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Vermont Local Knife-Law Preemption (2026)

Conditional: No knife preemption: 24 V.S.A. 2295 bars localities from regulating only firearms, ammunition, traps and hunting/fishing/trapping, so towns may still regulate knives.

ConditionalVerified Jul 7, 2026

No knife preemption: 24 V.S.A. 2295 bars localities from regulating only firearms, ammunition, traps and hunting/fishing/trapping, so towns may still regulate knives.

Official source: legislature.vermont.gov →

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