The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-16
Seed Oyster Law

TO prohibit the carrying, or attempt
to carry, or the buying for the purpose
of carrying out Of this State, any Oysters
taken from the natural rocks, beds, or
shoals in the waters Of this Common
wealth. whose shells measure less than
three inches in length, and toreqnire any
person taking or buying such Oysters
from certain localities to be planted in this
State to obtain license therefor for
each boat or vessel so used.
(Approved February 10th. l90l)
/. BE it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Nirginia, That it shall he unlawful
for any person To carry, or attempt 10
carry, or to buy for the purpose OF carry
ing out Of this State any Oysters taken
from the natural rocks, beds or shoals
in the waters Of this Commonwealth
whose shells measure less than three
inches in length from hinge to mouth.
Any person 80 offending shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and, upon conviction
thereof. shall be confined in the peniten-
tiary for one year. or at the discretion of
the Jury, may be confined in jail not ex-
ceeding one year and fined not exceeding
five hundred dollars. Moreover, all boats
and vessels, together with their tackle
used in violating this section, and all
Oysters found thereon, shall be forfeited
to the Commonwealth under proceedings
NJ prescribed by chapter ninetyeight OF
the Code of Virginia.
,. II any Oyster Inspector or other
person shall knowingly aid and abet, or
shall collude with any person in the yio-
lation of section one Of this act he shall
be deemed guilty of amisdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be confined
in Jail not otexceedingsi six months and fined
not exceeding five hundred dollars; and
such Inspector shall be removed from
his office.
3. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
without first having obtained license
therefor a. hereinafter provided, to take
or buy Oysters, to be planted in this
State, whose shells measure less than
three inches in length from hinge to mouth
from the eastern side of AecOmae and
Northampton counties or from James
river above line drawn from Days
point. in the county Of Isle of Wight, to
Deep creek, in the county of Warwick.
Any person desiring to take or buy such
Oystersfrom said localities to be planted
in this State shall first obtain license
therefor from the Oyster Inspector for
the district wherein such person resides,
OF wherein the bottom upon which it is
intended TO plant such Oysters is islocated,
for ,each beat or vessel to be so used,
which license shall state the name and
tonnage Gi registered in the Custom
House, OF the boat or vessel, the name OF
the owner and master thereof, and TO
what waters i'm this State it is intended
TO use such boat or vessel in carrying
such Oysters to be planted. Before such
license shall be granted, the owner or
master of such boat or vessel shall make
oath before the Inspector that said boat
or vessel will not be used for the purpose
of carrying Seed Oysters measuring less
than the size aforesaid out Of this State,
or for knowingly selling such Oysters to
any other person for carrying the same
out of this State. Such license shall ex-
pire at the end of the Oyster season dur
inc which it is granted. Blank forms for
such license and such oath to be taken
and subscribed shall be furnished each
Oyster Inspector by the Auditor of Public
Accounts. the same to be distributed to
them by the Board of Fisheries; and the
oath so taken and subscribed, together
with memorandum of the license issued.
shall be returned by the Inspector to the
Secretary of the Board of Fisheries, to be
by him filed in his office. For admins
tering said oath and issuing said license,
the Inspector shall be entitled to receive
from the person taking out the license a
fee of twenty-five cents on boats or yes
sells under five tons burthen, fifty cents
on those over five tons and under twenty
tons, and one dollar on those over twenty
tons burthen. The owner or master Of
any boat OF vessel found taking or buy
ing such Seed Oysters from the places
aforesaid, to be planted in this State,
without q license therefor, shall be fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars.
4. All fines and forieitures incurred un-
der this act shall be disposed of as pro-
vided by section twenty-one hundred and
sixty-eight of the Code Of Virginia, ex-
cept that in such case offorfeitnre the In
spector and Informer, if there be one,
shall each receive five per centum in
stead Of one-fourth Of the net proceeds
.. All acts and parts of acts, so far as
in conflict with this act, are hereby re
pealed
g. This act shall be in force from it's
passage
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