§ 4716. Coyote-hunting competitions; prohibition
(a) As used in this section, “coyote-hunting competition” means a contest in which people compete in the capturing or taking of coyotes for a prize.
(b) A person shall not hold or conduct a coyote-hunting competition in the State.
(c) A person shall not participate in a coyote-hunting competition in the State.
(d) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 nor less than $400.00 for a first offense. Upon a second and all subsequent convictions or any conviction while under license suspension related to the requirements of part 4 of this title, a person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $4,000.00 nor less than $2,000.00. (Added 2017, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 10 - Conservation and Development
§ 4701. Use of gun, bow and arrow, and crossbow; legal day; dogs
§ 4703. Use of set guns; recovery for damage
§ 4704. Use of machine guns and autoloading rifles [Effective until July 1, 2024]
§ 4705. Shooting from motor vehicles or aircraft; shooting from or across highway; permit
§ 4708. Interference with hunting, fishing, or trapping
§ 4710. Safety zone; shooting prohibited
§ 4712. Tracking of injured wildlife
§ 4713. Tree stands; ground blinds
§ 4714. Importation and possession of animals for hunting
§ 4715. Remote-control hunting
§ 4716. Coyote-hunting competitions; prohibition
§ 4742a. Youth deer hunting weekend
§ 4745. Taking big game out of season prohibited; time
§ 4747. Big game taken by illegal means
§ 4748. Dogs pursuing deer or moose
§ 4782. Possession in cold storage of big game
§ 4783. Purchase and sale of big game
§ 4784. Transportation of big game
§ 4826. Taking deer damaging crops
§ 4827. Black bear doing damage
§ 4827a. Feeding bear; prohibition
§ 4828. Taking of rabbit or fur-bearing animals by landowner; selectboard; certificate; penalty
§ 4829. Person suffering damage by deer or black bear
§ 4833. Coyote Control Program
§ 4861. Fur bearing animals; taking; possession
§ 4864. Transporting beaver skins; confiscation
§ 4902. Wild birds generally; no open season; exception
§ 4904. Use of light, snares, traps
§ 4905. Birds’ nests and eggs; destroying or robbing
§ 4908. Youth turkey hunting weekend
§ 4909. Connecticut River zone
§ 4910. Enforcement discretion
§ 4922. Retrieval of covered wild animals