{"data":{"id":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-5001","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"10 V.S.A. § 5001","heading":"Hunting dogs; field training","body":"(a) While accompanying the dog, a person may train a hunting dog to hunt and pursue:\n(1) bear during the period from June 1 to September 15 and then only from sunrise to sunset;\n(2) rabbits and game birds during the period from June 1 to the last Saturday in September and then only from sunrise to sunset;\n(3) raccoon during the period from June 1 through any time of day or night on the day before the opening day of raccoon hunting season; and\n(4) bobcat and fox during the period June 1 to March 15, except during regular deer season as prescribed in section 4741 of this title.\n(b) The Commissioner may permit a person to train and condition a hunting dog between the second Monday in March and June 1. The Board may adopt rules as it considers necessary to control the training and conditioning of hunting dogs.\n(c) A person training a hunting dog under this section may possess a handgun while training the hunting dog, provided that the person shall not take game by any method while training the hunting dog. As used in this section, “handgun” means a pistol or revolver that will expel a projectile by the action of an explosive.","path":["Title 10: Conservation and Development","Chapter 115: Hunting Dogs"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/115/05001","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:38:21Z","sha256":"499ddf8aee00cd85df68e18cc5c619db50b6a1f495e74205521b5e1c23754ee1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-4925","next":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-5002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}