Vermont § 5503 - Exceptions

§ 5503. Exceptions

• (a) The prohibition on the purchase, sale, offer for sale, or possession with intent to
  sell set forth in section 5502 of this title shall not apply: (1) to employees or agents of the federal or State government undertaking any law enforcement
  activities pursuant to federal or State law or any mandatory duties required by federal
  or State law; (2) when the activity is expressly authorized by federal law; (3) when the covered animal part or product is a fixed component of an antique that is
  not made wholly or partially from the covered animal part or product, provided that: (A) the antique status is established by the owner or seller of the covered animal part
  or product with documentation providing evidence of the provenance of the covered
  animal part or product and showing the covered animal part or product to be not less
  than 100 years old; and (B) the total weight of the covered animal part or product is less than 200 grams; (4) when the covered animal part or product is a fixed component of a firearm; knife;
  or musical instrument, including string instruments and bows, wind and percussion
  instruments, and pianos, provided that the covered animal part or product was legally
  acquired and provided that the total weight of the covered animal part or product
  is less than 200 grams; or (5) the activity is authorized under section 5504 of this title. (b) Documentation evidencing reasonable provenance or the age of a covered animal part
  or product that may be purchased, sold, offered for sale, or possessed under subsection
  (a) of this section may include receipts of purchase, invoices, bills of sale, prior
  appraisals, auction catalogues, museum or art gallery exhibit catalogues, and the
  signed certification of an antique appraiser to the age of the covered animal part.
  The issuance of a false or fraudulent certification of the age of a covered animal
  part or product shall be subject to penalty under section 5506 of this title. (Added 2019, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.)