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Vermont Concealed Carry Reciprocity: Where Your Permit Works
A Vermont resident permit (None — Vermont issues no carry permits) is honored in 0 of the other 50 US jurisdictions. In the other direction, Vermont recognizes valid carry permits from every US state. Vermont allows permitless concealed carry for people who may legally possess a handgun, including eligible visitors.
Where a Vermont permit is honored
Click any destination for the full rules — duty to inform, magazine limits, off-limits places, and official sources.
* a load-bearing fact could not be fully verified — confirm with the official source before carrying.
Whose permits Vermont honors
Vermont recognizes valid concealed-carry permits from every US state and DC.
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.
Vermont at a glance
- Permit
- None — Vermont issues no carry permits
- Issued by
- None — Vermont has no permit system
- Issue policy
- No permits issued
- Resident minimum age
- Not verified
- Non-resident permits
- Not issued
- Permitless carry
- Yes
- Duty to inform
- No
- Magazine limit
- 15 rounds
Vermont issues no carry permits to anyone, resident or non-resident — there is no permit system at all. Vermont residents who need a permit recognized elsewhere must obtain a non-resident permit from another state that issues them.
Vehicle carry
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
- School buildings, school buses and school property (13 V.S.A. § 4004)
- Courthouses (13 V.S.A. § 4016)
- Hospital buildings (13 V.S.A. § 4023)
- Federal property where firearms are prohibited by federal law
Frequently asked questions
- Which states honor a Vermont carry permit?
- None. The table on this page links to the detailed rules for each destination.
- Does Vermont recognize out-of-state carry permits?
- 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.
- Can I carry in Vermont without a permit?
- Vermont allows permitless concealed carry for people who may legally possess a handgun, including eligible visitors.
- Do I have to tell police in Vermont that I am carrying?
- No duty-to-inform statute exists; Vermont has no carry-permit system and no statutory requirement to disclose carrying to police.
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