Chap. 277.—An ACT to prohibit the sale of certain species of game fish in this

State. [H B 103]

Approved March 15, 1922.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it
shall be unlawful to buy, sell, barter, or offer to buy, sell or barter
any black bass, big-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, southern chub, or
millpond bass, or California or rainbow trout, or brook or mountain
trout, at any time in this State. Provided, that this act shall not
apply to Back bay and its tributaries in Princess Anne county, but
it shall, in order to sell such fish caught in the waters of said Back
bay and its tributaries be necessary first to obtain from the commis-
sioner of game and inland fisheries a permit in writing, for which
there shall be no charge, and said commissioner is hereby given
authority to prescribe reasonable rules and regulations conceming
the handling of any such fish.
Violations of the provisions of this act shall be deemed a misde-
meanor and punished by a fine of not less than five dollars for each
fish offered for sale or bought, or bartered, or imprisonment in jail
for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of
the court trying the case, provided, that no fine greater than fifty
dollars shall be imposed in any one case.

2. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.