Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-05-31
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1912.
TIE FISH LAW

For the sake of everybody concerned
the HERALD herewith publishes the
fish law. It is entitled ''An act to re-
gulate the taking of fish from all
streams West of the Blue Ridge noun
tains." 1t was approved March IA,
1912, and has not, so far as the re-
cords reveal, been tempered with by
the Board of Supervisors.
l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Virginia. That it shall be
unlawful for any person 20 catch or
destroy in the waters in any counties
West of the Blue Ridge mountains, or
to have in his possession, any black
bass. large or small mouth. between
the first day of January and the first
day of July following, or any brook
or mountai In trout or rainbow trout be-
tween the first day of September and
the first day of April following, or to
catch or destroy any OF them at any
time in any way except by angling
with hook and line, any black bass,
large or small mouth, brook or
mountain trout or rainbow trout
caught at any time in any way except
by angling with hook and line, shall
be returned to the water Immediately
with as little injury as possible. pro-
yided that it shall be lawful for any
person to use net commonly known
as Handing net" to land any black
bass or brook or mountain trout or
rainbow trout booked by lawful ang-
ling with hook and line.
II shall be unlawful for any person
to retain any black bass, large or small
mouth. of less than seven inches in
length, or any brook or mountain
trout or rainbow trout of less than
five inches in length, and all black
bass, large or small mouth. or brook
or mot ntain trout or rainbow trout OF
less than the lengths specified herein,
shall be returned to the water i'm
mediately with as little injury as pos
sible, and the measurements of fish
shall be from the end of nose to center
form of tail.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to take in any one day more than
twenty five black bass, or forty brook
or mountain trout and rainbow trout,
or to have in his possession at one
time more than fifty black bass or
eighty brook or mountain trout and
rainbow trout.
1t shall be unlawful for any non
resident of the State to fish in any of
the waters of the counties west of the
Blue Bridge mountains without first
procuring license in the same mar
ner as provided for nonresident hunt
ing license, except hat fee for fishing
license shall be five doll ars.
The supervisors of any counties
west of the Blue Ridge mountains may
shorten the opel seasons as herein
prescribed and make other regula-
tions regarding the taking of black
bass or brook or mountain trout or
rainbow trout or other fish from the
waters of their respective counties not
inconsistent with this act.
Any person violating any Of the
provisions of this act shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdeameanor, and
shall be punished by fine OF not less
thar ten dollars, or imprisoned in
Jail for not more than thirty days, or
both fined and Imprisoned in Jail for
not more than thirty days, or both
fined ara imprisoned at the discretion
of the justice or jury trying the case;
provided, the provisions of this act
shall not apply to the counties OF
Floyd, Washington, Botetourt, Bland,
Giles, Bath, Highland, Augusta and
Smyth.
2. All acts or parts CT acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
3. This act shall be in force from
its passage.