VA. CODE, act 13 (R. & W. & G. Bartow 1823) (Law Passed 1657).

“ACT XIII.
Against Shooting on Other Mens’ Lands.

    WHEREAS the rights and interests of the inhabitants are very much infringed by hunting and shooting of divers men vpon their neighbours’ lands and dividents contrary to the priviledges granted them by their pattents whereby many injuries do daily happen to the greate damage of the owners of the said land whereon such hunting and shooting is vsed, It is therefore enacted and confirmed that if any planter or person shall hunt or shoot vpon or within the lymitts or precincts of his neighbour or others’ dividents without leave first obtained for his soe doeing and haveing bin warned by the owner of the land, to forbare hunting and shooteing as aforesaid: Hee or they so offending shall forfeit for everie such offence fower hundred pounds of tobacco, the one halfe to the owner of the said land, and the other to publick vses; Notwithstanding it shall be lawfull for any person or persons to hunte and shoote vpon any dividend of land not being planted or seated without any restraint or pennaltie, Provided that the limits of everie dividend be bounded with certain and noated markes, Provided also that it shall be lawfull for any person haveing shott a deare or other game without the limits of other mens; lands, to pursue the said deer or game into the divident of another mans’, and freely to carry away the same...”