Chap. 1073.—An ACT to protect game and birds in the counties of Greenes-
ville and Sussex, and to prohibit the sale of partridges, and to prescribe a
penalty for the violation of this act.

Approved March 7, 1900.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall
be unlawful to kill, capture, or chase with dogs, with the intent to kill
or capture, any deer in the counties of Greenesville and Sussex between
the fifteenth day of January and the first day of August of each year.

2. It shall be unlawful to kill or capture any wild turkey between
the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day of October, or to
kill or capture the same on the snow at any time or to take or destroy
the eggs of the same at any time.

3. It shall be unlawful to kill or capture any partridge (or quail)
between the fifteenth day of February and the first day of November,
or to kill or capture the same on the snow at any time or to take or
destroy the eggs of the same at any time.

4. It shall be unlawful to kill or capture any hare or wild rabbit be-
tween the first day of February and the first day of October.

5. It shall be unlawful to kill or capture any mockingbird or to
take or destroy the eggs of the same at any time.

6. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any partridge (or
quail) killed, captured, or obtained in the counties of Greenesville
or Sussex.

7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall
he fined not less than two dollars nor more than five dollars for the first
offense, and not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars for
a repetition of the offense.

8. Possession of any such deer, hare, turkey, or partridge (or quail)
within the close season, and of the mockingbird, or eggs of the above-
named birds at any time by any person, shall be prima facie evidence
of guilt.

9, All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.

10. This act shall be in force from its passage.