Fishing privileges; revocation of license by MRC.
Summary
Provides that when the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) revokes a fishing license for a violation of the tidal fisheries law, it shall revoke only the particular type of license that is applicable to the fishery in which the violation occurred. The Commission may revoke other licenses upon a second violation within five years. The bill authorizes the Commission to revoke a person's underlying privileges when certain criteria are met. Under current law, the Commission is authorized to revoke all of the fishing licenses a person has been granted upon a first violation, irrespective of the location and type of fish described in the license. The bill also requires the Commission to accept credit card payment of any civil penalty it assesses for fishing under a revoked license or privileges.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 2, 2017
Signed Mar 20, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 20, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 630 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1573EH1
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Bloxom agreed to
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105102D-H1
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
legislature
Jan 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 2, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100622D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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