Section 12 010 019 - REGULATION #944 - A REGULATION CONTROLLING HUNTING AND TRESPASSING ON THE MUD CREEK CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA IN ALBURG1. Public use of the Mud Creek Controlled Hunting Area (CHA) shall be permitted or restricted as follows:(a) No person shall posses a firearm, muzzleloader, trap, bow and arrow, crossbow or spear while within the boundaries of the Mud Creek CHA except under authority of a permit issued by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Permits issued for hunting or trapping shall be carried by those persons at all times while on the CHA and shall be exhibited to any Fish and Wildlife Department employee upon request.(b) The existing railroad bed and that portion of the CHA lying south of the railroad bed shall be open to fishing and hiking at all times except during the time when the CHA is operational as provied in 2b. Fishing shall be in conformance with existing fishing regulations except that taking fish by spearing, shooting, or with bow and arrow shall be prohibited. The portion of the CHA lying north of the railroad bed shall be open to the public from January 1 through August 31 annually without need of permit; public use of this portion of the CHA from September 1, through December 31 annually shall be only under authority of a permit issued by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife department.
In addition to other laws pertaining to public use of the CHA, it shall be unlawful for anyone other than Fish and Wildlife Department personnel to:
(1) operate any motorized vehicle on any portion of the CHA, except for snowmobile use on the designated VAST trail;(2) camp overnight except under authority of permit from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Departments;(3) build or tend any open fire.(4) litter or deposit any refuse.(5) operate any boat or canoe with any type of motor attached.2. Provisions for waterfowl hunting on the CHA shall be as follows:(a) Waterfowl hunting on the CHA shall be only under authority of a permit used by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Permits shall result from a public drawing of applications received and in conformance with the optimal number of hunters to be authorized entry on predetermined shooting days. Provisions may be made for pemits for hunters through a self-registration process at the CHA for hunting days not included in the public drawing and pre-registration process.(b) Shooting hours on the CHA shall be from legal morning starting time until 11:00 A.M.(c) Each hunting party shall be equipped with a boat or canoe and not few than six decoys. A person other than Fish and Wildlife Department personnel shall not operate a boat with any type of motor attached.(d) A person hunting under the authority of a permit shall appear at the area control office at or before noon on the day for which the permit is valid and furnish to an agent of the Commissioner such information as requested and exhibit any game birds taken.(e) A person shall not possess or discharge more than 25 shotgun shells per day.(f) All laws and regulations not inconsistent herewith whall be in force. The Mud Creek Controlled Hunting Area is enclosed by appropriate notices to mark boundaries.
12-019 Code Vt. R. 12-010-019-X
Effective Date: October 3, 1983 (Secretary of State Rule Log #83-65)
AMENDED: September 9, 1995 (Secrtary of State Rule Log #95-58) Statutory Authority: 10 V.S.A. § 4082, 4084