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Deadline: Apr 07, 2025 The deadline for public comment has expired. Contact the agency or primary contact person listed below for assistance. |
Rule Details
| Rule Number: | 25P007 |
| Title: | 10 V.S.A. App. § 122, Fish Management Rule. |
| Type: | Standard |
| Status: | Adopted |
| Agency: | Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board |
| Legal Authority: | 10 V.S.A. §§ 4081- 4083 |
| Summary: | The proposed rule amendments add Mud Pond to the list of seasonally closed waters; create a state-aggregate daily bag limit for all panfish on inland waters; add a segment of the Deerfield River to the list of Trophy Trout streams; increases minimum length and reduces daily bag limit of Lake Trout on Memphremagog; consolidates Bullhead requirements under Panfish requirements and amends bag limits accordingly; adds panfish bag limits for Berlin and Stiles Ponds; extends the closure season for trout spawning grounds; and adds certain waters to the list of closed seasonal spawning grounds. |
| Persons Affected: | Department Staff including game wardens, and commercial and recreational anglers. |
| Economic Impact: | The proposed aggregate panfish bag limits on inland wanters may have an economic impact on commercial anglers who sell panfish harvested in the State. The other proposed amendments will not have an economic impact. |
| Posting date: | Feb 19,2025 |
Hearing Information
| Information for Hearing # 1 | |
| Hearing date: | |
| Location: | Conference Room 110, Pavilion Building |
| Address: | 111 State Street |
| City: | Montpelier |
| State: | VT |
| Zip: | 05602 |
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| Information for Hearing # 2 | |
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| Location: | St. Albans Town Educational Center |
| Address: | 169 South Main Street |
| City: | St. Albans |
| State: | VT |
| Zip: | 05478 |
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| Information for Hearing # 3 | |
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| Location: | Rutland High School |
| Address: | 22 Stratton Rd. |
| City: | Rutland |
| State: | VT |
| Zip: | 05701 |
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| Information for Hearing # 4 | |
| Hearing date: | |
| Location: | Virtually via MS Teams |
| Address: | https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/193ameeting_ZWM2ZTVhZDgtMmM2MS00ZDJjLWE3YWItMDFkOWZlNTNkMjQ440thread.v2/0?context7b22Tid223a2220b4933b-baad-433c-9c02-70edcc7559c6222c22Oid223a222fafd1d9-49ab-4c12-b37c-0bf36bb473f5227d |
| City: | n/a |
| State: | VT |
| Zip: | n/a |
| Hearing Notes: | Virtually via MS Teams https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/193ameeting_ZWM2ZTVhZDgtMmM2MS00ZDJjLWE3YWItMDFkOWZlNTNkMjQ440thread.v2/0?context7b22Tid223a2220b4933b-baad-433c-9c02-70edcc7559c6222c22Oid223a222fafd1d9-49ab-4c12-b37c-0bf36bb473f5227d |
Contact Information
| Information for Contact # 1 | |||
| Level: | Primary | ||
| Name: | Hannah Smith | ||
| Agency: | Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board | ||
| Address: | 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 | ||
| City: | Montpelier | ||
| State: | VT | ||
| Zip: | 05620-3208 | ||
| Telephone: | 802-461-8187 | ||
| Fax: | 802-828-1250 | ||
Email: |
hannah.smith@vermont.gov |
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| Website Address: | https://vtfishandwildlife.com/about-us/fish-and-wildlife-board/board-rules  |
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| Information for Contact # 2 | |||
| Level: | Secondary | ||
| Name: | Eric Palmer | ||
| Agency: | Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board | ||
| Address: | 1 National Life Drive | ||
| City: | Montpelier | ||
| State: | VT | ||
| Zip: | 05620-3208 | ||
| Telephone: | 802-535-7635 | ||
| Fax: | 802-828-1250 | ||
Email: |
eric.palmer@vermont.gov |
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