Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 4146
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 4146
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See
§ 4146. Public shooting grounds; establishment
The Commissioner may establish public shooting grounds on land acquired or controlled by and under the jurisdiction of the Department. The Commissioner may, for a specified period of time, prohibit or regulate the taking of wild animals in accordance with law on any part or parts of such lands. He or she may also make such regulations as may be necessary for the proper protection and management of such lands. At least 30 days before such a prohibition or regulation takes effect, she or he shall file a copy of same in the office of the town clerk of the town in which such lands lie, and shall cause the same to be published three times in a newspaper having general circulation in such area. Any part or parts of such shooting grounds which are closed against the taking of game shall be surrounded by suitable notices, as prescribed by the Commissioner, placed at conspicuous places along such boundaries. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1; amended 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)