2005 Vermont Code - § 45. — Otter skins; tagging, marking
§ 45. Otter skins; tagging, marking
The skins of otter legally taken may be possessed, transported, bought and sold only when tagged and marked as hereinafter provided. A person who takes otter shall within ten days of the closing of the open season present the skins of the same to a game warden and if said warden is satisfied that such otter were legally taken he shall tag and mark each otter in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner. Such tags shall remain affixed to each skin until tanned and made into commercial fur. Otter carcasses will be turned over to a Vermont State Game Warden at the time of reporting. (1961, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1974, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 883, eff. Jan. 18, 1974; 1996, Fish and Game Board Reg. No. 883, eff. Aug. 24, 1996.)