Vermont § 19 - Rule governing the importation and possession of animals for taking by hunting 1.0 Authority and Application. 1.1 This rule is promulgated pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §§ 4081, 4082, and 4714. 1.2 In promulgating this rule, the

§ 19. Rule governing the importation and possession of animals for taking by hunting 1.0 Authority and Application. 1.1 This rule is promulgated pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §§ 4081, 4082, and 4714. 1.2 In promulgating this rule, the

• Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board is following the policy
  established by the General Assembly that “the protection, propagation control, management
  and conservation of fish, wildlife and furbearing animals in this State is in the
  interest of the public welfare and that the safeguarding of this valuable resource
  for the people of the State requires a constant and continual vigilance,” as stated
  in 10 V.S.A. § 4081. 1.3 In accordance with 10 V.S.A. § 4082, this rule is designed to maintain the best health, population and utilization levels
  of wild animals. 1.4 Wild animals in Vermont belong to the people in their collective and sovereign capacity,
  not in their private and individual capacities, as long recognized by the Vermont
  Supreme Court.1 Ownership of wild animals may only be acquired subject to the reasonable regulation
  as provided for by the General Assembly. 1.5 This rule applies to any live animal that is possessed or confined for the purposes
  of taking by hunting. 1.6 This rule applies to enclosures whose purpose is to confine animals to be taken by
  the means of hunting.