Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-24
OF States
RsT GENERAL GAME LAW
|ttcs Position OF Game Commits.
toner and Provides for Local
WaIucnS.
pUlREsHNT AS 70 LICENSE
'ne From Fines and Hunting
ernitS Expected TO Cover Entire
ost of Employment OF Waricns.
1t Takes Effect ON June 1S.


ct Takes Effect ON June rs.
following analysis OF the game
passed by the recent General As
ny ana known as chapter 1872, Acts
sacmbly 1916 shows what is pro
conservation act:
Gates state Department of Gam.
Inland Fisheries. TO be presided
by the Commissioner Of Fisheries,
shall cxonicio DO known as the
missioner OF Game and Inland
cries or the state Of Virginia In
,i"n TO present salary as Commits
~ or Fisheries, he is given an ad-
nal salary Of 5000 year, payable
my. out Of the game protection
plus mileage al the rate OF .
mile for all travel in discharge
Is duties. The act takes effect on
is. or ninety days after final AZ
nment of the General Assembly.
ninisaioncr ~ required to main
an Office in the state Capitol and.
approval OF Governor. may EN-
clerk, or clerks. If necessary.
'!nmissioncr is required 10 give
20 bond for faithful performance
uty, 10 authenticate all documents
cd By him with AN official seal.
lie monthly with the Governor an
i2cG statement Of receipts and dis
cments: 20 make AN annual re-
10 the Governor in September. be-
Ing in 1871, showing money re-
led from fees and number or WAY
employed. and all other informa-
concerniiss department; and 20
rec all laws existent or TO be on
d for the protection. propagation
preservation OF Wild animals and
5 in The state Of Virginia.
'oINr,iENT or CO,.TY AND
CITY GAME WARDENS
rniniSsioncr is required 10 appoint
4 list Of ten suitable persons TO
furnished 30 !.im by the board OF
rvisors % each county or the
neil Of each city. such regular and
iai game warhcns In each county
oity % tho state as he may deem
ssary Ia cuforc. the laws. appoint
Wedge az animal. bird ana fish III.
gain" laws ~ the state. Persons
Ipp0iutcd snail be known as game
deus. and shall hold office during
pleasure ., tho Conuissioncr ap-
hung trcm. ana until their sue
ors arc duly appointed. There
! not hc less than on. regular war
ia each county.
| u,ics col game Warden. are n's-
bed o., ,Nc act ~ FOLLOWS
|Th, u..ra..,,. .r..l as-t., ,n.. STAT,
H.. Commissioned I'm tin. dis,.uar-.
|,ie otr,r,.,l dutIcs tin. epccial war.
4 shall Ne ,,ud., tin. control or such
|uI,t w,rI.,. "a til. commissioner
h direct, and SAID ,,nrdcus shall
@ like ,o,,ry ANA authority i'm tho
|orcrr,cut az ,E law a. i nroyid,d
This .Eapra. Tor ,ho STATE Game
|u4nis.iou.r r,d snail hay. ,urI--
ION ,hroiirnet!. tn. entire state in
u;,,,.rs r.lar,yr 30 Tho cuforc.rncu-
his law ,ud tn, commissioner ANA
|h yt.H.,t shall h.y, AMI ,b,, ar.
|ebv invested Win the power ana
hoIttv u.ccss.rv mon divu!,,i,.
badge uf nnthnvity or ,.rcdcnttais
office TO arrest am, pcr.ou r1urI in.
act a. VIOLATING any or IN. pro-
iou. Of tho forest. .aiu. and inland
lava. heretofore. nov or h.r".f-
enacted, and - scjzc ana 80 ..urcil
such pcrsou g, arrested together
u any boX. can pack,.r bnrr,l -.
=. trunk. rrip sntch.l or nsn has
n person SO arrested. nEd Ia ,u,cr.
l search any Refrigerator. building,
i''' CT 'N''.', h.l'l. ""''"' res
RANT care ho'c' or othcr place or
"'SocNcr mature III Wh''h me per
hh"'hG fnch arrest as AFORESAID.
rc;'s"n"hi. ground to heiicVc that
i'crS"n $" 'UF'st"" mas concealed
placed ANY ASH or game which viii
nish evidence q The violation Of
n" and in'ani FISH laws Of this
.te, ard such arrests. seizure or
rch may DC mad" without warrant
,ep' mat dwelling may not he
ichHn "i'hout warrant and any
mai. hird or 0.1 or part thereof
len has h"cn Killed. taken OF cap
cd or had In or proven to have been
possession or any person In viola
n o. the game and fish laws OF this
tc. shall he deemed prima faCie evi-
ice that the person IN whose nos
slon the same is found is guilty OF
ling taken, captured or killed such
d. Nsh or animal and the same shal,
seized h. said warden. unon do