Public Hearing on Use of Fish, Wildlife Resources

Public Hearing Monday, April 23, on Use of Fish and WildlifeFor Immediate Release: April 19, 2007Media Contact: Steve Hill or Ron Regan, 802-241-3700 Public Hearing Monday, April 23, on Use of Fish and Wildlife WATERBURY, VT - A public hearing will be held Monday, April 23, at 7:00 p.m. at the Pavilion Auditorium on State Street in Montpelier by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board on a proposed regulation designed to maximize the proper use of fish and wildlife resources. The proposed regulation has the following provisions:--"No person shall take game or furbearers and intentionally, knowingly, or negligently fail to retain for use a significant portion of the game or furbearers taken.--Sick or diseased animals may be left in place and shall be reported immediately to a Fish and Wildlife Biologist or State Game Warden. --Animals taken under the authority provided by Subchapter 4, Wild Animals Doing Damage, Chapter 113, Game, of Part 4 of Title 10, or under Section 35, Title 10 Appendix, Taking of moose doing damage, or under Fish and Wildlife Regulation #2000 on the Taking of Turkeys Doing Damage shall be governed by those specific provisions." -30-