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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 corjx) ration 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 each 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 j)oint 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.] 
