Chap. 251.—An ACT in relation to fish ladders in the waters of Wolf creek
and Walker's creek in the counties of Giles and Bland. [H B 490]

Approved March 23, 1926.

1. Be it enacted bv the general assembly of Virginia, That any
person, firm or corporation owning or having control of any dam or
other obstruction in Wolf creek or Walker’s creek in the counties of
Bland and Giles, which may interfere with the free passage of fish,
shall provide every such dam or other obstruction with a suitable
fish ladder so that fish may have free passage up and down said rivers
during the months of March, April, May and June of each year, and
maintain and keep the same in good repair, and restore it in case of
destruction.

2. Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with the
provisions of this act shall be fined one dollar for each day’s failure;
and the circuit court of the county in which the dam or other ob-
struction is situated, after reasonable notice, by rule or otherwise,
to the parties or party interested, and upon satisfactory proof of the
failure shall cause the hshway to be constructed, or put in good repair,
as the case may be, at the expense of the owner of the dam or other
obstruction.