Menhaden; VMRC to adopt regulations for managing the Commonwealth's fishery.
Summary
Management of the menhaden fishery. Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to adopt regulations to implement the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate 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. This bill was incorporated into SB 791.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 18, 2019
Last action Feb 4, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Menhaden
upper
Dec 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101134D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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