Vermont Statutes
Chapter 113 - Game
§ 4747. Big game taken by illegal means

§ 4747. Big game taken by illegal means
A person shall not take or possess big game by the aid of a snare, trap, salt lick, jack, or other light or use these devices to entrap or ensnare big game. A person shall not use a dog of any breed or sex at any time for the purpose of hunting any big game except black bear and wild turkey as provided in fish and wildlife rules, nor shall he or she harbor or have in his or her possession a dog for this purpose. A person other than the owner or a person designated by the owner shall not take a confined fallow deer or a confined red deer. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1985, No. 92, § 6; 1993, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 10 - Conservation and Development

Chapter 113 - Game

§ 4701. Use of gun, bow and arrow, and crossbow; legal day; dogs

§ 4702. Use of light

§ 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

§ 4706. Snaring animals

§ 4707. Traps; notice

§ 4708. Interference with hunting, fishing, or trapping

§ 4709. Transport, importation, possession, and stocking of wild animals; possession of wild boar or feral swine

§ 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

§ 4749. Injured deer, killing

§ 4751. Swimming deer

§ 4781. Big game; possession

§ 4782. Possession in cold storage of big game

§ 4783. Purchase and sale of big game

§ 4784. Transportation of big game

§ 4786. Game suppers

§ 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

§ 4830. Regulations

§ 4831. Reimbursement

§ 4832. Appeal

§ 4833. Coyote Control Program

§ 4861. Fur bearing animals; taking; possession

§ 4863. Trapping tags; fees

§ 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

§ 4907. Waterfowl blinds

§ 4908. Youth turkey hunting weekend

§ 4909. Connecticut River zone

§ 4910. Enforcement discretion

§ 4921. Definitions

§ 4922. Retrieval of covered wild animals

§ 4923. Use of covered wild animal

§ 4924. Exceptions

§ 4925. Disposal