Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2295

  • town: shall mean village or city. See
  • Village: shall mean an incorporated village. See

§ 2295. Authority of municipal and county governments to regulate firearms, ammunition, hunting, fishing, and trapping

Except as otherwise provided by law, no town, city, or incorporated village, by ordinance, resolution, or other enactment, shall directly regulate hunting, fishing, and trapping or the possession, ownership, transportation, transfer, sale, purchase, carrying, licensing, or registration of traps, firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition. This section shall not limit the powers conferred upon a town, city, or incorporated village under subdivision 2291(8) of this title. The provisions of this section shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of a municipal charter. (Added 1987, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1988.)