Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-04
GAME LAWS OF VIRGINIA.
A Reliable Digest, Made Especially
For The virginia Citizen

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Section 2070o of the Code, an.
proved May IA, 1903, prescribes th,
closed season for birds, and make,
other restrictions noted below. The
general law is that it is unlawful to
shoot or otherwise hunt any wild
water fowl or any game bird, or game
animal, protected by the laws of this
State, later than half an hour after
sunset or earlier than half an bour
before sunrise, or to shoot or hunt
any game on Sunday.
The Board of Supervisors Of
any county has the power to
shorten the open season in
their county, and may permit the
shipment Of wild water fowl from
said county or out Of the State, and
oy regulations, not inconsistent with
the provisions of section 2O7Oa, NAV
further protect the game within their
county. The season is closed on yari-
Gus game east of the Blue Ridge as
follows: Snipe, sandpipers, rails, ploy-
.ers, mudhens. gallinules and curlews
Tor tatlers): January 1st to July goth,
Deer: January 1st to October lst.
Must not be hunted in snow.
Ducks: April 1st to October 18th
for winter wild water fowl. Sum-
mer, or wood-ducks, January 1st to
August 1st.
Woodcock, partridges, turkeys and
grouse (or pheasants): February 1st
to November 1st.
Robins: April 1st to Februarg 5th.
BY 'closed season" is meant that
the birds shall not be hunted, killed
or captured in any manner within
the time prescribed, or be bought.
offered for sale, or had in your pos.
session. The "open" season when
game may be hunted is any other
time than the closed season. How
ever, 1T is against the law at any aud
all times to trap or net birds or to
destroy their nests, eggs or young.
The matters of distinguishing
between residents and residents
obtaining licenses and of erportino
game are contained in section 2O7Oc.
approved May 20, 1903, which is, in
brief, as follows:
How NoN-REsIDENTS MAY OBTAIN
HUNTING LICENSES.-It shall be un-
lawful for any person not resident
of this State to hunt within this
State, until he shall have first secured
hunting license, as hereinafter
provided; except that the non-resi-
dent child of resident owner of land
in this State shall be allowed to hunt
on the lands of his parent as though
he were resident of this State; and
the nonresident guest of resident
land owner shall be allowed to hunt
on the lands Of his host, as though
he were resident of this State, when
accompanied by the host or men,
Der of the hosts family, provided
said host receives no compensation,
directly or indirectly, from said guest.
How LICENSES oBTAINED.-Upon
the personal application of any nom
resident to the clerk of the Circuit
Court of any county in which he first
begins to hunt, such clerk shall, up
on the payment of ten dollars, issue
to such nonresident hunting
license, emitting him to hunt
during the open season in the six
months next following, and subject
to any restrictions imposed by the
laws of the State upon residents.
License fees to go to game wardens
in county in which they are taken
out. Game wardens are to see that
law is complied with. =.
WHEN AND HOW GAME MAY BE
EXPORTED, ETC.-It shall be unlaw-
full, except as hereinafter provided,
to ship or transport, or cause to be
shipped or transported, from this
State, whether alive or dead, wild
water fowl, wild turkeys, pheasants
or grouse, woodcock, partridges, quail,
or other game birds, or any deer or
venison, killed or captured within
this State, nor shall the same be
killed, captured, or possessed with
intent to ship or transport from this
State.
But any person authorized to hunt,
under the laws of this State, may,
during the open season, take with
him out of the State, either in his
personal possession or as his baggage,
on the same conveyance with him,
not in a closed package, but exposed
to view, not exceeding thirty wild
water fowl, fifty quail or partridges,
ten pheasants or grouse, three wild
turkeys, one deer, or plovers, snipe,
sand-pipers, Willis, tatlers or curlew,
not exceeding twenty-five of each, or
not exceeding one hundred in the
aggregate; provided, the same shall
be plainly labeled or tagged with the
name and address of such person;
and any citizen of this State may,
during the open season, ship or have
transported from this State, as a gift,
and not for market or sale, so stating
on the shipping tag, one deer during
the season, and not exceeding three |
wild turkeys. six pheasants, twelve
wild water fowl, eighteen partridges |
or quail; provided, that such game
shall be shipped exposed to public
view and unconcealed, and each
parcel or package shall be plainly
labeled or tagged with the name and |
address of the donor and of the donee,
and the number of each of such game |
so shipped. This section does not
apply to sora, or rabbits, or hares.
1t is violation of the law for any |
person to deliver any of the game |
herein mentioned to any common
carrier or person for shipment or
transportation out of the State, or
for any common carrier or person to
carry or transport or receive for ship
ment or transportation any such
game in any other manner than is
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