Chap. 59.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section 13 of section 2086 of
the Code of Virginian, as heretofore amended. [H B 45]

Approved February 19, 1918.

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

(18) Tax and fees for taking crabs; when and where scrapes
or dredges may be used; size of crabs; marking boats; distance be-
tween stands.—Any resident of this State desiring to take or catch
crabs from the waters thereof by any of the means hereinafter men-
toned, or any person desiring to engage in the business of buying or
marketing crabs for pickling or canning the same in any way, shall
pay to the oyster inspector of the district in which he resides, the
following license tax and inspector’s fee:

_ (1). For each person working in any boat in taking or catch-
ing soft crabs with scrapes, or either hard or soft crabs on trot
lines, two dollars and an inspector’s fee of fifty cents; provided, no
steam or motor boat shall be used in the taking or catching of soft.
crabs; (2) for each sail boat to be used for the purpose of taking
or catching hard crabs with scrapes or tongs, and for each power
nat under thirty-two feet in length used solely for the purpose of
taking or catching hard crabs with scrapes or tongs, five dollars and
Inspector's fee of seventy-five cents; (3) for each power boat over
thirty-two fect in length used solely for the purpose of taking or
vatching hard crabs with scrapes, twenty-five dollars and inspec-
lors fee of one dollar; (4) for each picking or crating house, ten
dollars and inspector’s fee of one dollar; (5) for each canning and
packing house, twenty-five dollars and an inspector’s fee of one
(ollar; (6) for each boat used in buying crabs or for each person
or firm engaged in marketing hard crabs by barrel or crate, five dol-
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lars and an inspector's fee of fiftv cents,
is duly licensed to catch crabs shall be requ
cense for marketing or shipping his own catch, and n
ing soft crabs with dip nets shall be required to p
inspector’s fee. But no scrape or dredges shall b
hard crabs between the first day of May and t

tongs, nor shall any person catch, take, or have in hj
any time, a hard crab, other than one ;

female crab, known as a spawn crab,
male crab,” or “mother crab,” or such
egg pouch or bunion has been removed.

» the oyster inspector shall
mark upon the starboar prow of such per:

less than five inches in
length, preceded in all cases by the number of oyster district and
the letter “C” and within the “CO” the nuinber of persons licensed on
number four, j-
cense number one and two persons licensed. Saj letters and num-
bers shall be kept displayed during the crabbing season by the
master of the boat. No person shall be authorized
visions of this act or otherwise to locate or maintain any net or
nets in the waters of Hampton Roads adj

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