Vermont § 5501 - Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Bona fide educational or scientific institution” means an institution that establishes through documentation that it is a tax-exempt institution under the Internal Revenue

§ 5501. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Bona fide educational or scientific institution” means an institution that establishes through documentation that it is a tax-exempt institution under the Internal Revenue

• Service’s educational or scientific tax exemption. (2) “Covered animal” means any species of: (A) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus); (B) Elephant (family Elephantidae); (C) Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); (D) Hippopotamus (family Hippopotamidae); (E) Jaguar (Panthera onca); (F) Leopard (Panthera pardus); (G) Lion (Panthera leo); (H) Mammoth (genus Mammuthus); (I) Mastodon (genus Mammut); (J) Pangolin (family Manidae); (K) Endangered ray, as listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
  of Wild Fauna and Flora; (L) Rhinoceros (family Rhinocerotidae); (M) Sea turtle (family Chelonioidea); (N) Endangered shark, as listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
  Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; (O) Tiger (Panthera tigris); (P) Whale (families Balaenidae, Balaenopteridae, Cetotheriidae, Eschrichtiidae, Monodontidae,
  Physeteridae, Kogiidae, and Ziphiidae); or (Q) The following primates: gorillas, bonobos, orangutans, gibbons, or chimpanzees. (3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. (4) “Covered animal part or product” means any item that contains, or is wholly or partially
  made from, a covered animal, including the meat or flesh of a covered animal sold
  as food. (5) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in 13 V.S.A. § 4016(a)(3). (6) “Sale” or “sell” means any act of selling, trading, or bartering for monetary or nonmonetary
  consideration and includes any transfer of ownership that occurs in the course of
  a commercial transaction. “Sale” or “sell” shall not include a nonmonetary transfer
  of ownership by way of gift, donation, or bequest. (7) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Natural Resources. (8) “Total value” means either the fair market value or the actual price paid for a covered
  animal part or product, whichever is greater. (Added 2019, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.)