CHAPTER 216

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
§ 28-91.2, relating to haul seines in the Piankatank River above the

Twigg Bridge.
7 [H 411]
Approved March 11, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section numbered
§ 28-91.2 as follows:

§ 28-91.2. Regulating the length of haul seines in the Piankatank
River above Twigg Bridge.—That no haul seine of a length exceeding
200 yards be used in the waters of the Piankatank River above the
“Twigg Bridge’, running between Mathews and Middlesex counties. Any
person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than
twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or confined in jail not
less than ten days nor more than six months, either or both, and any net
or seine used in violating the provisions of this section shall upon the
conviction of the offender be forfeited to the State and sold after ten
days’ advertisement, and the proceeds accounted for as provided by law.