2016 Vermont Statutes
Title 24 - Municipal and County Government
Chapter 61 - Regulatory Provisions; Police Power Of Municipalities
Subchapter 11: Miscellaneous Regulatory Powers
§ 2295 Authority of municipal and county governments to regulate firearms, ammunition, hunting, fishing, and trapping
§ 2295. Authority of municipal and county governments to regulate firearms, ammunition, hunting, fishing, and trapping
Except as otherwise provided by law, no town, city, or incorporated village, by ordinance, resolution, or other enactment, shall directly regulate hunting, fishing, and trapping or the possession, ownership, transportation, transfer, sale, purchase, carrying, licensing, or registration of traps, firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition. This section shall not limit the powers conferred upon a town, city, or incorporated village under subdivision 2291(8) of this title. The provisions of this section shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of a municipal charter. (Added 1987, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1988.)
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