2011 Vermont Code
Title 10 Appendix Conservation and Development
Chapter 1 GAME
§ 14 Posting against hunting, fishing or trapping
§ 14. Posting against hunting, fishing or trapping
Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. Section 5201(b) the Fish & Wildlife Commissioner specifies that signs prohibiting the taking of fish or wild animals or trapping on land posted against such activity by the person or persons having the exclusive hunting, fishing and trapping rights thereto shall be as follows:
(1) of a size not less than 11 1/2" wide by 8" high;
(2) lettering and background must be of contrasting colors;
(3) contain the wording that hunting, fishing or trapping or any combination of the three are prohibited or forbidden;
(4) shall not be considered void if other language is added to the sign that is not covered by Section 5201, as long as a reasonable person would understand that hunting, fishing or trapping are prohibited or forbidden. (1968, Fish and Game Commissioner's Reg. No. 762, eff. April 24, 1968; amended 1996, Fish and Wildlife Commissioner's Reg. No. 762, eff. Sept. 5, 1996.)
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