VA HB847 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-04 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-04 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Dumping of menhaden. Requires commercial fishermen to report any release, disposal, or dumping of more than 2,000 harvested menhaden to the Commissioner of the Marine Resources Commission. The commercial fisherman is also responsible for cleaning up any menhaden that wash onto the abutting shorelines. Any commercial fisherman who violates any of these provisions will be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense. The proceeds from the civil penalties shall be deposited into the Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund.
Title
Menhaden; commercial fishermen required to report any release, disposal, or dumping.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-12-04 | House | Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
2014-02-05 | House | Continued to 2015 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote |
2014-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2015 by voice vote |
2014-01-20 | House | Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake |
2014-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
2014-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102946D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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28 | 2 | 1204.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
28 | 2 | 241 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
28 | 2 | 408.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB847 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB847+hil |