Vermont § 4747 - Big game taken by illegal means A person shall not take or possess big game by the aid of a snare, trap, salt lick, jack, or other light or use these devices to entrap or ensnare big game

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4747 — Big game taken by illegal means A person shall not take or possess big game by the aid of a snare, trap, salt lick, jack, or other light or use these devices to entrap or ensnare big game, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 4747. Big game taken by illegal means A person shall not take or possess big game by the aid of a snare, trap, salt lick, jack, or other light or use these devices to entrap or ensnare big game

  • . A person
    shall not use a dog of any breed or sex at any time for the purpose of hunting any
    big game except black bear and wild turkey as provided in fish and wildlife rules,
    nor shall he or she harbor or have in his or her possession a dog for this purpose.
    A person other than the owner or a person designated by the owner shall not take a
    confined fallow deer or a confined red deer. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1985, No. 92, § 6; 1993, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 4747 ("Big game taken by illegal means A person shall not take or possess big game by the aid of a snare, trap, salt lick, jack, or other light or use these devices to entrap or ensnare big game") 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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