Chap. 126.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2148 of the Code of Vic-
ginia, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 743 of the acts of 1893 and
94, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 2134, 2135, 2137, 2148,
and the .ndepenaent sections 3, 5, 8, and 10, and to repeal section 9 of an
act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 2131, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2137,
2148, 2151, and 2153, and to repeal sections 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, ana
2147 of chapter 97 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to oysters, and to add
independent sections tnereto, and to repeal an act entitled an act to amend
and re-enact sections 3 and 5 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-
enact sections 2131, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2148, 2151, 2153, and to repeal sections
2141, 2142, 2143, 2145, 2147 of chapter 97 of the Code of Virginia, in relation
to oysters, and to add independent sections thereto, approved February 25,
1892, which was approved March 2, 1894, approved Marca 5, 1894, approved
March 7, 1900.

Approved February 14, 1901.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
twenty-one hundred and forty-eight of the code of Virginia, as amended
and re-enacted by chapter seven hundred and forty-three of the acts of
ninety-three and ninety-four, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec-
tions twenty-one hundred and thirty-one, twenty-one hundred and thirty-
five, twenty-one hundred and thirty, seven, twenty-one hundred and forty-
eight, and the independent sections three, five,eight and ten,and to repeal
sectién nine of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections
twenty-one hundred and thirty-one, twenty-one hundred and thirty-three,
twenty-one hundred and thirty-four, twenty-one hundred and thirty-five,
twenty-one hundred and thirty-seven, twenty-one hundred and forty-
eight, twenty-one hundred and fifty-one, twenty-one hundred and fifty-
three, and to repeal sections twenty-one hundred and forty-one, twenty-
one hundred and forty-two, twenty-one hundred and forty- three, twenty-
one hundred and forty-four, twenty-one hundred and forty-five, and
twenty- m2 hundred and forty-seven of chapter ninety-seven of the
code of Virginia, in relation to oysters, and to add independent sections
thereto, approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-
two, and to amend and re-enact sections tw enty-one hundred and fifty,
twenty-one hundred and sixty-four, and twenty-one hundred and eighty-
two of the code of Virginia, and to add independent sections thereto,
and to repeal an act entitled an act tc amend and re-enact sections three
and five of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections twenty-
ene hundred and thirty-one, twenty-one hundred and_ thirty-three,
twenty-one hundred and thirty-four, twenty-one hundred and _ thirty-
five, twenty-one hundred and forty-eight, twenty-one hundred and fifty-
one, twenty-one hundred and fifty-three, and to repeal sections twenty-
one hundred and forty-one, twenty-one hundred and forty-two, twenty-
one hundred and forty- three, twenty-one hundred and forty five, twenty-
one hundred and forty-seven of chapter ninetv-seven of the code of Vir-
ginia, in relation to ovsters, and to add independent sections thereto.
approved February twenty-fifth. eighteen hundred and ninety-two, which
was approved March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, approved
March fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four,.and as amended and
re-enacted by chapter ten hundred and five of the acts of eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-nine, approved March seventh, nineteen hundred, be
further amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§ 2148. Limitations as to time of taking oysters—Hecreafter it shall
not be lawful for any person to take or eatch oysters from any of the
natural oyster beds, rocks, and shoals in any of the waters of this com-
monwealth with tongs, or in any other way, from the twenty-fifth day of
April to the first day of September, except that in Broad bay, Longcreek,
Lickhorn bay, or in any of the tributaries thereof, in the county of Prin-
cess Anne, the prohibited time shall be all of the year, except the months
of October and November.

Any person violating the above provisions shall be fined not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense. ‘This section
shall not be construed as prohibiting the owner of planted oysters from
working on or changing the location of said planted oysters, or from ship-
ping the same to market at any time at the option of the owner thereof.

It is further provided, that if any person carry or attempt to carry any
seed oysters out of this state at any time, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five
hundred dollars for each offense.

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