Chap. 469.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3204 of the Code of Vir-
ginia, in relation to fishing in Elizabeth river and its tributaries. [H B 127]

Approved March 24, 1926.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
thirty-two hundred and four of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 3204. To protect fish in the Elizabeth river and its tribu-
taries.—It shall be unlawful to take or catch fish in the waters of the
Elizabeth river or its tributaries by means of seines, pound nets, fyke
nets, or any device other than gill nets, dip nets, or hook and line;
provided, however, that fish may be taken or caught in the waters of
the tributaries of Elizabeth river by means of fyke nets. For the
violation of this section a fine shall be imposed of not less than ten
dollars nor more than twenty dollars for the first offense, and upon
conviction of the second offense a fine shall be imposed of not less than
fifteen dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars; but nothing in this
section shall apply to Broad creek, a tributary of the eastern branch
of Elizabeth river.