Vermont § 4144 - Acquisition of property by State, closed season
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4144 — Acquisition of property by State, closed season, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4144. Acquisition of property by State, closed season
- (a) The Secretary with approval of the Governor may acquire for the use of the Department
of Fish and Wildlife by gift, purchase, or lease any and all rights and interests
in lands, ponds, or streams, and hunting and fishing rights and privileges in any
lands or waters in the State, and the necessary rights of ingress or egress to and
from such lands and waters. The Secretary’s authority to acquire property interests
under this section shall include all of the interests that may be acquired under subsection 6303(a) of this title. (b) The Board may regulate the taking of wild animals on such lands or of fish in such
waters and close or open such waters or lands or any part thereof to the taking of
fish or wild animals. (c) Such regulations shall be posted in the areas affected. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4144 ("Acquisition of property by State, closed season") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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