1. 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.
Notes
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. ยง
4082,
4084
