§ 4144. Acquisition of property by State, closed season
(a) The Secretary with approval of the Governor may acquire for the use of the Department of Fish and Wildlife by gift, purchase, or lease any and all rights and interests in lands, ponds, or streams, and hunting and fishing rights and privileges in any lands or waters in the State, and the necessary rights of ingress or egress to and from such lands and waters. The Secretary’s authority to acquire property interests under this section shall include all of the interests that may be acquired under subsection 6303(a) of this title.
(b) The Board may regulate the taking of wild animals on such lands or of fish in such waters and close or open such waters or lands or any part thereof to the taking of fish or wild animals.
(c) Such regulations shall be posted in the areas affected. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 10 - Conservation and Development
Chapter 103 - Department of Fish and Wildlife
§ 4041. Department of Fish and Wildlife; Fish and Wildlife Board; members, term, chair
§ 4042. Commissioner; appointment
§ 4045. Cooperative fisheries projects
§ 4046. Cooperative wildlife projects
§ 4047. Department of Fish and Wildlife funds
§ 4047a. Raffles; Department authority
§ 4048. Nongame Wildlife Account; expenditures
§ 4049. Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund
§ 4049a. Green Mountain Conservation Camp Endowment Fund
§ 4049b. Green Mountain Conservation Camp Endowment Fund Committee
§ 4050. Watershed Management Account
§ 4082. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Regulations
§ 4132. General duties of Commissioner
§ 4136. Propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals
§ 4137. Taking by U.S. Armed Forces
§ 4138. Control of fish, game; powers of Commissioner
§ 4139. Closed waters by agreement with owners of land
§ 4140. Closing waters during spawning
§ 4143. Power to sell fish for stocking, other purposes
§ 4144. Acquisition of property by State, closed season
§ 4145. Access, landing area rules
§ 4146. Public shooting grounds; establishment
§ 4147. Fish and wildlife lands
§ 4148. Trespass on State property
§ 4150. Study of birds; dissemination of information
§ 4151. Bulletins regarding birds; lectures
§ 4152. Permits for scientific and educational collections
§ 4153. Lifetime license; award
§ 4191. Game wardens, number, record
§ 4192. Duties of deputy game wardens
§ 4193. Seizure; power to arrest
§ 4195. Power as to forest fires; payment
§ 4196. Instructions and meetings
§ 4198. Police powers; training; State game wardens; deputy game wardens