Resident permit · MN → VT
Is a Minnesota Resident Permit Valid in Vermont?
Both doors are open: Vermont accepts your Minnesota resident permit, and its permitless law covers eligible visitors regardless of permits.
Why
- Vermont recognizes valid carry permits from every US state.
- Vermont allows permitless carry, which extends to visitors who may legally possess a handgun.
No permit is required or checked — out-of-state permits (resident or non-resident) are irrelevant. Anyone who may lawfully possess a firearm may carry concealed in Vermont.
The permit (Minnesota)
- Permit
- Minnesota Permit to Carry a Pistol
- Issued by
- County sheriff
- Issue policy
- Shall-issue
The destination (Vermont)
- Recognition policy
- Honors permits from all states
- Permitless carry
- Yes
- Duty to inform
- No (present permit on demand)
- Magazine limit
- 15 rounds
Carry rules in Vermont
Vermont's rules control while you're there. These are the ones travelers trip over most.
- No duty-to-inform statute exists; Vermont has no carry-permit system and no statutory requirement to disclose carrying to police.
- Vermont limits magazine capacity to 15 rounds — a limit that applies to visitors, and one of the easiest laws to break by accident.
- Vermont allows permitless concealed carry for people who may legally possess a handgun, including eligible visitors.
- No permit needed — a loaded handgun may be carried openly or concealed in a vehicle by anyone who may lawfully possess it.
Off-limits places in Vermont
Vermont bans carry in 4 kinds of places. The first on the list:
- School buildings, school buses and school property (13 V.S.A. § 4004)
- Courthouses (13 V.S.A. § 4016)
Minnesota vs Vermont: what changes at the state line
Crossing from Minnesota into Vermont changes 4 rules: permitless carry (No → Yes); magazine limit (None → 15 rounds); out-of-state permits honored (33 states → All states); open carry (With a permit → Yes, no permit).
| Rule | Minnesota | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Permitless carry | No | Yes |
| Duty to inform police | No | No |
| Magazine limit | None | 15 rounds |
| Out-of-state permits honored | 33 states | All states |
| Open carry | With a permit | Yes, no permit |
Going the other way, a Vermont resident permit in Minnesota: no such permit issued.
Driving on from Vermont
How a Minnesota resident permit fares in the states bordering Vermont:
- Massachusetts — Not recognized
- New Hampshire — Recognized — and permitless carry applies
- New York — Not recognized
Frequently asked questions
- Does Vermont honor a Minnesota non-resident permit?
- Recognized — and permitless carry applies. The answer is the same as for the resident permit on this page.
- Can a Vermont resident permit holder carry in Minnesota?
- Vermont does not issue resident carry permits, so there is no such permit to carry in Minnesota.
Official sources
- Vermont Statutes Online — 13 V.S.A. § 4021 (large capacity ammunition feeding devices) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Vermont Statutes Online — 13 V.S.A. § 4004 (weapons in schools) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Vermont Statutes Online — 13 V.S.A. § 4016 (weapons in court) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Vermont Statutes Online — Title 13 chapter 85 (weapons; no licensing provision exists) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Vermont Statutes Online — 13 V.S.A. § 4003 (carrying dangerous weapons) (via Wayback 2026-08-11) — accessed 2026-09-27
- Vermont Statutes Online — 13 V.S.A. § 4008 (possession of firearms by children) (via Wayback 2025-11-14) — accessed 2026-09-27
- Minnesota DPS/BCA — Permit to Carry reciprocity (annual recognized-state list) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Minn. Stat. 624.714 — permit to carry a pistol (issuance, non-residents, disclosure, recognition) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Minn. Stat. 609.66 — dangerous weapons (school property, courthouse complexes) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Minnesota DPS/BCA — Permit to Carry frequently asked questions — accessed 2026-09-27