The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17
VIRGINIA. s
GAME LAW
The Full Text of the Measure
Just Adopted.
a MOST EXCELLENT LAW
tits Thought That i, VIII be Generally
5atisfactory-lts Passage Due to
the Efforts Of Delegate L.
T. Christian.
a MOST EXCELLENT LAW

the game law of the State, the full text
of which Is given below. 1t is believed
that most excellent law has been framed
-one that will protect, the birds from
determination, and at the same time not
Interfere with reasonable sport. 1t is
due In a large part TO the efforts of Dele
gate l.. Il. Christian Of this city, that
the measure was adopted. IT reads as
follows:
BE 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That chapter ninety-five Of
the Code OF Virginia, eighteen hundred
and eighty-seven, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
Section 2070 (a) When and how UNI
lawful to hunt. ct cetera.--1. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to shoot at kill
or capture any Wild water fowl or wild
turkey at any time during the night in
this state, or at any time to capture them
In traps or nets or other contriNances, or
to use reflectors or other lights, or sneak
boats or artificial islands in detecting or
capturing or shooting of \wld fowl or
ganlc of any kind, or to hunt or shoot
n1uskrats at night with light in the
tidewater sections OF he State, or to shoot
al any game on land or water In this
state with a gun larger than an eight
bore. All sneak boats, nets traps or re-
Electors or other unlawful appliances so
used or found in the possession of any
person shall be seized by any game war
den and held by him as evidence, but the
game shall not be destroyed except by
the order OF the court or Justice having
jurisdiction, upon warrants duly issued,
which said court or justice shall. upon
satisfactory evidence of the guilt OF the
party, or of the unlawful nature of the
article seized, order the same to be de-
stroyed. The possession of any OF SAID
guns, sneak boats, nets, traps, reflectors
or other unlawful appliances shall be
prima facIe evidence of the guilt Of the
person In whose possession they are
found.
80 It shall be unlawful for any person
to hunt, kill or capture III any manner or
Buy, offer for sale. or have in possession
any wild turkeys. phcasants or grouse,
Quail or partridges or woodcock east Of
tho Blue Ridge mountains between Feb
ruary the first and November the first,
and west OF the Blue Ridge mountains
between December the thirty-f1rst 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 de-
stroy their nests, eggs or young AT any
time, or TO kill, chase or capture, or BUY.
offer for sale, or have IN possession any
Wild deer between January the first and
October the first, or to track or hunt
them III snow, or to kill or capture, or
buy, offer for sale, or have in possession,
any winter wild water fowl between
April the first and October and fifteenth,
T
airy the first and August the first, or any
rails mud beds. gallinules. ployers, surf
birds SHINE sand pipers wilets tatlers
q or curlews, between January the first
and July twentieth or robins between
April the first and February 10Th. The
nnssess,on of any of said game birds or
game animals or parts thereof. protected
by the laws of this state, during the sea
son In which It Is unlawful to hunt kill,
chase or capture the same, shall be
nrimn facie evidence of the guilt Of the
Marty, In whose nossossion thew are found.
q II shall be unlawful to shoot or 9TH
orwiso hunt any wild water fowl or any
r,rra hirds nroiected b,, the laws of this
stata later than half an hour after sun
sa+E or earlier than an half an hour be-
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