§ 2. Report, big game
(a) Unless otherwise specified in the 10 App. V.S.A. section relating to the specific big game species, a person taking big game, as defined by 10 V.S.A. § 4001(31), pursuant to the seasons provided by law or regulation of the Fish and Wildlife Board, shall within 48 hours report the taking and exhibit the carcass in the manner required by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may authorize a person taking big game to report in the following manners including but not limited to; electronic reporting via email or website or mobile application, telephone, or in-person reporting. The Commissioner may waive the exhibition of the carcass unless requested by a warden. The Commissioner shall publish the reporting and exhibition requirements.
(b) Notwithstanding the reporting requirements of 10 App. V.S.A. § 7 subsection 8.3 of the Bear Management Rule and 10 App. V.S.A. § 33 subsection 14.3 of the Moose Management Rule, in the event of an emergency, the Commissioner may authorize any person who takes big game to report and exhibit the carcass in the manner required by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall publish the reporting and exhibition requirements during the emergency period. For the purposes of this section, “emergency” shall mean “a serious, unexpected, and dangerous situation that poses a threat to public health or safety, or to wildlife or natural resources, and requires immediate action.”
(c) No big game carcass shall be transported out of the State without first being reported as required herein.
(d) The Commissioner shall pay to the authorized agent a fee of $1.00 for each report taken on species where reports are required by law. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1963, No. 144; 1971, No. 84, § 5; 1976, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. —, eff. Jan. 1, 1977; 1977, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 12, 1978; 1982, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 935, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1982; 1985, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 16, 1986; 1993, Fish and Wildlife Board Reg. No. 996, eff. April 22, 1993; 2019 (Adj. Sess.) Fish and Wildlife Reg, eff. Oct. 23, 2020.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development
App § 1. Wild animals generally
App § 2b. Wildlife Management Units
App § 3. Rabbit, squirrel; sale
App § 4. Bow and arrow hunting
App § 5. Bow and arrow standards
App § 9. Wildlife rehabilitation
App § 10. Vermont endangered and threatened species rule
App § 12. Leashed tracking dogs
App § 13. Regulations for operating regulated shooting grounds
App § 14. Posting against hunting, fishing or trapping
App § 15. Rule governing public use of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Lands
App § 15a. Fees for the Use of Fish and Wildlife Department Lands and Facilities
App § 15b. Rule Governing Public Use of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Shooting Ranges
App § 16. Suspension of licenses: Enforcement of child support orders, 15 V.S.A. § 798
App § 18. Governing the importation and possession of wild animals, excluding fish
App § 19. Rule governing the importation and possession of animals for taking by hunting
App § 22a. Taking of turkey doing damage
App § 23. Methods of taking, possessing and transporting migratory game birds
App § 23a. Spring Snow Goose Conservation Order
App § 23b. Waterfowl Boundary Rule
App § 25. Nongame wildlife species
App § 32. Trapping, hare and rabbits
App § 33. Moose Management Rule
App § 35. Taking of moose doing damage to fencing, tubing, or Christmas trees