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section by such common carrier and servant. But this section shall not apply to the 

 head, feet or pelt of deer severed from the body. 



Penalty: Sec. 5. A person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this 

 Act shall be fined one hundred dollars for each offense, one-half of the same to go to 

 the complainant, the other half to the State. 



Approved November 24, 1896. 



Acts of 1896, No. 96, p. 76. 



Sale, Birds: Sec. 1. No person or corporation shall kill, expose for sale, or have 

 in possession at any time any game bird for which there is a close season in this 

 State [quail, ruffed grouse or partridge, introduced pheasant, English partridge, 

 plover, woodcock, English snipe, duck^ goose] except for consumption as food within 

 the State. But this shall not prevent a person residing out of the State from taking 

 game birds in open season and three days thereafter out of the State when shipped 

 open to view, tagged and plainly labeled with the name of the owner thereof and 

 accompanied by him. Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions 

 of this section, or any person who, not being the actual owner of such game birds, 

 to aid another in such transportation falsely represents himself to be the owner 

 thereof, shall be fined fifty dollars for eacih offense; and the delivery to or recep- 

 tion by any person or corporation within this State of any such game birds for 

 shipment to a point without the State shall be prima facie evidence that the same 

 were killed and are possessed within the State for a purpose other than that of 

 being consumed as food within the State. 



Approved, November 24, 1896. 



VIRGINIA. 



The general State game laws (Code of 1887, Chap. XCV, and Supplement to the 

 Code, 1900, Chap. XCV) contain only provisions against sale of game in close seasons. 

 The following abstracts of local laws are taken from the Acts of Assembly, 1888-1900, 

 and are arranged alphabetically by counties. 



Augusta: [Unlawful to kill or capture deer, partridge or quail, pheasant or ruf- 

 fled grouse, wild turkey for purpose of shipping to any point outside of State. 

 Penalty |5-|20 for each offense. Railroad, express, or other transportation company 

 receiving for shipment any of above and shipping to any point outside State to be 

 fined not less than $20 for each offense. Acts 1897-1898, chap. 683, sees. 4, 5.] 



Floyd: "[Unlawful to kill or capture partridges, pheasants, or wild turkeys at any 

 time to be sold, shipped, or taken out of the county. Penalty $20-$100 or commit- 

 ment to jail until fine and costs are paid. Acts 1893-1894, chap. 762, sees. 1, 2.] 



Frederick: [Unlawful for nonresident of State at any time to offer for sale, or 

 ship for purposes of sale partridge or quail, pheasant or ruffed grouse, wild turkey, 

 woodcock. Penalty $20 or imprisonment 30 days. Acts 1889-1890, chap. 133, 

 sees. 1, 2.] ' 



[Unlawful to carry, send, transport, or ship, dead or alive, game or game birds of 

 any kind to any point outside of county. Penalty $10 for first offense, double for 

 each subsequent offense. Any stage-line, railroad or express company receiving 

 such for shipment or transportation to be fined $50. Not applicable to shipment of 

 rabbits or hares. Acts 1893-1894, chap. 344, sec. 5.] 



Greenesville : [Unlawful to sell or offer for sale partridges (or quail) killed, cap- 

 tured, or obtained in this county. Penalty $2-$5 for first offense, $5-$10 for any 

 subsequent offense. Acts 1899-1900, chap. 1073, sees. 6, 7.] 



Henry: [Unlawful to export from county, partridges or quail, dead or alive. 

 Penalty $10 or imprisonment 30 days. Acts 1897-1898, chap. 812, sees. 3, 4.] 



