CHAP. 698.--An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2075 of the code of 1887 in relation to killing wild fowl in the waters of the commonwealth.

Approved March 4,1892

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section two thousand and seventy-five of the code of Virginia, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "Penalty on non-residents for killing wild fowl," and so forth, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§2075. No person who is not an actual resident of this state shall shoot at, catch or kill any wild fowl in any waters, or on any marshes, islands or beaches within the jurisdiction of the state, below the head of tide-water. This section shall not apply to non-residents shooting, catching or killing wild fowl within the jurisdiction of the counties of Accomac and Northampton: provided such shooting, catching or killing shall be for sport and pleasure, and not for profit: and provided further, that such non-resident shall be under the direction or guidance of a resident of this state. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, for each offence, be fined one hundred dollars, one-half of which shall be to the informer.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

CHAP. 698.--An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2075 of the code of 1887 in relation to killing wild fowl in the waters of the commonwealth.
Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly of Virginia During the Session of 1891-1892
Richmond, Virginia
1892
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