MD SB46 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-02-11 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a person from possessing, selling, offering for sale, trading, or distributing a fin or tail of a shark or other elasmobranch; exempting specified persons from the prohibition against possessing a shark fin under specified circumstances; authorizing a person to use a ray or skate as bait under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from selling or consuming shark fin soup; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations to implement the Act; etc.

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Title

Natural Resources - Shark or Elasmobranch Fins - Restriction on Possession, Distribution, or Consumption

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-02-11SenateUnfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn
2013-01-09SenateFirst Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2012-07-20SenatePre-filed

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