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Committee OKs draft H.230 change to treat many fish-and-wildlife offenses as civil minor violations
Summary
The Judiciary Committee found draft 2.1 of H.230 favorable after witnesses and agency counsel agreed language will allow wardens to issue civil tickets rather than criminal information when criteria are met and no evidence was seized or criminal warrants used.
The Judiciary Committee on April 10 voted to find draft number 2.1 of H.230 favorable after a focused discussion about creating a civil “minor violation” pathway for many fish-and-wildlife offenses.
Hannah Smith, general counsel for the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, described the revised text and noted small wording changes that make the standard broader: the bill would allow an offense to be treated as a minor violation if (a) the offender has no prior history of…
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