Vermont § 14 - Posting against hunting, fishing or trapping 14.1 Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 5201

§ 14. Posting against hunting, fishing or trapping 14.1 Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 5201

• (b) the Fish & Wildlife Commissioner specifies that signs prohibiting the taking of fish
  or wild animals on land posted against such activity by the person or persons having
  the exclusive hunting, fishing and trapping rights thereto shall: (a) be not less than 8 1/2″ x 11″; (b) have lettering and background of contrasting colors; (c) state that hunting, fishing or trapping or any combination of the three are prohibited
  or forbidden; (d) be dated each year; (e) be erected on or near the boundaries of the posted land or waters, not more than 400
  feet apart, and at each corner of the boundaries of posted land; (f) be annually recorded at the town clerk’s office in the town where the posted land
  or waters is located, on a form provided by the Fish & Wildlife Commissioner, with
  a copy retained and a copy provided to the Commissioner; and (g) shall not be considered void if other language is added to the sign that is not covered
  by section 5201, as long as a reasonable person would understand that hunting, fishing
  or trapping are prohibited or forbidden. 14.2 Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 5201(b), signs restricting the taking of fish or wild animals on land “by permission only”
  by the person or persons having the exclusive hunting, fishing and trapping rights
  thereto shall: (a) be not less than 8 1/2″ x 11″; (b) have lettering and background of contrasting colors; (c) state that hunting, fishing, or trapping or any combination of the three is by “permission
  only”; (d) be dated each year; (e) state the landowner’s name and a method by which to contact the property owner or
  person authorized to provide permission to hunt on the property; (f) be erected on or near the posted land or waters, not more than 400 feet apart and
  at each corner of the boundaries of posted land; (g) be annually recorded at the town clerk’s office in the town where the posted land
  or waters are located, on a form provided by the Fish & Wildlife Commissioner, with
  a copy retained and a copy provided to the Commissioner; and (h) shall not be considered void if other language is added that is not expressly required
  by Section 5201, as long as a reasonable person would understand that hunting, fishing
  or trapping are prohibited or forbidden. 14.3 Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 5201(b) signs prohibiting the taking of fish shall also include the date the waters were
  last stocked, and shall be erected on or near the shores of the waters. To legally
  post a river or stream against fishing under Section 5201, the numbers of fish stocked
  must meet or exceed those specified in Section 5202. A stocking affidavit must also
  be filed with the Fish and Wildlife Commissioner and the town clerk of the town where
  stocked. (Added 1968, Fish and Game Commissioner’s Reg. No. 762, eff. April 24, 1968; amended
  1996, Fish and Wildlife Commissioner’s Reg. No. 762, eff. Sept. 5, 1996; 2014, Regulation
  of the Secretary of Natural Resources, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.)