Chap. 296.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 10 of chapter 743, of acts of
assembly of 1893-’94, with reference to the unlawful taking or catching of
crabs.

Approved February 12, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
ten of chapter seven hundred and forty-three, acts of the assembly,
eighteen hundred and ninety-three and ninety-four, approved March
five, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

§ 10. If any person other than a resident of this state shall take
or catch crabs, oysters or other shell fish in any of the waters of the
state, or rent any oyster planting ground, or plant oysters in any of
the waters of the state, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and
upon conviction thereof, be confined in the penitentiary not less than
one nor more than three years; or at the discretion of the jury be
confined in jail not exceeding one year, and fined not exceeding five
hundred dollars.

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