Chap. 359.—An ACT to regulate the taking of fish from the streams in Scott
county, and providing penalties for the violation of same and repealing
all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith. [S B 214]

Approved March 16, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be unlawful for any person to catch, destroy, or take fish
of any kind or description from any stream in Scott county by any
method or means in any way, other than with hook and line, except
as hereinafter provided.

2. It shall be unlawful to use fish berries, lime, giant powder,
dynamite or other explosive or chemical substance of any kind
for the destruction, taking or catching of fish, in any creek, pond,
or river of Scott county, at any time.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon
conviction, be fined not less than one hundred nor more than three
hundred dollars, or be confined in jail for a period of not less than
thirty nor more than ninety days, or both.

8. It shall be unlawful to shoot fish of any kind with rifles or
guns of any description, in any of the waters of Scott county, be-
tween the first day of April and the first day of June.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars for each offense, and, in the dis-
cretion of the magistrate or court trying the case, be confined in
jail for a term not exceeding fifteen days.

4. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill, take or capture
fish of any description from any waters in Scott county, by means
of grab hooks, spears, snare hooks or eles: or by hand, com-
monly known as graveling, between the first day of March and the
first day of November.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon
conviction be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred

ollars.

5. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or take any
fish in any of the waters of Scott county by means of seines or dip
nets of any kind, between the first day of April and the first day
of June, and it shall be unlawful to fish with seines or dip nets
of any kind at any time exceeding twelve feet in length.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall,
upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty nor more than one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned in jail for a term of not Jess than
ten nor more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the
court or magistrate trying the same.

6. Be it further enacted that one-half of any fine imposed and
collected for the violation of any section of this act shall be paid
to any person who gives information to any proper officer or in-
vestigates a prosecution for the violation of any of the above sec-
tions, in which there may be a conviction.

All acts or parts of acts relating to the taking, catching or de-
struction of fish in Scott county, in conflict with any of the provi-
sions of this act, are hereby repealed.