Chap. 210.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section 6 of section 2086 of
the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended. ([S B 276]

Approved March 14, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sub-
section six of section two thousand and eighty-six of the Code of
Virginia, as heretofore amended, be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:

Section 2086. License of residents to fish with purse nets, pound
nets, and so forth, or for crabs, scallops, or clams; canning, packing,
buying, or marketing fish roe, herring, crabs, scallops or clams;
their oath, license tax required; amount to be paid; how obtained;
how tax collected; the object thereof to be accounted for; cull law
for clams and certain fish; designation of certain nets and sizes
of mesh; setting aside crabbing and clamming grounds; penalties
for same, and for concealing boat's name or number when operating
under license for catching fish or shell fish; certain duties of inspec-
tors and commissioners of the revenue.

Sub-sec. (6) It shall be unlawful to take, catch or have in pos-
session any sturgeon less than four feet in length; or any rock
fish less than ten inches in length; or any spot less than six inches
in length; or any blue fish less than eight inches in length: or any
bonito fish less than twenty inches in length; or any crockers
(grumblers) less than seven inches in length; or any black drum
less than twelve inches in length; or any red drum less than twelve
inches in length; or any hog fish less than six inches in length; or
any mackerel less than ten inches in length; or any mullets less
than six inches in length; or any pompanos less than seven inches
in length; or any porgie or moon fish less than ten inches in length ;
or any round head or sea mullet less than seven inches in length;
or any sea bass less than five inches in length; or any sheepshead
less thay twelve inches in length; or any bay trout less than nine
inches in length; or any salmon tYout less than ten inches in length;
or any gray trout (weak fish) less than nine inches in length; or
any black bass less than eight inches in length; or any mud shad
less than seven inches in Jength; or any white sand perch less than
five inches in length; or any yellow or ring perch less than seven
inches in length; or any blue nose perch less than seven inches in
length; or any bream less than eight inches in length; or any hickory
shad, or any other shad, less than ten inches in length; all measure-
ments to be from nose to tip of tail. Any such caught by any
person shall be at once returned to the water; and in order that
any such fish caught in any fixed fishing device may be returned
to the water alive, all persons fishing such devices shall cull out
and return to the water all such fish as they are taken from the net
and before placing the same inside of their boat. And whenever
anv fisherman or dealer is found to have as much as five per centum
of the bulk of his catch, under the minimum sizes herein prescribed.
he shali be deemed guilty of violating the provisions of this act.