Vermont § 5228 - A fee fishing business; permit

§ 5228. A fee fishing business; permit

• (a) The Commissioner may issue a permit to operate a fee fishing business that shall entitle
  the holder and the holder’s clients to take fish from the holder’s private pond. The
  Commissioner may issue a permit that shall continue for one year upon the payment
  of a fee of $50.00. The permit may be renewed annually for $50.00 per year. (b) Fish in the private pond shall come from a propagation farm permitted under section 5207 of this title or shall have been imported under a permit obtained pursuant to section 4605 of this title. No live fish shall be taken from the fee fishing premises. (c) Fish taken under this section may be taken without regard to creel limits. (d) A person fishing under the permit issued under this section is not required to hold
  a fishing license pursuant to chapter 105 of this title. The Commissioner may, in
  consultation with the industry, conduct surveys to assess the impact on fishing license
  sales. A person holding a permit issued under this section shall respond to questions
  asked in a survey conducted pursuant to this subsection. (e) The Commissioner shall adopt rules governing operation of fee fishing businesses that
  are necessary to ensure that operators, growers, and fishery resources of the State
  are protected. The rules may include mandatory testing of fish health and imposition
  of a prohibition on the moving or harvesting of any fish from a fee fishing business
  found to contain fish that carry an infectious disease. (Added 1993, No. 63, § 1; amended 2005, No. 42, § 3.)