Byrd v. Kehoe

The plaintiff brought this action to challenge the action of the commissioner of fish and game in revoking his licenses to hunt, fish, trap and buy furs. The revocation was based on the provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 4502 and the plaintiff’s unappealed conviction of a violation of the fish and game laws relating to the possession of the fur of a fisher cat taken in closed season.

The first concern is the authority of this Court to entertain this action. The proceeding is described as an appeal from the revocation action of the commissioner. The provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 4502 require the…