Chap. 54.—An ACT to protect game and birds in the counties of Greenesville and
Sussex and to prohibit the sale of partridges, and to prescribe a penalty for the
Violation of this act.

Approved January 12, 1898,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
unlawful to kill, capture, or chase with dogs, w ith the intent to kill or
capture, any deer in the counties of Greenesy ille and Sussex between the
fifteenth day of January and the first day of September 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) be-
tween the fifteenth of February and the fifteenth of October, or to cap-
ture the same in traps or nets, or 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 mocking bird or to take
or destroy the egys of the same at any time.

6. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any partridge (or quail)
killed, captured, or obtairied 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 be
fined not less than two dollars nor more than five dollars for the first
offence, and not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars for a
repetition of the offence.

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

ilt.

_ 9. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are e hereby 1 ae
pealed.

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