Chap. 86.—An ACT to regulate and restrict shooting and to prevent the de-
struction of wild fowl in the waters of Back bay and its tributaries, in the
county of Princess Anne, Virginia.

Approved January 24, 1894.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall
not be lawful for any person to shoot at or kill wild fowl in the
waters of Back bay or its tributaries, in the county of Princess Anne,
either on or from the land, marshes and shore, or on or from the
waters thereof by the aid of floats, batteries, sink-boxes, blinds,
points, or in any other way, or by any other means, from sunset to
sunrise of the succeeding day; nor to leave any landing or mooring
for the purpose of shooting or hunting until sunrise; and all decoys,
floats, batteries, or sink-boxes shall be taken up at sunset of each
day. Nor shall any person shoot at or kill wild fowl, except from
the land, or from batteries, sink-boxes, points or blinds in the said
waters thereof: provided, however, that any person who may have
crippled ducks, geese, or swan over his own decoys may reshoot and
capture such game from boats immediately after same shall have
been shot down. Nor shall any person shoot at or kill wild fowl on
Wednesday and Saturday of each and every week, either on or from
the land, or on or from the said waters of Back bay or its tributaries.

2. It shall not be lawful for any person to use deck or cabin boats,
float houses, for the purpose of gunning or hunting in the waters of
Back bay or its tributaries.

3. It shall be unlawful to shoot over decoys in the waters of Back
bay or its tributaries between the first day of April and the twentieth
day of October.

4. It shall not be lawful for non-residents to shoot at or kill wild
fowl at any time or in any manner for profit or sale, either directly
or indirectly, unless they own or rent shores on the said waters of
Back bay; in which event they shall conform and be subject to all
the provisions of this act.

5. All persons offending against any of the provisions of this act
shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred and
fifty dollars, or shall be imprisoned in the county jail of Princess
Anne county for a period not less than thirty days and not exceed-
ing ninety days, or be subject to both fine and imprisonment as
herein provided. One-half of the fine so imposed shall go to the in-
former; and moreover, all guns, skiffs, fluats, batteries, sink-boxes
or blinds used in the commission of the offence shall be sold by
order of the county court of Princess Anne county and the proceeds
thereof forfeited to the commonwealth.

6. Provided that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to
prohibit shooting a duck known asa “ peler” in any way after the
first day of February of each year.

7. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict with this
act are hereby repealed.

8. This act shall be in force on and after the first day of April,
eighteen hundred and ninety-four.