2013 Vermont Statutes
Title 10 Conservation and Development
Chapter 105 LICENSES
§ 4255 License fees

4255. License fees

Subsection 4255(a) effective until January 1, 2014; see also subsection 4255(a) effective January 1, 2014 set out below.

(a) Vermont residents may apply for licenses on forms provided by the Commissioner. Fees for each license shall be:

(1) Fishing license $25.00

(2) Hunting license $22.00

(3) Combination hunting and fishing license $38.00

(4) Big game licenses (all require a hunting license)

(A) archery license $20.00

(B) muzzle loader license $20.00

(C) turkey license $23.00

(D) [Repealed.]

(E) [Repealed.]

(F) moose license 100.00

(G) early season bear tag $5.00

(H) additional deer archery tag $23.00

(5) Trapping license $20.00

(6) Hunting license for persons aged 17 or under $8.00

(7) Trapping license for persons aged 17 or under $10.00

(8) Fishing license for persons aged 15 through 17 $8.00

(9) Super sport license $150.00

(10) Three-day fishing license $10.00

(11) Combination hunting and fishing license for persons

aged 17 or under $12.00

(12) Mentored hunting license $10.00

Subsection 4255(a) effective January 1, 2014; see also subsection 4255(a) effective until January 1, 2014 set out above.

(a) Vermont residents may apply for licenses on forms provided by the Commissioner. Fees for each license shall be:

(1) Fishing license $25.00

(2) Hunting license $25.00

(3) Combination hunting and fishing license $40.00

(4) Big game licenses (all require a hunting license)

(A) archery license $23.00

(B) muzzle loader license $23.00

(C) turkey license $23.00

(D) second muzzle loader license $17.00

(E) second archery license $17.00

(F) moose license $100.00

(G) season bear tag $5.00

(H) additional deer archery tag $23.00

(5) Trapping license $20.00

(6) Hunting license for persons aged 17 or under $8.00

(7) Trapping license for persons aged 17 or under $10.00

(8) Fishing license for persons aged 15 through 17 $8.00

(9) Super sport license $150.00

(10) Three-day fishing license $10.00

(11) Combination hunting and fishing license for persons

aged 17 or under $12.00

(12) Mentored hunting license

(b) Nonresidents may apply for licenses on forms provided by the Commissioner. Fees for each license shall be:

(1) Fishing license $50.00

(2) One-day fishing license $20.00

(3) [Repealed.]

(4) Hunting license $100.00

(5) Combination hunting and fishing license $135.00

(6) Big game licenses (all require a hunting license)

(A) archery license $38.00

(B) muzzle loader license $40.00

(C) turkey license $38.00

(D) [Repealed.]

(E) [Repealed.]

(F) moose license $350.00

(G) early season bear tag $15.00

(H) additional deer archery tag $38.00

(7) Small game licenses

(A) all season $50.00

(B) [Repealed.]

(8) Trapping license $300.00

(9) Hunting licenses for persons aged 17 or under $25.00

(10) Three-day fishing license $22.00

(11) Seven-day fishing license $30.00

(12) Archery-only license (does not require hunting

license) $75.00

(13) Fishing license for persons aged 15 through 17 $15.00

(14) Super sport license $250.00

(15) Combination hunting and fishing license for persons

aged 17 or under $30.00

(16) Mentored hunting license $10.00.

(c) A permanent or free license may be secured on application to the department by a person qualifying as follows:

(1) For $50.00, a Vermont resident aged 65 or older may purchase one or all of the following licenses:

(A) A permanent fishing license.

(B) If the person qualifies for a hunting license, a combination fishing and hunting license, which shall include all big game licenses, except for a moose license.

(C) If the person qualifies for a trapping license, a trapping license.

(2) A legally blind person who is a Vermont resident may receive a free permanent fishing license upon submittal of proper proof of blindness as the commissioner shall require. A legally blind person who is a resident in a state which provides a reciprocal privilege for Vermont residents may receive a free one-year fishing license.

(3) A paraplegic person as defined in subdivision 4001(30) of this title who is a Vermont resident may receive a free permanent fishing license or, if the person qualifies for a hunting license, a free combination hunting and fishing license. A paraplegic person who is a resident in a state which provides a reciprocal privilege for Vermont residents may receive a free one-year fishing license, or if the person qualifies for a hunting license, a free one-year combination fishing and hunting license.

