12-056 Code Vt. R. 12-010-056-X - TAKING OF MOOSE DOING DAMAGE TO FENCING, TUBING, OR CHRISTMAS TREES
(A) Only with prior
approval from a Game Warden, a landowner may take a moose which has repeatedly
or may continue to substantially damage;
(1)
tubing. fittings, and mainline used in maple sap collection.
(2) fencing that is currently containing
hoofed livestock.
(3) Christmas
Tree Plantations.
(B) A
landowner may designate one individual who holds a resident Vermont hunting
license as an agent to take a moose doing damage, pursuant to subsection (a) of
this section, on the landowner's behalf. A landowner may not offer or accept
any form of payment to or from a person designated as an agent under this
subsection except as allowed in subsection (e) of this section.
(C) The landowner shall immediately report
the wounding or killing of a moose under this section to a Game Warden. Within
12 hours of said wounding or killing of a moose under this section, the
landowner or person who performed the act shall submit a written, signed report
relating the date, time, place and reason for the wounding or killing to a Game
Warden.
(D) A person who kills the
moose shall immediately properly dress the carcass and care for the
meat.
(E) The Game Warden shall
immediately investigate the case and if satisfied that the moose was taken as
provided in this section, the Warden shall give the landowner a certificate of
his or her finding in the matter. The certificate shall entitle the landowner
to the ownership of the carcass. The landowner may not sell or give away the
carcass except to offer all or a portion of it to the agent designated under
subsection (b) as compensation for killing the moose. Any carcass not desired
for home consumption in the household of the certificate holder or designated
agent shall be turned over to a Game Warden
Notes
Statutory Authority: 10 V.S.A. ยง 4138
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