CHAPTER 466

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-162 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to the killing of elk and deer illegally and the penalties cherie
{S 178]

Approved March 30, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Ey That § 29-162 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

_ § 29-162. Any person killing an elk which does not have horns visible
above the hair, or who exceeds the bag limit for elk, or who kills an elk
during the closed season, * and any person killing a deer which does not
have horns visible at least two inches above the hair, or who exceeds the
bag limit for deer, or who kills a deer during the closed season shall be *
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished accordingly.
Provided, that the fine for killing an elk which does not have horns visible
above the hair, or a deer which does not have horns visible two inches above
the hair, during the open season shall be twenty-five dollars for such elk
and ten dollars for such deer if such person immediately delivers the com-
plete carcass to the game warden of the county in which killed, whereupon
it shall be confiscated and disposed of by the warden as otherwise provided.