Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-22

iS" any gin net, OF craD line In any
waters of Lynnhaven river above bot
toms leased or rented to another person
or persons for the purpose of planting
oysters; and no person shall plant oys-
ters, or place stakes, or other obstruc-
tion in Chesapeake Bay, within a half
mile of the shore, between Cape Henry
and the Norfolk county line, where a
seine is licensed to be laid out, set or
hauled, without the consent of the ripa-
rian owner.
(S) 1t shall be unlawful to set or fish
pound nets across the mouth Of any
river, bay or inlet, bordering on the
Chesapeake bay for greater distance
across such mouth from either shore
than one-fourth the width of such mouth
and the commission of fisheries, where
question arises as to such distance, or as
to any net set too far from shore or set
so as to vitally interfere with any net al
ready set or to vitally impede the run of
fish or to seriously interfere with nayi-
CATION in the waters allowed by law,
shall be empowered to determine the
matter, and have such net or nets re-
moved if the commission deem best.
90 Any person violating any of the
foregoing provisions of this act shall be
fined not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars, or confined in
jail not less than ten days nor more than
six months.
Q0) 1t shall be unlawful to take,
catch or round up with a purse net for
the purpose of manufacturing into guano
or oil food fish 20 an amount greater
than one per centum of the whole catch
without Immediately opening the net
and turning loose any such food fish
while yet alive; or for any steamer or
other vessel licensed for the purpose of
menhaden fishing to catch any food fish
for the purpose of marketing same; or
for any person, firm or corporation to
have in possession food fish to a greater
amount than one per centum of the bulk
for the purpose of manufacturing them
into guano or oil, except that herring
caught in pound nets may be marketed
and used for the purpose of such manu-
tacture. Any person, firm or corpora
tion violating any provision of this Sec
tion or having in their possession as
much as one per centum of food fish
among menhaden ca.ght for the pur-
pose of manufacturing into guano or
oil shall be fined not less than one
thousand nor more than three thousand
dollars, and the license on such person. .
boat or net shall be revoked for the re-
mainder of the season.
QD If any captain, master or owner
cover or conceal, or permit to be covered
or concealed, the name of any vessel
while fishing for menhaden, or shall
carry. or permit to be carried, aboard
his vessel when employed in fishing for
menhaden any scrape, dredge or patent
tongs, he shall be fined not less than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars.
Q2) Any net having funnel-mouth,
round-mouth or square-mouth, with
head open above water shall be con-
strued as pound net.
Q3) Any resident of this State de-
string to take or catch crabs from the
waters thereof by any of the means
hereinafter mentioned. or any person
desiring to engage in the business of
buying crabs for picking or canning the
same in any way, shall pay to the oyster
Inspector of the district in which he
resides the following license tax and
inspectors fee: Q) for each scrape to
be used on any boat in taking or catch
ing soft crabs, two dollars, and an in
spector's fee of fifty cents; (2) for each
sail boat to be used in taking or catching
hard crabs with scrapes from the waters
of Hampton Roads or Chesapeake Bay,
five dollars, and an inspectors fee of
seventy-five cents; (S) for each power
boat to be used in taking or catching
hard crabs with scrapes from the waters
of Hampton Roads or Chesapeake Bay,
twenty-five dollars, and an inspectors
fee of one dollar; (4) for each picking or
Grating house, ten dollars, and an in
spector's fee of one dollar; (5) for each
canning and packing house. twenty-five
dollars, and an inspectors fee of one
dollar; (6) for each trot line fisher for
hard crabs for picking or canning, one
dollar and fifty cents, and an inspector
fee of fifty cents. But no scrapes OF
dredges shall be used for catching here
crabs between the first day Of May anc
the first day of November of any year
In licensing persons for soft Grabbing
the oyster Inspector shall mark upon tn
starboard prov and foresail ofsuch per
sons boat the number of such license il
conspicuous figures of not less than fiv,
inches in length preceded in all cases b.
the, number of the oyster district and tn,
letter c, and within the c the numbe
of scrapes licensed TO be used on sue
boat; for example: CT 1, means Dis
trict No. 4, license No. /, and tw
scrapes to be used. Said numbers ant
letter shall be kept displayed during tn
grabbing season by the master of tn
boat. Any person failing to compl
with any of the provisions of this sec
tion, or in any way violating the same
shall be fined not less than ten nor NOR
than two hundred dollars.
Q4) 1t shall be unlawful for any pei
son to take or catch or have in his pos
session clans measuring less than on
and seven-sixteenths inches in lengt
from hinge to mouth from the naturs
oyster rocks, beds or shoals, or any q
the public grabbing or claiming ground
in the waters of this State. Any res
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