§ 5001 - Hunting dogs; field training - Vermont Statutes

§ 5001. Hunting dogs; field training

(a) While accompanying the dog, a person without a firearm may train a hunting dog to hunt and pursue:

(1) Bear during the period from June 1 to September 15 and then only from sunrise to sunset;

(2) Rabbits and game birds during the period from June 1 to the last Saturday in September and then only from sunrise to sunset;

(3) Raccoon during the period from June 1 to the last Saturday in September at any time of the day or night;

(4) Bobcat and fox during the period June 1 to March 15, except during regular deer season as prescribed in 10 V.S.A. § 4741.

(b) The commissioner may permit a person without a gun to train and condition a hunting dog between the second Monday in March and June 1. The board may adopt rules as it considers necessary to control the training and conditioning of hunting dogs. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1965, No. 48, eff. May 7, 1965; 1973, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1977, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.); 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 28.)