for the taking of that fish or
wildlife.
(3) Transport in one day more than the number or limit of fish or wildlife that may legally
be taken in a day. However, a person traveling on land between a temporary abode
and the person’s domicile may transport in one day the number or limit of fish and
wildlife that may legally be taken in two days. While on the waters of the State,
a person may, in no case, transport more than the limit of fish that may be taken
in one day unless the fish is frozen, processed, and packaged for storage.
(b) Quadrupeds lawfully taken in the protection of property may be transported at any
time subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Deer and bear may be transported during the first 20 days following the open season
therefor, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Fish that have been sold at wholesale or retail may be transported at any time by
any person. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1973, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1989, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.).)