The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-08-02
Notice of Meeting to Consider Rules
and Regulations for the Further Pro-
lection of Game and Fish

WHEREAS. by clause I (subsections a,
b, and d. of section 1880 of the Code OF
Virginia. as amended by Chapter 14o OF the
Acts of 1928, 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 fur-bearng
and hair-bearing animals and game lsh, and
to prescribe penalties for violations thereof,
notice is hereby given that meeting OF
this Commission, to which the public
is invited and may be heard. will be
held in the hall of the House of Dele
gates, Richmond, Va, on Saturday,
August A, 1928, at 8 A. M, to consider and
act upon the proposed rules and regulations
herein enumerated. as follows:
No. 1. Fishing.-THAT, it shall be unlawful
ior any 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 (e) hereof, by any process or means
whatever other than by angling with hook and
line or rod and reel except as follows
(a) A hand net may be used to land tsh caught
by hook and line or rod and reel
% A hand net not exceeding six feet square in
size may be used for catching mnnows to be used
as bait.
(c) Any person may take any species OF fish
other than bass trout with dip nets not exceed
ing six feet square in size in the rivers and streams
on his own lands.
IA The chairman of this Commission may
ssue to responsible parties permits for the use OF
seines gigs in the elimination OF carp in any OF
(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
alnpton, Northumberland, Prince George, Prin-
cess Anne, Richmond, Southampton. Stafford,
Surry, Sussex, Warwick, Westmoreland and YORK,
defined in section 1902 OF the Code OF Virginia
as Tidewater Virginia.
any person hunt deer in the counties west OF the
Blue Ridge mountains between December list and
November 18th, following, or to hunt the same in
said counties at any time with dogs
No. 3. Hungarian Partridge.-THAT. it
shall be unlawful for any person to hunt Hungarian
partrldges until an open season shall be established
NO 4. Turkey, Grouse, Pheasants and
| Quail Tor PARTRIDGE Shortening still further
hunting turkeys, grouse pheasants and quail Tor
| partridge) in each county in the State and fixing
| as may be deemed advisable.
No. s. Bag Limit on Turkeys.-THAT. it
| shall be unlawful for any person to kill or capture
| N excess of , turkeys day and a season.
| No. Q. Bag Limit on Hares Tor Rabbits
| THAT, it shall be unlawful for any person to kill
or capture in excess OF 10 hares Tor rabbits) day
and $50 season.
! THAT, the above proposed regulations
| or such parts thereof as may be adopted,
shall not apply in those counties which have
special acts of the legislature relating to the
subject matter hereof and therein otherwise
providing; and, further, that ordinances of
boards of supervisors relating to the subject
matter hereof and therein otherwise pro-
vidng passed under authority OF section
2743 of the Code of Virginia and now in
effect. be repealed only in SO far as the same
NAV be inconsistent with any regulation
pursuant hereto which may be promulgated.
THAT. the penalty for violating any reg
ulations, 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 $4,000 and cost of
trial. or 80 days in Jail. or both.
BY order of the Commission OF Game and
Inland Fisheries.
A. WILLIS ROBERTSON,
Chairman.
Richmond, Va July 10, 1928.