Chap. 11.—An ACT to regulate the hunting or trapping of muskrats in the county
of Accomac.

Approved December 20, 1897.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
unlawful for any one to ¢: ipture, trap, or kill muskrats in the county of
Accomac between the fifteenth day of March and the first day of Janu-
ary of each year. :

2. Any person violating this act shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and fined not exceeding five dollars for each offence.
3. In any prosecution of a person for a violation of this act, proof of
the possession of any muskrats shall be prima facie evidence of guilt.
4, This act shall be in force from its passage.