Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-08
GAME LAWS OF VIRGINIA.
A Reliable Digest, Made Especially
For The "Vir6inia Citizen"

Section 2070a of the Code, approved
May Ia, 1908, prescribes the closed
season for birds, and makes other re-
strictions noted below, The generallaw
is that it is unlawful to shoot or other
wise 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 hour 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 ship
ntofwildwater fowl from said county,
or out of the State. and by regulations.
not inconsistent with the provisions of
section 2O70a, may further protect the
game within their county. The season
is closed on various game east of the
Blue Ridge as follows:
Snipe, sand-pipers, rails, plovers, mud
hens, gallinules and curlews Tor tatlers):
January 1st to July Goth.
Deer: January 1st to October 1st.
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Ducks: April 1st to October 18th for
winter wild water fowl. Summer, or
wood-ducks, January lst to August 1st.
Woodcock, partridges, turkeys and
grouse Tor pheasants) February 1st to
November 1st.
Robins: April 1st to February 18th.
BY CLOSED season" is meant that the
birds shall not be hunted, killed or cap
tured IN any manner within the time pre-
scribed, or be bought, offered for sale,
or had in your possession. The ''open"
season when game may be hunted is any
other time than the closed season. How
ever, it is against the law at any and all
times to trap or net birds or to destroy
their nests, eggs or young.
The matters of distinguishing between
residents and non-residents obtaining
licenses and of exporting game are con-
tanned in section 2O70c, approved May 20,
1908, which is, in brief, as follows:
How NoN-RESIDENTS MAY OBTAIN
HUNTING LICENSES. 1T shall be unlaw-
full for any person not a resident of this
State to hunt within this State, until he
shall have first secured q hunting license.
as hereinafter provided; except that the
nonresident child of resident owner of
land in this State shall be allowed to
hunt on the lands of his parent as though
ne were a resident of this State; and the
nonresident guest of a resident land
owner shall be allowed to hunt on the
lands of his host, as though he were a
resident of this State, when accompanied
by the host or member 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 nonresident
to the clerk of the Circuit Court of anv
county in which he first begins to hunt.
such clerk shall, upon the payment of
ten dollars, issue to such nonresident a
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 togo 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 Ex-
PORTED, ETC.-It shall be unlawful,
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, dur
ing the open season, take with him out
OF the State, either in his personal pos
session or as his baggage, on the same
conveyance with him, not in a closed
package, but exposed to view, not ex-