Chap. 68.—An ACT to prohibit the killing of muskrats in this State between
half an hour after sundown and half an hour before sunrise, except with
traps. [H B 27]
Approved February 25, 1922. ,
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it
shall be unlawful to kill, capture, or take in any manner muskrats
in the tidewater section of this State between half an hour after
sundown and half an hour before sunrise, except by means of traps.
2. Any violation of the provisions of this act shall be deemed
a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars
nor more than twenty-five dollars or imprisonment in jail for not
more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the justice or
jury trying the case.
3. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.