Vermont § 4251 - Taking wild animals and fish; license
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4251 — Taking wild animals and fish; license, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4251. Taking wild animals and fish; license
- (a) Except as provided in sections 4253 and 4254b of this title, a person shall not take wild animals or fish without first having procured a license
therefor; provided, however, that a person under 15 years of age may take fish in
accordance with this part and regulations of the Board, without first having procured
a license therefor. (b) The Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife may designate two days each calendar year as
“free fishing days” for which no license shall be required. One day shall occur in
the open water fishing season and one day shall occur during the ice fishing season. (c) The Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife may designate Labor Day weekend each year as
“free mentored fishing weekend,” during which up to four unlicensed anglers aged 15
years or older can fish with one licensed angler throughout this three-day period. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1989, No. 27; 1989, No. 36, § 4; 2013, No. 78, § 5; 2025, No. 47, § 8, eff. July 1, 2025.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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