Menhaden; VMRC to adopt regulations for managing the Commonwealth's fishery.
Summary
Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to adopt regulations to implement the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden and authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations for managing the Commonwealth's menhaden fishery. The bill also requires that any moratorium on the fishery be subject to legislative review. The bill repeals several Code sections relating to quotas, allocation of allowable landings, and administrative procedures that will be included in a regulatory framework for managing the fishery.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 26, 2018
Last action Feb 5, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Dec 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Dec 26, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101401D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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