CHAPTER 179

An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 545 of the Acts of Assembly of
1950, approved April 7, 1950, as amended, prohibiting the taking of
fish in certain counties by certain means. CH 443]

Approved February 28, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Chapter 545 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7,
1950, as amended, be amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 1. It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take or
attempt to take fish in the waters of the county of Russell by means of
gigging, except that carp, redhorse, or suckers may be taken, not to exceed
ten, in any one day between the hours of sunrise and sunset during the
months of * November and December of each year by means of gigging.

§ 2. Any person violating any provisions of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and punished as provided by law.