Chap. 683.—An ACT for the protection of game in Augusta county, Virginia.

Approved March 3, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall
not be lawful, in the county of Augusta, for any person to kill or cap-
ture, or chase with dogs, any deer between the first day of January and
the first day of October in any year.

2. Nor to kill or capture or offer for sale or buy any partridges or quail
between the fifteenth day of December and the fifteenth day of October
in any year, nor capture the same at any time in nets or traps or destroy
the eggs of said game birds.

3. Nor to kill or capture or offer for sale or buy any pheasants or ruf-
fled grouse or any wild turkeys between the fifteenth day of January and
the first day of September in any year, nor to capture the same in snares
or traps at any time.

4. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or capture, in said county
of Augusta, any game birds or deer mentioned in this act, for the pur-
pose of shipping the same to any point outside of the state of Virginia;
and any person who shall violate this section, or either of the preceding
sections of this act, shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars for each offence.

5. Any railroad company or express company or other transportation
company who shall receive for shipment any game bird or deer mentioned
in this act, and shall ship the same to any point outside of the state of
Virginia, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars for each offence.

6. Ali acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, so far as relates
tu the county of Augusta, are hereby repealed.

7. This act shall be in force from its passave.