Vermont § 4924 - Exceptions The requirements of sections 4922 and 4923 of this title shall not apply:

§ 4924. Exceptions The requirements of sections 4922 and 4923 of this title shall not apply:

• (1) when the failure to retrieve, the failure to salvage, or the failure to retain the
  covered wild animal is beyond the control of the person due to: (A) theft of the covered wild animal by another person; (B) unavoidable loss in the field to a wild animal; (C) lack of legal access to property where a wounded or dead covered wild animal is located,
  including when signage on the property would lead a reasonable person to believe that
  hunting is prohibited on the land; or (D) other circumstances that prevent salvage, retrieval, or retention; (2) in order to defend a person or property, including defense of property authorized
  under this part or rules adopted under this part; (3) when the covered wild animal is sick or diseased; (4) to a State, federal, or municipal law enforcement officer or employee when the law
  enforcement officer or employee is acting within the course of the officer’s or employee’s
  employment; or (5) when following generally accepted hunting or trapping practices for retrieval of a
  covered wild animal when a practice is: (A) set forth under this part or rules adopted under this part; or (B) approved as a best practice by the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. (Added 2021, No. 110 (Adj