The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-20
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THE WATERS OF TIE STATE ABOVE TIDE
wATER-HEAvY PENALTIES FOR FAILBRE re
CoAaLY WITH TIE LAW, ETC.
The fish bill passed both houses yesterday
in the following shape :.7 ,-s,ras s-=e ,.E
/. Be it. enacted 6y thet General ASSEM-
Hy of Virginia, That it shall not be lawful
for any person to catch. or destroy, or to
take any fish in or from any Of the, waters
of this Commonwealth above tide-water
by means OF any seine Or net, or trap OF
any kind, or by any other means whatso-
ever otherwise than by angling with a
hook and line, for six years from the pas
sage of this act: Provided, That none OF
the provisions Of this; act shall hinder or
prohibit the commissioners OF fisheries or
their agents from catching or taking fish
from any OF the waters Of this State Mt such
times and by such means az may seem
proper to them: And prouided further,
That nothing in this act shall be understood
to forbid the use of hand or minuow-Aet
In taking small fish to be used for bait in
angling. Ia
THE FISHING SEASON. .rs !
2. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to
kill or capture mountain trout (Sdlnlo fonti-
,,alis) in any Of the waters of this State be-
tween the 10th day of September and the
1st day Of April Of each year, by any pro-
cess whatsoever, nor at any other time ex-
cept by angling with hook and line. Nor
shall it be lawful 10 kill or capture any river
bass commonly called black bass), or pond
bass commonly called southern chubl be-
tween the 18th day Of May and the 1st day
Of July of each year. Nor shall it be law
full to shoot or spear either species OF these
fish at any time.
8. It shall not be lawful for any person
to have in his possession during the time
in which the taking OF the same is forbid
den in the foregoing sections any fish there
in forbidden to be taken, or to buy or sell
or make any use OF such fish within said
forbidden period, under the penalties OF
this act; and said possession, sale, or use
shall be deemed prima facie evidence OF its
violation. ..:..
... KILLING FISH-PENALTIES.
4. It shall not be lawful for any person or
corporation TO use tsh-borries, lime, giant
powder, dynamite, or any other explosive
article, for the destruction OF fish.
5. Any person or corporation offending
against the 1st, I'd, Sd, and 4th sections OF
this act shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof in any court or
before a justice of the peace shalt be fined
in the sum OF twenty dollars for each Of
fence, and shall be imprisoned till said
fine is paid, but not exceeding thirty
days; and it shall be the duty of the
sheriff Of the county or corporation in
which the offence is committed to prosecute
the offending party promptly and vigorous
ly; and in every case OF Wilful failure to
perform this duty, he shall, on complaint by
f1 fI,1 fsny1
Judge, be fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than twenty. dollars. In addition to
the penalty above specified, the offending
party shall forfeit all boats, nets, or other
illegal contrivances, pay all costs OF suit and
the charges incident to the capture OF said
illegal contrivances.
PROTECTION OF FIsH-CULTURE.
6. It shall not be lawful for any person tc
molest or damage any fish-eggs or young
fish in the boxes or troughs OF the fish COM
missioners. or their agents, or any private
individual engaged in the artificial breed
ing OF fish, or injure the boxes, troughs,
dams, or ponds, or other apparatus of said
commissioners and agents, under the penal
ties of the 5th section OF this act.
7. It shall be the duty Of the judge OF
each county or corporation court to give
this act in charge to every grand jury,
whose duty it shall be to present every in
fraction thereof not reported and prosecuted
by the sheriff; and the Commonwealth
attorney for each county and city shall dill
gently prosecute every such violation OF
this act: Provided, That the provision OF
this act shall not apply to any of the wa.
ters emptying into Tennessee and Ken
lucky.
8. All acts and parts Of acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
8. This act shall be in force from its
passage.