Chap. 146.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled ‘‘An act for the protec-
tion of fish in certain streams in Alleghany and Craig counties.’’, approved
February 26, 1926, as heretofore amended. [H B 169]

Approved March 6, 1940

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That an
act entitled ‘‘An act for the protection of fish in certain streams in
Alleghany and Craig Counties.”, approved February twenty-sixth,
nineteen hundred and twenty-six, be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch fish or
to fish in, or to attempt to fish in, the waters of the following streams
in Alleghany County: Blue Spring Run, Castile Run, Mill Branch,
Smiths’ Creek, Simpson Creek, Sharver’s Run, Sweet Springs Branch
and Dunlop’s Creek, from the West Virginia State line to the Crow
place at a point opposite the road intersection which leads from the
Crow place to Alleghany station, Toms Run, Chrysley’s Run, Falling
Spring Branch, Dolly Ann Branch, Hayse Gap Branch and Roarding
Run Branch; and the following streams in the county of Craig;
Barbour’s Creek and its tributaries; Craig’s Creek, John’s Creek and
Meadow Creek; provided, however, that nothing in this act shall pre-
vent lawful fishing with hook and line in said streams during the
open season for trout and bass as fixed by State law or by the Com-
mission of Game and Inland Fisheries. Provided that nothing in
this act shall prevent fishing for non-game fish with hook and line
in Craig’s Creek and John’s Creek in Craig County during the months
of March and April; and provided further, that it shall be lawful to
take minnows to be used for bait, from the waters of Barbour’s
Creek, Craig’s Creek, John’s Creek and Meadow Creek, in Craig
County, by means of nets or seines, during the open season for trout
and bass, subject to the regulations of the Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries covering minnow seines.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less
than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

2. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its
passage.