Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-03-13
Tha r-iah Law.

w. have been requested by many of
our subscribers to repnblish thu Law for
the protection of Ash in the Shsn lndoah
river and its tributaries. It u as fol-
lows:
CHAP 5i5.-An ACT for the protest. on OF
fish in the Shenandoah river anil its
tributaries, approved March Al,
1892 Approved March %, 1894.
[. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Virginia, That it shall bs nm
Law ful fer any person to catch, destroy
OF take any fish by any method or means,
in or from the Shenandoah river or its
tributaries between the first day OF April
and the fifteenth day of May of eaci ear.
2. II shall be unlawfuI to uss fl ID
berries, lime, giau' powder, dynamite or
oth-r explosive substance for the d.
struciicn of feb, or knowingly OF will
fully 10 cast any nozious substance or
matter into the Shenandoah river or any
Of its tributaries by which Fl b therein
may be destroyed.
3. 1t shall not be lawful to kill or
capture in the Shenandoah river or its
tributaries black bass or pond bs 3 BE-
any manner or means, at any time, other
than with a hook and line (Which shall
not be construed to include trot ine)
and then subject to tho provisions Of sec
ton one OF this act.
4. Dip-nets aud stir nets may be Cs'
in taking AMI ca'ching fish other thaa
bass AMI mo1 ltlin tro1t f;on tbs sail
river AL 10, tribltariss. excspt Within
tbs proiibi,e ed aero of sl3h year. GIG
aud spears my be use in killing and
takin : Of si,h Other then bass aui mOnn-
tan trout frIm thu Sh.nln1)ah river
ald it, tribl'lrisi from NDbsDbsr FRA
to D,cs n)1r t,lsh D ea3h y5t-, int ~
other time.
5. Fi,h-po:s may DO a,sl Gr the pnr-
psse of cltchlns or taking 9Th otbe'
than bass in the Slen lnloAh ii Ter and i
tributaries. except wishin t.s prohb ted
period; pr)Tide tn dan il LETT open on
one O. te mr. less thl1 thirty feet from
the bank At lls-wlt'f mlr5, nj ia case
ofa dam or other obstruction, wherr
fIhlsIdsrs ara 70 Iuir1I bF Law. il the
PARTY who e duty it u construct snci
ish-laiIsr 81 all TAI. to 10 g. an; other
person Of persons who may b, a55rlsy,d
therebg may construct the sane at the
cost Of the a.,re'ai party AMI recover
the slms)l m)tiol before ia tice, If
less th IN on, hunlrei dollIr,, and OF
motion before a lsti5s, II l5si than one
hundred dollars, an on mI,i on IL The
circuit co Irt # m,ro thIl one hundred
dollars, bat this shall NJ relieve The
party fro 4 ccimlnh liability for said
failure.
6. Muno ~ lets m " BE- usel in my Of
the tributaries to the Shenandoah river
tor the Dlrposo Of tlkiny small ii n to be
used for bait in angling.
I. Any pcrson YlOllIn- tn'1 a)t, OF
any of the provisions thereof, shall be
fined not less than lSo dollars nor more
than twenty-five d)llars for cash OF nee.
8. This act shall Ib3 in fjroe frJm its
passage.
The sane leZi,lstlcs plp,l an act
making it m'slen,l1)r to uD i'h
berries, lime or giant pOyder, dyla nite
or any explosive, for the destruction Of
fsh at any tine in ang Of the waters of
the State. The penllty is a fine of $50
for each offence (ons half 20 90 to the
lnformer) and in2riso lmeu. lujll until
TIE foe il pail, bu, ait il any e;eat ex
ceeding thirty days.