Chap. 33.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for the
protection of fish in Buchanan county, approved February 25, 1922,
and to provide for the protection of fish and game in said county.

[H B 38]
Approved March 20, 1923.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That it shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch or destroy
in any of the waters of Buchanan county any fish be-
tween the first day of January and the first dav of July
following.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall
be fined not Jess than five dollars nor more than twenty-five
dollars.

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

Any person violating the previsions of this section shall,
upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more
than two hundred and fifty dollars, or be confined in jail for a
period of not less than fifteen nor more than sixty days, or

oth.

Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or take
any fish in any of the waters of Buchanan county by means of
drag seines or tramel nets of anv kind.

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

Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful to kill any squirrel in Buchanan
county between January first and September first following;
and it shall be unlawful for any person to kill at any time
more than ten squirrels in one day.

Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill in Buchanan
county any raccoon between the first day of February and the
first day of October following.

Any person violating the provisions of sections four and
five shall be punished by fine of not less than ten dollars nor
more than fifty dollars.

But nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting
the department of game and inland fisheries in operating in
any manner in a scientific way or for replenishing the streams
or diminishing the carp or other undesirable fish.

Sec. 6. The same fees and rewards to officers and informers
shall be paid for violations and convictions under the above
sections of this act as are provided in section thirty-three
hundred and forty-three of the Code.

Sec. 7. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with any of the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.