CHAPTER 315

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-145.1, as amended, relating to the kill-
tng of deer damaging fruit trees or crops. CH 481]

Approved March 13, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: |
1. That § 29-145.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted as follows: . ;

§ 29-145.1. Whenever it is found that deer are damaging fruit trees
or crops in the State, the owner or lessee of the lands on which such
damage is done shall immediately report such fact to the local game
warden for investigation. If after investigation the game warden finds
that deer have so injured the fruit trees or crops of such owner or lessee
as to cause * damage, he shall authorize the owner or lessee to kill such
deer when they are found upon his premises and in the act of further
injuring such trees or crops.

The carcass of every deer so killed shall be delivered by the owner
or lessee to the game warden of the county, who shall deliver it to such
charitable institution or hospital as designated by the Commission of
Game and Inland Fisheries; provided, however, that in the counties of
Shenandoah, Isle of Wight, N ansemond, Southampton, Fauquier and Rap-
pahannock any deer * so killed in any year shall, upon request, be awarded
by the game warden to the owner or lessee, who shall give such person
a certificate to that effect on forms furnished by the Commission of
Game and Inland Fisheries. Any person awarded a deer under this sec-
tion may make use thereof as if the same had been killed by him during
the season therefor.