The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

Full Text Of the Statute About
Which, sportsn,cr Are Now
Making Inquiry,
THE SEASON SOON 10 OPEN e:
Squirrels Being kill led Now.
Deer Season to Open October
1st and Bird November 1st.

Il /. : T.
rho approach of cool weather is well
coined by the sportsman as 1t means
Inc opcning OF the hunting season. The
great number Of Inquiries ms TO the pro-
visions Of the Virginia game law indicate
how widespread the interest Is, SO many
requests have come 10 The 'Tlmcs-Dls-
patch FOR copis OF the new game law ina
Il. has been decided 10 print it for the
benefit OF our readers. The statute is mere
q given jn full:
Be It enacted by the General Assembly
Of Virginia, That chapter nnetS.illho y,
/ he code Of Virginia eighteen hundred
and eighty-scren, be ame lsas,a ana 'fe-
Section 900 (a). When and how un-
lawful to hunt ct cetra.-1. 1t sha'l ne
unlawful for any person to shoot az ,, ~,
b turkey at amy time during the night ~
this State, or at any time TO capture them
n traps or nets or other contrlValces, q.
boats or artificial islands in detecting or
capturing or shooting Of wild FOWL OF
game Of any kind. or TO hunt or siloet
muskrats at night with q lg s,,, m we %,
Underwater sections of the state or 70
shoot al any game on land or water III
this State with a gun larger than an eient
bore. AIN sneak boats nets, traps Not ~
iiectors or other unlawful appliances 50 50
,scd or found in the possession OF any
person shalt be seized BY. any game war.
lei, or other officer and held by him ]; as
but hets s;l me snail ny oe ao,lt
lroyed except Hr c,,an ,,nnn var.
hSN,,s hIl, q, "a rni,rt or
~, i, - 81 ,isfactorv evidence
,ii, ,}t.t r.,rtv nr of the nm
ia ,tcc seizcd order
i,a same Il be destroyed. The. posses
, - rs ~ tln,aw
aS Se faeje evidence Of
" a.. nnssos.
suil, OF the io person ~ WHOSE 'osse
~! :; Nv ,Vc MI !, A1,,rR nc, ,,s
= ). MI :, io MIA wfi,i1 rnr any nerson
r. ~ ,,,,rc ~ ~ ,,,,nncr or
y ''''its ny ~. - ~. nnsses
;}a ~ ~ an en- n,
,ns, 9, or woodcoc
ce he
ot ne
lt Mic i,,,e Rjdge
1., the hirty
~, >,.a,ha, IN frst ~ - trai
,a y, t,a, ,nN,nc
Keys, 81 Trap .ieln ~ , az ,'ns
- ueS.aos r % ~ eu n1
2 ny tl y O. XIII ciase y. y. W. i. :.
sion any wld deer between January , AZ
s9flrst ana ectoner inc illIsi. Oh III, W 'rach
un or baH Of s0S Sc sa e. or or have
"a between .srrit The first and October Inc
or ui'n ~, i ,.I Mo9u unuha
SSt Weer January .hn5 ITS a hG tAlE uSt ,ne
first, or any rails mud beds :, sallnule .i
powers, SUIT ~ pn"S# . 'a'u q llei VII
8l cts .atlers or cnrlewys, between ", jan
III ualv the first aud July twentieth, or rob
s3;1rw fifteenth The possession of any
5sof said game birds or gan,c aninals. or
parts thereof protected ny the laws
81 Of ..his State. during Tho season in which
+ 1t is ur lawful to hunt Kill, chase or cap
,lIrc the same. shall be prlma fncic
81 ryidcncc OF the guilt Of tha party in
n vi II shall he unlawful 10 shoot or 9TH
%5S c.r,.ise hun. any wild water fowl or any
game birds or game animals prptectcd By
the laws OF this State later than half an
an hour before sunrise. or To shoot or
,8sl,unt any game in this State on Sun
Any person violating any Of the
5g1s.orlslons Of this section shall he deemed
guilty Of a n1isdemeanpr.i and shall be
nunisred by 4 ine Of not less than FIVE
ISn,ed lii, jnil for not more than thirty
8lsal.4ys. Or botl fined and Imprisoned, mt tho
5discrction or the Justice or jury trying
5gst he case
ss s. All nets or .pnrts Of acts In con-
sfljct with this section are hereby re-
s nealed Z but the Board OF Supervisors OF
any county a shall hayc the mower 10
(. shorten lie open season in their said
~ county and may permit the shipment OF
Wild water fowl .asfn. said county or out
of51he State. aud b. IeE'la tons. not in
rs consistent with the PROVISIONS or THIS Sec Sec
6ff1 ion, may further &protcct inc game With
Il in their said county.
q g.. Nothing ~ this section shall be con-
"a strucd to refer" TO the bird known as
l22ssprs. . i, z. :. :,
~ GAME .NVARDENst
SEC pto 20. Same WaTdcns, thrlr APP
l,ointmen,, duties. etc. ~ silall De ne
DUTY q me CITY or CORPORA tioi,, courts o.
OF ~" III w..
ni$ Z, No w
III Su,n H,.E -
TX y 4fns lbs, > STILL pe vi.
,t " lIelr5 pi ci'Iss ana Waetu
' IT, BOAR ~ OF n. county
~ " racoIu IN ins n'ns
~ SAN We luuse 81
.tr .pul. =, S'iiu so 70 ~
sA nc SAID 9n9sG snail npon me applic,tllon
=. iilNNsuts!nGEt ileeIV!urts ~ uIlS ma s.s
~ s''u county nppoilll 9ne