11-0915 – Disposal of Deer, Moose and Bear Killed Unintentionally by Collision.

§ 11-0915. Disposal  of  deer,  moose and bear killed unintentionally by
             collision.
The owner of a motor vehicle which has been damaged  by  unintentional
  collision  with  a deer, moose or bear shall be entitled to possess such
  deer, moose or bear under the following conditions:
1. The accident is reported to an environmental conservation  officer,
  a  member  of  the State Police, a member of the sheriff's department in
  which the accident occurred or, if the accident occurred on lands  under
  the  jurisdiction  of  the  office  of  parks,  recreation  and historic
  preservation, to an officer of  the  regional  park  police  having  law
  enforcement  responsibilities on such lands, or to any police officer of
  a city, town or village located in the county of such accident within 24
  hours thereafter.
2. The officer shall investigate and, if he finds the deer,  moose  or
  bear  has  been killed or so injured as to require that it be killed and
  the damage has been done as alleged, he shall  issue  a  permit  to  the
  owner  of the motor vehicle entitling such owner to possess the carcass.
  Such permit shall authorize the owner of the motor vehicle  to  transfer
  the carcass to a designated person.
3.  Whenever  the  owner  of  such  damaged  motor vehicle declines to
  possess such deer, moose or bear, the officer  may  in  his  discretion,
  issue a permit to possess the carcass to any other party requesting such
  possession.