132 GAME COMMISSIONS AND WARDENS. 



County fish and game wardens. — One, and not to exceed two, for each county, 

 appointed by State commissioner; term one year; compensation, $2 per day and 

 actual expenses while officially employed; may arrest on sight anywhere in the State 

 persons found violating game law and retain them at expense of State until prosecu- 

 tion can be instituted, notice of such arrest to be given immediately to grand juror of 

 town or State's attorney of county where offense was committed; may investigate 

 violations anywhere in State. 



Deputy county fish and game wardens. — As many as commissioner deems necessary, 

 appointed by him; compensation, §1.50 per day and actual expenses while officially 

 employed; same powers as county wardens. 



(2) Other officers: Town grand jurors and State's attorneys required to prosecute 

 all violations of game laws. 



(3) Game protection fund: Fixed annual appropriation for care, protection, and 

 preservation of game and fish, $5,500; all hunting license receipts and fines imposed 

 under fish and game laws. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Upon arrest and detention by a game warden 

 of a person violating law and notice by such warden to town grand juror or State's 

 attorney, such officer is required to file complaint against and prosecute offender 

 forthwith; a justice may issue warrant to search, in daytime, a dwelling house or 

 other place for game taken contrary to law or implements used for taking game; 

 justices have jurisdiction of offenses up to $20; protected game, when snared, to be 

 seized and forfeited to prosecutor; presence on public waters after sundown with 

 firearm and torch presumptive evidence of a violation of law prohibiting shooting 

 ducks by aid of torches; finding any dog of a kind commonly used to hunt deer, 

 moose, or caribou hunting such animals in the forests prima facie evidence that the 

 owner permitted such dog to hunt in violation of law ; delivery to or reception by 

 any person or corporation of game birds for shipment out of the State presumptive 

 evidence that such birds were killed for a purpose other than consumption as food 

 within State; possession by transportation company of game which has been taken 

 in State in close season presumptive evidence that such game was taken in State 

 unlawfully; possession of deer in close season, and of moose or caribou at any time, 

 presumptive evidence of unlawful killing. 



Prosecution must be begun within three years. 



VIRGINIA. 



(1) Officers: Two city game wardens in each city; appointed by city or corpora- 

 tion court upon application of five resident freeholders. 



Magisterial district wardens. — One for each district, appointed by circuit judge upon 

 application of five resident freeholders and board of supervisors, except in Accomac 

 and Northampton counties, where they are appointed on recommendation of Eastern 

 Shore Game Protective Association. 



Wardens hold office four years; required to enforce all laws of State or United 

 States for protection of birds and game; to arrest, with warrant, any person violating 

 the law, and, without warrant, persons found in the act of committing such viola- 

 tions. Compensation consists of fee of $2.50 assessed in every conviction, to be paid 

 warden securing conviction, and fees from funds derived from nonresident licenses. 

 Refusal or neglect of wardens to prosecute violations subjects them to removal from 

 office and to penalties for a misdemeanor. 



(2) Other officers: Commanders of oyster police boats are constituted game war- 

 dens in their jurisdiction. 



(3) Game protection fund: License fees divided equally among wardens of the 

 county, but no warden to receive more than $300 per annum. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Sneak boats, nets, traps, reflectors, and other 

 unlawful appliances to be seized by any officer and held as evidence; if found to 



