The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
Local County Laws Not Re-,
pealed by Present Act.
WHEN PARTRlDGES n.
MAY BE KILLED
The Law as Applied to Deer, Wild II Tur,..5s
keys and Game Of Other Kinds.
The Birds that Are Protected ISB3
Absolutely-As to Shipping sSit3s
Game Out Of the 89.58
State. Ss 25$8

State. !sts i5Sss3
The near approach Of the game season
l;as stimulated interest In the laws on
the subject passed by the last Legtsla II
ture and many Inquiries have been re-
celved by The Times Dispatch on the I.
subject. The present article gives full
on the subject: s5
III While the laws az enacted are not re-s.
garded as perfect, It is "a long step In \
the right direction. The depletion OF 4.
game In other States, and their stringent Il
laws cause sportsmen to flock to q Vir-gs
ginia and slaughter her game largely for 81
foreign markets. Il e 32s al
NONRESIDENT TAX. 8$s III 55S
(, There are only n few States Without a Il
nonresident tax !; SIS is a bout the average, ,s
while some range as high as $50. In many
States there Is a county. tax Of IS to 25.s8
Many States limit the quantity OF game
that may; be killed IN a day, either by 4
residents or non-residents, y A gun license
tax on residents is also very popular, s. "
large number OF States prohiblt the sale
of all kinds Of game within tho state:5
In a larger number 1t is unlaw full to carry
gamesout OF the State and only four per-
nit the shipment Of game out Of the
State for market rs 5ts III III #
n The idea entertained by5rnany that game
Is the property Of the farmer on whose
land IT is found has been decided to the &
reverse by the higher courts: game is n
the property Of the State and subject IS
to Its control. either before or after \
killing. 8- n, u ~ Il & s:i s.l{
The variety OF hunting which Virgins
affords attracts many sportsme en- from Sas
distance. 4 # " sg M
The enforcement Of laws for the protec-S
ton OF game should interest the farmers u
Of this State. that they may enjoy such
revenue as shooting privileges on their
lands may afford, rather than have the N
game slaughtered by market huntors.
who have little regard forllaw, and less
for the citizens Of tho community IN
which they depredate. rs S
Following is the law passed by the Legts.5S
lature last spring, fixing unifoEm
season for certain kinds OF game. etc. s;
It's passage was due largely to the un-6
firing efforts Of Delegate l. T. Christian. "
who, though representative from this D
city, Is a hunter OF wide Sex perience and 4
authority on game lawssa, The present law
III full Is as follows: ~ s5 d
Be It enacted by the General Assembly 4
Of Virginia That chapter ninety-fiye Of e
and oighty-seyen, be amended and Il re-
enacted SO as to read as follows:
seStIon 2oo Masn pnd h9w
unlawful for any person to shoot at, Kill
or capture any wild water fowl or wild
turkey at any time during the night In w
M sps ste M any yohes me
boats or artificial Islands in detecting or
capturing shoGtng q h,n{ w,a a fowl sboos
muskrats at night with, a light in the
Underwater sections of the State. or to
shoot at any, game on land or water u
bore. All sneak boats, nets traps or res
Electors or other unlawful appliances SO
used or found in the possession Of any
asn or sh oter etess an hea % by &
stroyed except by VIZ order Of the court
usteS haynT IIrisSds9an upen
tce shall, upon satisfactory evidence OF "
the guilt of the party. or OF the unlaW-
full nature of the article seized, order the
same to be destroyed. The possession OF Y
any OF said guns, sneak boats. nets, traps.
reflectors or other unlawful appliances, ",
shall be prlna face evidence OF the guilt NJ
OF the person In whose possession they II
are found.
TURKEYS AND PARTRIDGEs.
@ 1t shall be unlawful for any persoo
to hunt. kill or capture In any manner. or *
buy offer for sale. or have In possession &
any wild turkeys. pheasants or grouse.
quail or partrdges or Woodcock east Of
the Blue Ridge Mountains between Feb i!
and west of Sbe Blue Ridge Mountains
between December the thirty-first and :
November the first. or to track any OF
them In snow except wild turkeys, or to
trap or net them at any time, or to d. n
stroy their nests, GEES or young a.. any M
time. or kill, chase or capture, or buy.
offer for sale, or have In possession any
Wild deer between January the first. ana
October tho first. or to track or hunt
them n snow, or to XII or capture. Or
buy, offer for sale. or have IN possession. Il
April the first and October the fifteenth.
or summer or wood ducks between Janu-
ary the first and August the first. or any @
rails, mud heds, gallinules. ployers. sure
birds. snlpe, sand pipers, Wtllets. tatieFS
DR. curleWS, between aJnuery the first
and July twentieth, or robins between SS
April the first and February fifteenth,
The possession of any OF said game blrds
or game animals. or parts thereoe, pro s
he season in which II Is unlawful to hupt.
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