Chap. 318.—An ACT to protect Mongolian pheasants in the county of Louisa.

Approved February 12, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
unlawful to kill or capture, sell or offer for sale, or buy any Mongolian
pheasants in the countv of Louisa between the fifteenth,day of March,
eighteen hundred and ninety-cight, and the fifteenth day of March,
nineteen hundred.

2. It shall be unlawful at any time, in said county, to take or destroy
the eggs of any Mongolian pheasants, or to catch said birds with nets or
traps in said county.

3. The possession, except for breeding purposes, of any Mongolian
pheasant, whether dead or alive, by any person, shall be prima facie
evidence that such person has violated this law.

4. Any person convicted of violating any section of this law shall be
fined not less than five nor more than ten dollars, and five dollars shall,
in addition, be taxed as part of the costs, which shall go to the informer.

5. This act shall be in force from ite passage.