Governor to sign H.570 (F&W omnibus bill) and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Buck Lake's New Facilities

  

H.570 achieved:

* Aids Vermont's existing Sport Shooting Ranges in making improvements for safety, noise and environmental protection.

* Repeals the 2017 sunset for suppressors, making the possession and use of suppressors legal without threat of the sunset.

* Brings penalties for F&W violations into being more uniform.  

* Repeals the ban on felt soled waders.

* Repeals the ban on felt waders.

 

Alison Thomas, Education Manager

[phone]      802-371-9975      [fax]      802-828-1250

[email]      Alison.Thomas@vermont.gov

[website]    www.vtfishandwildlife.com

 

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

1 National Life Drive, Davis 2

Montpelier VT 05620-3702

 

 

 

 

Accomplished in the 2015-2016, biennium of the Vermont Legislature.

A quick assessment as to what was accomplished in the 2015-2016, biennium of the Vermont Legislature.

* Stopped Mandatory Registration Gun Background Checks (S.31)

  S.31: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/S-0031/S-0031%20As%20Introduced.pdf

* Stopped banning of lead ammo for hunting (H.460)

   H.460: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0460/H-0460%20As%20Introduced.pdf

* Stopped a House Resolution that would have municipal charter change ordinance bills to proceed directly to the house floor without going to the Government Operations Committee (H.R. 11)

   H.R.: 11.: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/RESOLUTN/HR0011/HR0011%20As%20Introduced.pdf

* Stopped two separate sets of three City of Burlington Gun Control Ordinances (H.90, H.91 and H.92 in 2015 and H.566, H.567 and H.568 in 2016)

  2015 

  H.90:  http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0090/H-0090%20As%20Introduced.pdf

  H.91:  http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0091/H-0091%20As%20Introduced.pdf

  H.92:  http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0092/H-0092%20As%20Introduced.pdf

  2016

  H.566: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0566/H-0566%20As%20Introduced.pdf

  H.567: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0567/H-0567%20As%20Introduced.pdf ;

  H.568: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0568/H-0568%20As%20Introduced.pdf

* Stopped Insurance Companies from being required by the state to have gun owners report guns in their homes to the insurance company.(H.709)

  H.709: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0709/H-0709%20As%20Introduced.pdf

* Stopped the banning of public access on Berlin Pond. (H.33 and H.871)

  H.33:   http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0033/H-0033%20As%20Introduced.pdf

  H.871: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0871/H-0871%20As%20Introduced.pdf

* Ivory and rhino horn ban bill failed.  (H.297)

  H.297 as it passed the senate and ended without passing: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/JOURNAL/sj160420.pdf#page=14

* Passed H.570 highlights:

                        -The possession and use of suppressors permanently lawful in Vermont.  Sunset was repealed.

                        -F&W penalties made more uniform.

                        -Now possible for ranges undertaking construction for safety, lead abatement or environment purposes to not have to obtain an Act 250 permit.

                        -Repeals the ban of felt waders for fishing.

  H.570 as passed starts on 1694 and range section is on page 1710: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/JOURNAL/hj160502

These are just a few of the many bills that required action to protect your rights.