# 20 V.S.A. § 3551: Search warrants

> Vermont · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3551

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 V.S.A. § 3551
- **Heading:** Search warrants
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 20 / Chapter 193 / Section 3551

## Text

An officer who has attempted to seize a domestic pet or wolf-hybrid under section 3546, 3549, 3624, 3806, or 3807 of this chapter and has not been permitted to search for or take the animal, may apply to a judicial officer authorized to issue search warrants for a warrant to search the properties of the owner of the animal or any other property if the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the animal may be on it. If the judicial officer is satisfied that there is a reasonable cause to believe that the animal is on a property, the judicial officer shall issue a search warrant authorizing a law enforcement officer of the State of Vermont to search the property and premises for the animal within a specified period of time not to exceed 10 days and to seize the animal. The warrant shall be served between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless the warrant directs that it may be served at any time. The judicial officer may, by appropriate provision in the warrant, and for reasonable cause shown, authorize its execution at other times. The warrant shall designate the court to which it shall be returned.

## Nearby sections

- [20 V.S.A. § 3541 § 3541. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3541.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3541a § 3541a. Feral animals; responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3541a.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3545 § 3545. Right to kill domestic pets or wolf-hybrids generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3545.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3546 § 3546. Investigation of vicious domestic pets or wolf-hybrids; order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3546.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3548 § 3548. Application to unorganized towns and gores; supervisors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3548.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3549 § 3549. Domestic pets or wolf-hybrids; regulation by towns](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3549.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3550 § 3550. Penalties; enforcement; municipal legislative body; Secretary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3550.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3551 § 3551. Search warrants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3551.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3581 § 3581. General requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3581.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3581a § 3581a. Immunization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3581a.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3582 § 3582. Dogs or wolf-hybrids obtained after April 1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3582.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3583 § 3583. Domestic pets and wolf-hybrids kept for breeding purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3583.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3587 § 3587. Dogs brought into State](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3587.md)
- [20 V.S.A. § 3588 § 3588. Issuance of licenses; record of licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T20_C193_S3588.md)

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