Vermont § 4084 - Game

§ 4084. Game

• (a) Rules concerning wild game may: (1) establish open seasons; however, rules regarding taking of deer adopted under this
  subdivision shall, unless there is a scientific reason not to do so, make provision
  for a regular rifle hunting season of no fewer than 16 consecutive days, an archery
  season, and a muzzle loader season; (2) establish daily, season, and possession limits; (3) establish territorial limits for any rule under this subchapter; (4) prescribe the manner and means of taking any species or variety, and including reporting
  and tagging of game; (5) establish restrictions on taking based upon sex, maturity, or other physical distinction
  of the species or variety pursued; and (6) designate Wildlife Management Units for various species or varieties. (b)(1) On or before July 1 of each year, the Commissioner shall publish a report showing
  all the Wildlife Management Units and proposed deer seasons. The reports shall include
  supporting data for the proposed actions. (2) Each January, the Commissioner shall publish an annual deer report. (c) The Board may alter the outer boundary of a Wildlife Management Unit no more frequently
  than every 10 years without approval of the General Assembly; however, the Board shall
  have authority to subdivide established Wildlife Management Units. (d), (e) [Repealed.] (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1979, No. 68, § 3, eff. May 8, 1979; 1979, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 24, 1980; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1985, No. 29, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 16, 1986; 1987, No. 10, § 1; 1989, No. 24, § 2; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1997, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2003, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2013, No. 78, § 4; 2013, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.)