§ 4136 Propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals

10 V.S.A. § 4136 (N/A)
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§ 4136. Propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals

The Commissioner shall have charge of the propagation and distribution of fish and wild animals, and shall provide for the construction, maintenance, and operation of fish culture facilities, fishways, screens, and weirs. The Commissioner may introduce fish into waters which are not private preserves. The Commissioner may take and transport fish and wild animals at such times and in such manner as she or he deems proper for the artificial propagation thereof, for scientific purposes, and for the proper management of lands owned by the State and controlled by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Commissioner may sell, exchange, or dispose at any time of such fish and wild animals as she or he deems for the best interest of the State. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.); 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)