                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SUBSTANCES INJURIOUS TO FISH (§ 29.1-533)

It shall be unlawful to use any explosive for the destruction of fish, or
knowingly cast any noxious substance or matter into any watercourse of the
Commonwealth where fish or fish spawn may be destroyed, or to place or to allow
to pass into the watercourses of the Commonwealth any sawdust, ashes, lime, gas,
tar, or refuse of gas works, injurious to fish. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, except that
any person convicted of destroying fish by means of explosives shall be guilty
of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
		The owner or lessee of any property on which fish are destroyed by means of
explosives shall be entitled to recover liquidated damages in an amount deemed
appropriate by the court from any person convicted of destroying fish by such
means.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 29-153; 1956, c. 709; 1962, c. 469; 1987, c. 488; 1988,
c. 158.