CHAP. 11.--An ACT to regulate the hunting or trapping of muskrats in the county of Accomac.
Approved December 20, 1897.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be unlawful for any one to capture, trap, or kill muskrats in the county of Accomac between the fifteenth day of March and the first day of January of each year.
2. Any person violating this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not exceeding five dollars for each offence.
3. In any prosecution of a person for a violation of this act, proof the possession of any muskrats shall be prima facie evidence of guilt.
4. This act shall be in force from its passage.
CHAP. 11.--An ACT to regulate the hunting or trapping of muskrats in the county of Accomac.
Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly of Virginia During the Session of 1897-1898
Richmond, Virginia
December 20, 1897
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