Post by VT FishBio on Mar 18, 2010 10:20:19 GMT -5
I thought it would be a good idea to post the actual Vermont Statute and Regulations that govern tournaments and tournament permitting in Vermont. Here is the statutory and regulatory language:
Vermont Statutes : TITLE 10 Conservation and Development : PART 4 Fish and Wildlife Conservation : CHAPTER 111. FISH : §4613. Fishing tournaments.
§4613. Fishing tournaments.
(a) No person or organization shall hold a fishing tournament on the waters of the state without first obtaining a permit from the department of fish and wildlife.
(b) A fishing tournament means a contest, in which anglers pay a fee to enter and in which the entrants compete for a prize based on the quality or size of the fish they catch. A tournament that limits the entrants to people below 15 years of age or a tournament held as part of a Special Olympics program shall be exempt from paying the fee required under subsection (d) of this section.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules that establish the procedure for implementation of this section. The rules shall include a provision that an angler may not enter a fish which was caught and confined to an enclosed area prior to the beginning of the tournament.
(d) The commissioner shall charge a fee of $50.00 for each permit issued under this section and shall deposit the fee collected into the fish and wildlife fund.
Added 1991, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.
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Vermont Statutes : TITLE 10A Conservation and Development APPENDIX : CHAPTER 2. FISH : Subchapter 2. Seasons, Waters, and Limits : §137. Fishing tournaments.
§137. Fishing tournaments.
(A) The permit for a fishing tournament as required by § 4613 of this title shall be applied for no less than 30 days before the date of the tournament. The following information will be supplied to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department :
Name of Organization, contact person(s), address and phone number(s), dates and times of the tournament, body of water, location of headquarters and check stations, number of anglers expected, fish species involved, a copy of the tournament rules, name and address permit is to be mailed to.
(B) Within 30 days after the tournament ends a report of the following information shall be provided to the Department :
Total number of tickets sold, estimated number of anglers, number of anglers that registered catch, number of each species of fish registered, and the number of registered fish released alive following registration.
Tournament sponsors may be requested to cooperate further with the Department in gathering additional information.
All tournaments rules shall be structured within the laws of the State of Vermont. A fishing license is required by anyone 15 years of age and older. All legal fishing methods and limits shall apply.
1994, Fish and Wildlife Commissioner's Reg. No. 1005, eff. Feb. 13, 1994.
Vermont Statutes : TITLE 10 Conservation and Development : PART 4 Fish and Wildlife Conservation : CHAPTER 111. FISH : §4613. Fishing tournaments.
§4613. Fishing tournaments.
(a) No person or organization shall hold a fishing tournament on the waters of the state without first obtaining a permit from the department of fish and wildlife.
(b) A fishing tournament means a contest, in which anglers pay a fee to enter and in which the entrants compete for a prize based on the quality or size of the fish they catch. A tournament that limits the entrants to people below 15 years of age or a tournament held as part of a Special Olympics program shall be exempt from paying the fee required under subsection (d) of this section.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules that establish the procedure for implementation of this section. The rules shall include a provision that an angler may not enter a fish which was caught and confined to an enclosed area prior to the beginning of the tournament.
(d) The commissioner shall charge a fee of $50.00 for each permit issued under this section and shall deposit the fee collected into the fish and wildlife fund.
Added 1991, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.
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Vermont Statutes : TITLE 10A Conservation and Development APPENDIX : CHAPTER 2. FISH : Subchapter 2. Seasons, Waters, and Limits : §137. Fishing tournaments.
§137. Fishing tournaments.
(A) The permit for a fishing tournament as required by § 4613 of this title shall be applied for no less than 30 days before the date of the tournament. The following information will be supplied to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department :
Name of Organization, contact person(s), address and phone number(s), dates and times of the tournament, body of water, location of headquarters and check stations, number of anglers expected, fish species involved, a copy of the tournament rules, name and address permit is to be mailed to.
(B) Within 30 days after the tournament ends a report of the following information shall be provided to the Department :
Total number of tickets sold, estimated number of anglers, number of anglers that registered catch, number of each species of fish registered, and the number of registered fish released alive following registration.
Tournament sponsors may be requested to cooperate further with the Department in gathering additional information.
All tournaments rules shall be structured within the laws of the State of Vermont. A fishing license is required by anyone 15 years of age and older. All legal fishing methods and limits shall apply.
1994, Fish and Wildlife Commissioner's Reg. No. 1005, eff. Feb. 13, 1994.
