Vermont § 4021 - Large capacity ammunition feeding devices

§ 4021. Large capacity ammunition feeding devices

• (a) A person shall not manufacture, possess, transfer, offer for sale, purchase, or receive
  or import into this State a large capacity ammunition feeding device. As used in this
  subsection, “import” does not include the transportation back into this State of a
  large capacity ammunition feeding device by the same person who transported the device
  out of State if the person possessed the device on or before the effective date of
  this section. (b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than one year
  or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (c)(1) The prohibition on possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices established
  by subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a large capacity ammunition feeding
  device lawfully possessed on or before the effective date of this section. (2) The prohibition on possession, transfer, sale, and purchase of large capacity ammunition
  feeding devices established by subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a
  large capacity ammunition feeding device lawfully possessed by a licensed dealer as
  defined in subdivision 4019(a)(4) of this title prior to April 11, 2018 and transferred by the dealer on or before October 1, 2018. (d)(1) This section shall not apply to any large capacity ammunition feeding device: (A) manufactured for, transferred to, or possessed by the United States or a department
  or agency of the United States, or by any state or by a department, agency, or political
  subdivision of a state; (B) transferred to or possessed by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement
  officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council
  pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358, for legitimate law enforcement purposes, whether the officer is on or off duty; (C) transferred to a licensee under Title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for purposes
  of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system and security
  organization required by federal law, or possessed by an employee or contractor of
  such a licensee on-site for these purposes, or off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized
  training or transportation of nuclear materials; (D) possessed by an individual who is retired from service with a law enforcement agency
  after having been transferred to the individual by the agency upon his or her retirement,
  provided that the individual is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition; (E) manufactured, imported, transferred, or possessed by a manufacturer or importer licensed
  under 18 U.S.C. chapter 44: (i) for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the U.S. Attorney General,
  or for product development; (ii) for repair and return to the person from whom it was received; or (iii) for transfer in foreign or domestic commerce for delivery and possession outside the
  State of Vermont; or (F) transported by a resident of another state into this State for the exclusive purpose
  of use in an organized shooting competition sponsored by an entity registered with
  the Secretary of State if the device is lawfully possessed under the laws of another
  state. (2) This section shall not apply to a licensed dealer as defined in subdivision 4019(a)(4) of this title for the sole purpose of transferring or selling a large capacity ammunition feeding
  device to a person to whom this section does not apply under subdivision (1) of this
  subsection (d). (e)(1) As used in this section, “large capacity ammunition feeding device” means a magazine,
  belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily
  restored or converted to accept: (A) more than 10 rounds of ammunition for a long gun; or (B) more than 15 rounds of ammunition for a hand gun. (2) The term “large capacity ammunition feeding device” shall not include: (A) an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
  .22 caliber rimfire ammunition; (B) a large capacity ammunition feeding device that is manufactured or sold solely for
  use by a lever action or bolt action long gun or by an antique firearm as defined
  in subdivisions 4017(d)(2)(A) and (B) of this title; or (C) a large capacity ammunition feeding device that is manufactured or sold solely for
  use with a firearm that is determined to be a curio or relic by the Bureau of Alcohol,
  Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. As used in this subdivision, “curio or relic” means
  a firearm that is of special interest to collectors by reason of some quality other
  than its association with firearms intended for sporting use or as offensive or defensive
  weapons. (Added 2017, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 11, 2018; amended 2017, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022.)