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 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 703-AUGUST 19, 1937 701 of the United States shall have force and effect in said park. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said park shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the State of Virginia. SEC. 2 . That said park shall constitute a part of the United States jud icial distric t for t he wes tern di strict of Vir ginia, and the distr ict court of the United States in and for said district shall have juris- diction of all offenses committed within the boundaries of the said park. SEC. 3. That all hun ting or the kill ing, wou ndin g, o r ca ptur ing at any time of any wild bird or animal, except dangerous animals when it is necessary to prevent them from destroying human lives or inflicting personal injury, is prohibited within the limits of said park ; nor shall any fish be taken out of any of the waters of the said park, in any other way than by hook and line, and then only at such seasons and at such times and in such manner as may be directed by the Secre- tary of the Interior. That the Secretary of the Interior shall make and publish such general rules and regulations as he may deem neces- sary and proper for the management and care of the park and for the protection of the property therein, especially for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonderful objects within said park, and for the pro- tection of the animals and birds in the park from capture or destruction, and to prevent their being frightened or driven from the said park ; and lie shall make rules and regulations governing the taking of fish from the streams or lakes in the said park. Possession within said park of the dead bodies or any part thereof of any wild bird or animal shall be prima-facie evidence that the person or persons having same are guilty of violating this Act .. Any person or persons, or stage or express company, or railway company, who knows or has reason to believe that they were taken or killed con- trary to the provisions of this Act, and who receives for transporta- tion any of said animals, birds, or fish so killed, caught, or taken, or who shall violate any of the other provisions of this Act, or any rule or regulation that may be promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, with reference to the management and care of the said park, or for the protection of the property therein for the preservation from injury or spoliation of timber, mineral deposits, natural curi- osities, or wonderful objects within said park, or for the protection of the animals, birds, or fish in the said park, or who shall within said park commit any damage, injury or spoliation to or upon any building, fence, sign, hedge, gate, guide post, tree, wood, underwood, tim ber, garden, crops, vegeta bles, plants, land, springs, mineral de posits, natur al curi ositie s, or o ther ma tter o r thing growin g or b eing thereon, or situated therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment not exceeding si x months, or both, and be a djudged to pa y all the costs of the proceedings. SEC. 4 . That all guns, traps, nets, seines, teams, horses, or means of transportation of every nature or description, used by any person or persons within the limits of said park when engaged in killing, trapping, ensnaring, taking, or capturing such wild beasts, birds, fish, or animals, shall be forfeited to the United States and may be seized by the officers in said park and held pending prosecution of any person or persons arrested under the charge of violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such person or persons using said guns, traps, nets, seines, teams, horses, or other means of transportation, such forfeiture shall be adjudicated Fugitives from jus- tic e. Dis tri ct cou rt for western district of Virginia, jurisdiction of. Protection of birds and animals. Unlawful fishing. .dm inist rati ve rules, etc. Unlawful acts, evi « deuce of violations. Penalty provisions. Guns, traps, teams, etc., forfeiture or seiz- ure for violations.