(4) A Vermont resident who is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States and who is, or ever has been, 100 percent disabled as a result of a service-connected disability may receive a free fishing, hunting, or combination hunting and fishing license which shall include all big game licenses, except for a moose license, upon presentation of a certificate issued by the veterans' administration so certifying. A resident of a state which provides a reciprocal privilege for Vermont veterans and who would qualify for a free license under this subdivision if the person were a Vermont resident, may receive a free one-year fishing, hunting, or combination hunting and fishing license.

(5) A special olympian participating in a fishing tournament for special olympics may receive a free fishing license valid for that event.

(d) A nonresident student who is otherwise qualified and who is enrolled in a program of secondary education or in a college or university within the state at which he has successfully completed two successive semesters shall be entitled to a resident fishing, hunting, or combination hunting and fishing license upon presentation of a document from a school that affirms his or her status and payment of the fees set forth in this section, provided the student applies for the license to an authorized license agent.

(e) The commissioner shall issue honorary hunting and fishing licenses to the president and vice-president of the United States. The commissioner may, at his or her discretion, issue free licenses which are valid for one year or less.

(f)-(h) [Repealed.]

(i)(1) The fee for a permit to trap hare and rabbits shall be $20.00.

(2) The fee for a permit to transport minnows or bait fish shall be $50.00.

(j) If the Board determines that a moose season will be held in accordance with the rules adopted under sections 4082 and 4084 of this title, the Commissioner annually may issue three no-cost moose licenses to a person who has a life-threatening disease or illness and who is sponsored by a qualified charitable organization, provided that at least one of the no-cost annual moose licenses awarded each year shall be awarded to a child or young adult age 21 years of age or under who has a life-threatening illness. The child or adult shall comply with all other requirements of this chapter and the rules of the Board. Under this subsection, a person may receive only one no-cost moose license in his or her lifetime. The Commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 to implement this subsection. The rules shall define the child or adult qualified to receive the no-cost license, shall define a qualified sponsoring charitable organization, and shall provide the application process and criteria for issuing the no-cost moose license.

(k) The commissioner may issue multi-year hunting, fishing, trapping, or combination hunting and fishing licenses of up to five years' duration. The cost of these licenses shall be the sum of the license fee established by this section for the first year, plus the cost of each additional year minus the filing fee established by subdivision 4254(e)(9) of this title for each year.

( l ) If the board determines that it is in the interest of bear management, it may authorize the department to issue bear tags in addition to those allowed by a hunting license issued under this chapter.

(m) The fee for a therapeutic group fishing license issued under section 4254b of this title shall be $50.00 per year, provided that the Commissioner may waive the fee under this section if the applicant for a therapeutic group fishing license completes instructor certification under the Department's Let's Go Fishing Program. The Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, issue a free therapeutic fishing license to an applicant. (Added 1961, No. 59, 1, eff. April 4, 1961; amended 1963, No. 27, 1; 1967, No. 34, 1, eff. March 16, 1967; 1967, No. 373 (Adj. Sess.), 2, eff. March 27, 1968; 1971, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 27, eff. Jan. 1, 1974; 1973, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), 2; 1977, No. 103, 3, eff. May 6, 1977; 1979, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), 1; 1983, No. 68, 1; 1985, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), 3, eff. June 2, 1986; 1987, No. 118, 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; 1987, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.); 1989, No. 36, 5; 1989, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), 4; 1991, No. 11, 1-3; 1991, No. 30; 1991, No. 34, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; 1991, No. 34, 3, eff. June 1, 1991; 1991, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), 2, 3, eff. May 27, 1992; 1991, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), 2, 3, eff. July 1, 1993; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), 19; 1991, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.); 1993, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), 3; 1997, No. 59, 43, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 1997, No. 59, 43a, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), 43, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; 2001, No. 65, 20, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; 2003, No. 61, 4; 2003, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; 2005, No. 72, 11b; 2007, No. 76, 27, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; 2009, No. 33, 83(e)(6); 2009, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 2009, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 2011, No. 33, 11a; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), 35a; 2011, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), 30, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; 2013, No. 78, 9.)