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Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters (1995 thru present)
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  • 2003 - HB 2239 Haul seine nets.
  • 2003 - HJ 600 Study; hunting and fishing license exemptions; report.
  • 2003 - SB 297 Protection of certain female crabs; penalty.
  • 2003 - SB 333 Marine Patrols Fund; portion of sales and use tax revenues.
  • 2003 - SB 917 License fees for commercial and recreational saltwater fisheries.
  • 2003 - SB 961 Protection of certain female crabs; penalty.
  • 2003 - SB 1186 State water safety zones and restricted areas; penalty.
  • 2004 - HB 182 Bottomlands, state-owned; permits and royalties for use.
  • 2004 - HB 446 Menhaden fishery; establishment of a management plan.
  • 2004 - HB 489 Wetlands boards; members.
  • 2004 - HB 758 Hunting, trapping and fishing licenses; exempts spouses of children and grandchildren.
  • 2004 - HB 797 Newport News reservoir project; Marine Resources Comm. to convey easement therefor.
  • 2004 - HB 962 Concealed weapons; certain retired members of Marine Resources Commission authorized to carry.
  • 2004 - HB 1024 Saltwater fishing licenses and permits; fees increased.
  • 2004 - HB 1278 Oysters and clams; penalty for theft of certain.
  • 2004 - HB 1313 William J. Hargis, Jr. Library; Institute of Marine Science to name library.
  • 2004 - HB 1436 Elizabeth River; Marine Resources Commission to grant easement to VEPCO for electr. transm. lines.
  • 2004 - HB 1452 Fresh water and saltwater fishing; a combined license may be established.
  • 2004 - HJ 226 Natural aquatic resources; Institute of Marine Science to study.
  • 2004 - SB 109 Submerged land permit; exemptions.
  • 2004 - SB 420 Newport News reservoir project; Marine Resources Comm. to convey easement therefor.
  • 2004 - SB 432 Bottomlands, state-owned; permits for use.
  • 2004 - SB 605 Water columns for aquaculture purposes; leasing.
  • 2004 - SB 606 Bottomlands, state-owned; permits and royalties for use.
  • 2005 - HB 1795 Menhaden fishery; Marine Resources Commission may adopt regulations governing.
  • 2005 - HB 2068 Law-enforcement officers of Marine Resources Commission; free use of certain toll facilities.
  • 2005 - HB 2378 Wetlands board, local; members that hear cases relating to Ches. Bay Pres. ordinance to serve on.
  • 2005 - HB 2452 Nonnative oysters; Marine Resources Comm. to allow placement on state-owned bottomlands.
  • 2005 - HB 2645 Wetlands; Marine Res. Comm. updating of maps for localities, copy in land records of circuit court.
  • 2005 - HB 2671 Marine Resources Commission; includes all structures by riparian property owners in Potomac River.
  • 2005 - HB 2695 Zoning Ordinances; protection of commercial fishing operations.
  • 2005 - HB 2809 Menhaden fishery; Governor to issue proclamation to implement measures to manage.
  • 2005 - HB 2815 Saltwater recreational fishing license; person not required to obtain commercial gear license
  • 2005 - HB 2816 Headboat & charterboat owners; allows recreat'l fishing license to cover passengers on his boat.
  • 2005 - HB 2909 Saltwater fishing & tidal habitat laws; disbursement of moneys from certain Funds for projects, etc.
  • 2005 - HJ 226 Natural aquatic resources; Institute of Marine Science to study.
  • 2005 - HJ 658 Menhaden fishery; joint subcomm. to study means of regulating in the Chesapeake Bay.
  • 2005 - SB 1232 Marine Resources Commission's Marine Police; authorized to patrol federal security zones.
  • 2005 - SB 1248 Water resources projects; establishing coordinated process to require permits from certain.
  • 2006 - HB 5 Trout fishing; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue special permits for handicapped.
  • 2006 - HB 252 Menhaden fishery; Marine Resources Commission may adopt regulations governing.
  • 2006 - HB 402 Invasive Species Council; extends sunset provision.
  • 2006 - HB 435 Horseshoe crabs; places a moratorium on landings and importation thereof.
  • 2006 - HB 651 Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act; gives authority to accept federal grant money.
  • 2006 - HB 652 Oyster tax; revenues to be deposited into Public Oyster Rocks Replenishment Fund.
  • 2006 - HB 749 Menhaden; limits on amount harvested annually.
  • 2006 - HB 940 Rappahannock River; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain lands pertaining thereto.
  • 2006 - HB 1045 Menhaden fishing; prohibited in certain areas.
  • 2006 - SB 2 Crab pot buoys and floats; regulations.
  • 2006 - SB 12 Trout fishing; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue special permits for handicapped.
  • 2006 - SB 84 Menhaden; limits on amount harvested annually.
  • 2006 - SB 634 Subaqueous permits; additional platform to serve as water-dependent use.
  • 2007 - HB 1624 Menhaden; limits on amount harvested annually.
  • 2007 - HB 1720 Gold mining, recreational; exempts miners from having to obtain permit if meet certain conditions.
  • 2007 - HB 1855 Aquaculture; sets guidelines for placement of temporary shellfish enclosures in state waters.
  • 2007 - HB 1868 Saltwater fishing licenses; sets commission fee for license agents.
  • 2007 - HB 1993 Oysters; shifts measurement to point of landing to enforce selling thereof.
  • 2007 - HB 2020 National Forest Stamp; changes term thereof to one year from date of purchase.
  • 2007 - HB 2043 Crabmeat; processors to include on label of container date was processed and packed, civil penalty.
  • 2007 - HB 2082 Menhaden; establishes annual harvest quota for portion of Chesapeake Bay.
  • 2007 - HB 2250 Exemption from licensing; exempts siblings of landowner from obtaining any hunting, etc. license.
  • 2007 - HB 2642 Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
  • 2007 - HB 2782 Bottomlands; conveyance of state-owned.
  • 2007 - HB 2938 Potomac River; restores jurisdictional provision of Maryland-Virginia Compact.
  • 2007 - HB 2990 Subaqueous lands; Marine Resources Commission to convey adjoining parcels thereof.
  • 2007 - HB 3005 Natural gas pipeline; Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way.
  • 2007 - HB 3037 Potomac River Fisheries Commission; powers and duties.
  • 2007 - HJ 650 Crab traps; Center for Coastal Resources Management to study those abandoned/discarded.
  • 2007 - SB 900 Virginia Beach Police Department Marine Patrol; enforcement of federal security and safety zones.
  • 2007 - SB 1333 Aquaculture; sets guidelines for placement of temporary shellfish enclosures in state waters.
  • 2007 - SB 1367 Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
  • 2008 - HB 303 Menhaden fishery; moratorium on harvesting for commercial purposes.
  • 2008 - HB 661 Agritourism and marine tourism; activity liability.
  • 2008 - HB 870 Mineral Resources, Division of; name changed to Division of Geology and Mineral Resources.
  • 2008 - HB 1125 Port Authority; Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way.
  • 2008 - HB 1208 Subaqueous lands; Marine Resources Commission to convey parcels thereof.
  • 2008 - HB 1308 Coastal primary sand dunes; authorizes additional localities to adopt ordinance.
  • 2008 - HB 1317 Subaqueous lands; Marine Resources Commission to convey parcels of previously filled lands.
  • 2008 - HB 1576 Pruitt, William A.; awarded handgun for noteworthy service to Marine Resources Commission.
  • 2008 - SB 377 Crab pots; unauthorized taking of crabs Class 3 misdemeanor.