| Rule Number: |
13P008 |
| Title: |
10 V.S.A. Appendix § 33a Moose Permit Rule |
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Type:
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Standard |
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Status:
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Adopted |
| Agency: |
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board
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| Legal Authority: |
10 V.S.A. §§ 4081, 4082, and 4084 |
| Summary:
| The rule establishes the number of moose permits to be issued in each Wildlife Management Unit. In 2009, the Department approved a 10-year Big Game Management Plan which established moose population objectives. Moose objectives are below the targets for some Wildlife Management Units and as such, the Fish and Wildlife Board is proposing a reduction in permits, from a total of 385, to 355 permits. |
| Persons Affected:
| Hunters, landowners, hunting equipment and supply merchants, general store owners, lodging owners, Fish and Wildlife Department personnel, travel and tourism personnel, sugar makers, farmers, wildlife watchers, wildlife photographers, and professional foresters. |
| Economic Impact:
| A 1990 study conducted by the University of Vermont reported that resident hunters spent an average of $458 annually in November deer hunting in Vermont. Non-residents spent $1,020 while deer hunting in Vermont. This study is still sufficiently accurate to determine current economic impact. Although the November deer season is much longer than Vermont's moose season, Department surveys have shown that the average number of days spent afield is roughly comparable. If 710 permittees and subpermittees participate in the 2013 season, 70 of whom would be non-residents, the benefits to small businesses are estimated to be at least $364,520. The Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates that the costs associated with the administration and enforce |
| Posting date: |
Mar 20,2013 |
