CHAP. 221.--An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 402 of the acts of 1897 and 1898, annulling and re-enacting section 2088 of the code of Virginia, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 532 of the acts of assembly of 1895-'9...

§2088. Hauling seines and setting traps in the waters of Accomac and Northampton.--No person shall haul seines or set weirs or traps of any kind for the purpose of taking or catching fish in the waters of Accomac or Northampton counties at or within the mouth or inlet, or in any creek, stream or body of water, or in thoroughfares in said counties between the fifteenth day of May and the first day of September in any year: provided, it shall be lawful during said prohibitive period to catch fish with draw-seines in the waters of the Chincoteague inlet and its tributaries, Assawoman inlet and its tributaries, Gargatha inlet and its tributaries to the head of Metompkin bay to the lower end of what is known as Wire Passing, in Accomac county: and provided, the catch of fish shall be for home consumption, and not for sale outside of the county. "Mouth" and "inlet," as used in this section, shall be construed as commencing one mile beyond headlands or marshes bordering on said creeks, streams, or bodies of water. This section shall not apply to taking fish known as "fat back," nor be construed to prohibit the hauling of seines for family use in the waters of the north fork of Old Plantation creek, in the jurisdiction of Northampton county, within the limits prescribed in chapter two hundred and eleven of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-six and eighteen hundred and seventy-seven during the months of June, July, and August, nor to interfere with the privilege of taking fish in Chesapeake bay. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall for each offense be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and all seines, boats, and other appliances used in such violation shall be forfeited to the commonwealth.