Vermont § 4199 - Reciprocal assistance agreements

§ 4199. Reciprocal assistance agreements

• (a) In this section, “officer” means a game warden, a conservation law enforcement officer,
  or a person in another state charged with enforcing the fish and wildlife laws of
  that state. (b) The Commissioner may enter into a reciprocal assistance agreement with his or her
  counterpart in any other state. An agreement made under this section shall be for
  the purpose of cooperating and assisting each other in detecting and apprehending
  people violating the fish and wildlife or environmental laws of the State, subject
  to the limitations of section 4193 of this title. (c) Pursuant to an agreement under this section, the Commissioner may send fish and wildlife
  wardens into another state for the purpose of assisting the officers of that state
  and may accept officers of another state into Vermont for the purpose of assisting
  Vermont wardens. (d) Under an agreement pursuant to this section: (1) When a Vermont game warden or an officer of one state enters another state for the
  purposes of assistance, he or she shall be under the operational control of the chief
  officer of the host state and shall have the same duties, rights, privileges, and
  immunities as officers of the host state. An officer of another state operating in
  Vermont under this section shall have the same powers as a Vermont game warden provided
  the officer is certified by the Executive Director of the Vermont Criminal Justice
  Council as meeting the standards established in 20 V.S.A. § 2358 for Vermont law enforcement officers. This subsection does not nullify subsection 4193(b) of this title. (2) When an officer is serving in another state under this section, the host state shall
  assume liability to third persons for actions of that officer taken on account of
  or in connection with a request for assistance hereunder but only to the extent that
  the host state would be liable for actions of one of its own officers. The home state
  of the officer shall be responsible for payment of salary, expenses, and injury and
  death benefits of the officer while on duty in another state. (e) A reciprocal assistance agreement shall be executed in writing, shall set forth the
  terms and conditions under which assistance may be requested or rendered and shall
  remain in full force and effect until terminated by mutual consent of the parties
  to the agreement, or until 10 days after one of the parties has given notification
  to another party of intention to terminate the agreement. (Added 1991, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.).)