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your wrong, this rule says they arehttp://nrb.state.vt.us/wrp/publications/upw2012.pdf
OK. I'm going to type this into Microsoft Word very carefully, then run spell check, and then cut and paste it here, so I don't offend you with my punctuation and spelling. I may not be able to spell perfectly, and I'm probably not the sharpest axe in the toolshed, but even I can read and follow the logic here. So, here's how the 85 page document says that power augers are LEGAL on Berlin Pond.Go to Berlin Pond, Page A-6 (the 19th page of the 85-page document), part (d). It reads "Use of internal combustion motors is prohibited (VUPW rule 3.5)"OK, sounds like a power auger with a gas motor (not a battery operated one) might be prohibited, right? Well, let's look up this VUPW Rule 3.5 it references.So, go backwards in the document to the numbered Page 7 (the 8th page of the 85 page document). Rule 3.5, labelled Use of Internal Combustion Motors. This reads "Use of internal combustion motors to power vessels on lakes, ponds and reservoirs is prohibited where the use of such motors was not a normal use prior to January 1, 1993".Hmmm. So the terms "internal combustion motor" in this rule seems only to refer to those motors used to power a vessel. Last I checked, not a normal use of a gas auger, though it would be handy if I went through the ice. OK. One last final triple-check. What is a vessel, you might ask yourself? Let's look up the definition of "vessel" as defined in this rule on numbered Page 12 (the 13th page of the 85 page document).Part 5.13 on Page 12 defines "Vessel" as "Every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water".So, the way I read it, the prohibition on "internal combustion motors" on Berlin Pond ONLY applies to those attached to and capable of powering a vessel on the water. A power auger does not fit.Now, snowmachines or 4-wheelers are another can of worms, since you have to figure out whether a sled or quad on the ice, is the same as "a means of transportation on water" as described in 5.13.And since it took me a friggin' hour to type and proofread this bloody thing so I don't risk offending anyone with my awesome spelling, I'm not going to figure that one out for you.
If you ask me they ought to fine the poachers they catch triple then what they do now, that would help keep the licence fees down.
Nope $1,000 fine or more..or no more hunting or fishing ever again in VT...laws are just that!