§ 4907. Waterfowl blinds
(a) A person shall not place a waterfowl blind or cause the same to be placed on or in the waters of the State earlier than the first Saturday of September of any year, and then only if the person’s name and address are permanently and legibly affixed thereto, by waterproof paint or rustproof tag. A person shall remove his or her waterfowl blind, together with its contents and any surrounding debris, located on or in any waters of the State except Lake Champlain on or before May 15 of the following year. A waterfowl blind located on or in Lake Champlain shall be removed on or before February 15 of the following year.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “waterfowl blind” means any manufactured place of concealment or any boat, raft, or similar structure that has been designed to partially or completely conceal a person taking ducks or geese.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to State-owned and -operated blinds on lands owned or controlled by the State. (Added 1971, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1987, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 4, 1988.)
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