Possession, Transportation, and Sale of Big Game

V.S.A. tit. 10, ch. 113, subch. 3

in effect

10 V.S.A. § 4781 Big game; possession

4781. Big game; possession A person shall not possess big game taken by unlawful means or methods or taken in a closed season in violation of any provision of part 4 of this title or rules of the Board. Unless otherwise prohibited, a person may possess lawfully taken game during the open season and for a reasonable time thereafter. Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 92, § 7; 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.

10 V.S.A. § 4782 Possession in cold storage of big game

4782. Possession in cold storage of big game Any part of the carcass of big game legally taken may be possessed at any time in cans or in a cold storage locker or home freezer. Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 92, § 8.

10 V.S.A. § 4783 Purchase and sale of big game

4783. Purchase and sale of big game (a) A person shall not buy or sell big game or the meat of big game within the State except during the open season and for 20 days thereafter, provided that a person shall not sell the paws or internal organs of a black bear separate from the animal as a whole unless authorized under subsection (b) of this section as a taxidermy product. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person may buy or sell at any time: (1) the head, hide, and hoofs of deer or moose legally taken; or (2) the head or hide of a black bear, legally taken, provided that taxidermy products that include the paws shall not be prohibited. (c) Neither anadromous Atlantic salmon taken in the Connecticut River Basin nor wild turkey shall be bought or sold at any time. The meat of big game animals shall not be bought or sold for the purpose of being transported out of the State. Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 92, § 9; 2023, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. July 1, 2024.

10 V.S.A. § 4784 Transportation of big game

4784. Transportation of big game A person shall not transport big game taken by unlawful means or methods or taken in a closed season in violation of any provision of part 4 of this title or rules of the Board. Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 92, § 10; 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.

10 V.S.A. § 4786 Game suppers

4786. Game suppers (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, game suppers may be held at any time by a church, volunteer fire department, rod and game club, or other nonprofit organization under permit issued by a fish and wildlife warden, the Commissioner, or a designee of the Commissioner. (b) Wild animals and fish legally taken in this State, or another state or country, may be transported and sold as part of a game supper authorized by permit. Big game provided by the Department may also be sold at such suppers. Migratory waterfowl and anadromous salmon shall not be sold. (c) The permit for a game supper required by this section shall state the name of the organization holding the supper, and the date and place of the supper. The permit shall be applied for no later than 10 days before the date of the supper. Added 1989, No. 57.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/10/113Fetched: 10/21/2026