The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-07-26
Notice of Meeting to Consider Rules
and Regulations for the Further Pro-
lection of Game and Fish

WHEREAS, by clause 7 (subsections a.
b. and d. of section 1856 OF the Code of
Virginia, as amended by Chapter 146 of the
Acts OF 1923. the Commission OF Game and
Inland Fisheries is authorized to propose
and adopt rules and regulations restricting
still further than is provided by general law
the destruction OF game birds, r-bearng
and hair-bearing animals and game fish. and
to prescribe penalties for violations thereof
notice is hereby given that ting Of
This Commission, to which the public
is invited and may be heard, will be
held in the hall of the House of Dele
ga ties, Richmond, Va, on Saturday,
August A, 1928, at 8 4. NJ, to consider and
act upon the proposed rules and regulations
herein enumerated as follows;
No. 1. Fishing.-THAT, it shall be unlawful
for person to kill capture fish of any species
in any of the waters Of this State other than those
in the counties hereinafter specifically excepted in
subsection (el hereof, by any process
whatever other than by angling with hook and
line or rod and reel, except as follows;
Ia A hand net may be used to land fish caught
by hook and line or rod and reel.
OBJ hand net not exceeding six feet square in
size may be used for catching minnows to be used
as bait.
(c) Any. person may take any species of fish,
other than bass or trout with dip nets not exceed
ing six feet square in size in the rivers and streams
on his own lands.
ID The chairman OF this Commission may
issue to responsible parties permits for the use of
seines or gigs in the elimination of carp in any of
the waters of the State.
(e) The provisions of this regulation shall not
apply to the counties of Accomac, Arlington Caro-
line. Charles City Chesterfield, Elizabeth City,
Essex, Fairfax Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, Isle
Of Wight, James City, King George, King and
Queen, King William, Lancaster Mathews, Mid
dlesex, Nansemond, New Kent, Norfolk, North
ampton, Northumberland, Prince George, Prin-
cess Anne Richmond, Southampton, Stafford,
Surry, Sussex, Warwick Westmoreland and York,
and to the towns and cities located therein, which
are defined in section 3l62 OF the Code OF Virginia
as Tdewater Virginia
No. 2. Deer.-THAT, it shall be unlawful for
any person to hunt deer in the counties west of the
Blue Ridge mountains between December list and
said counties at any time with dogs
No. 8. Hungarian Partridge. it
shall lie unlawful for any person to hunt Hungarian
partrdges until an open season shall be established
No. L. Turkey, Grouse, Pheasants and
Quail Tor Partridge. Shortening still further
than is provided by general law the season for
hunting turkeys. grouse, pheasants and quail Tor
partridge in each county in the State and fixing
different seasons therefor in such counties
as may be deemed advisable
No. s. Bag Limit on Turheys.-THAT, it
shall be unlawful for any person to kill or capture
in excess of turkeys day and a season:
No. 9. Bag Limit ON Hares (or Rabbits
THAT, it shall be unlawful for any person to kill
capture in excess of 10 hares (or rabbitsl a day
and $50 a season.
THAT, the above proposed regulations,
or such parts thereof as may be adopted,
snail not apply IN those counties which have
special acts of the legislature Eating to the
subject matter hereof and tn, in otherwise
providing; and, further. that .dnances of
boards of supervisors relating to the subject
matter hereof and therein otherwise pro-
viding passed under authority OF section
2743 of the Code of Virginia and now in
effect, be repealed only in SO far as the same
may be inconsistent with any regulation
pursuant hereto which may be promulgated.
THAT, the penalty for violating any reg
uations, which may be promulgated by this
Commission and ordinances OF boards OF
supervisors, passed under authority of sec
ton 2743 of the Code of Virginia, and not
repealed, shall be fine of not less than
$1,000 nor more than $1,000 and cost of
trial, or 30 days in jail, or both.
By order of the Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries.
A. WILLIS ROBERTSON,
Chairman.
Richmond, Va July 10, 1928.