Menhaden; management of the fishery, regulations.
Summary
Management of the menhaden fishery. Requiresthe Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations necessaryto manage Atlantic menhaden, including those necessary to complywith the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate FisheryManagement Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The bill repeals several Code sections relating to quotas, allocation of allowable landings, and administrative procedures that will be included in a regulatoryframework for managing the fishery.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Last action Jan 29, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred from General Laws
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102787D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nancy D. Guy
DDemocratic
Co
Lee Ware
RRepublican
Co
Martha M. Mugler
DDemocratic
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