Vermont § 22a - Taking of turkey doing damage

§ 22a. Taking of turkey doing damage

• (a) A landowner, or the landowner’s authorized agent, with prior approval from a Game
  Warden, may take, on land owned or occupied by the landowner and not posted except
  as provided in 10 V.S.A. § 4710, a turkey which the landowner can prove, has repeatedly, or may continue to substantially
  damage the following: (1) a crop bearing plant; or (2) a crop, except grass; or (3) a crop which has been harvested and stored. (b) A landowner may designate one individual who holds a resident Vermont hunting license
  as an agent to take a turkey doing damage, pursuant to subsection (A) of this section,
  on the landowner’s behalf. A landowner may not offer or accept any form of payment
  to or from a person designated as an agent under this subsection except as allowed
  in subsection (E) of this section. (c) The landowner shall immediately report the wounding or killing of a turkey under this
  section to a Game Warden. Within 12 hours of said wounding or killing of a turkey
  under this section, the landowner or person who performed the act shall submit a written,
  signed report relating the date, time, place and reason for the wounding or killing
  to a Game Warden. (d) A person who kills the turkey shall immediately properly dress the carcass and care
  for the meat. (e) The Game Warden shall immediately investigate the case and if satisfied that the turkey
  was taken as provided in this section, the Warden shall give the landowner a certificate
  of his or her finding in the matter. The certificate shall entitle the landowner to
  the ownership of the carcass. The landowner may not sell or give away the carcass
  except to offer all or a portion of it to the agent designated under subsection (B)
  of this section as compensation for killing the turkey. Any carcass not desired for
  home consumption in the household of the certificate holder or designated agent shall
  be turned over to a Game Warden. (Added 2002, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. No. 1007a, eff. Sept. 7, 2002.)