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2004 SESSION
Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
MEMBERSHIP
Hawkins (Chairman), Chichester, Bolling, Ticer, Whipple, Hanger, Watkins, Reynolds, Puckett, Ruff, Blevins, Deeds, Cuccinelli, Obenshain, Locke
MEETS
Mondays, 9:00 a.m. in Senate Room B.
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- HB 13 Sweet Potato Board and Fund; abolished.
- HB 25 Deer or elk; spotlighting.
- HB 26 Antlerless deer; hunting.
- HB 27 Wild turkeys; hunting in Pittsylvania County.
- HB 28 Squirrels; hunting in Floyd County.
- HB 40 Agriculture education; development.
- HB 54 Beavers; killing due to destruction of property.
- HB 76 Bird sanctuary; abolishes establishment in Roanoke County.
- HB 77 Deer and wild birds or animals; abolishes unlawful rifle hunting in Halifax & Cumberland Counties.
- HB 132 Duck blinds; erection.
- HB 133 Hunting licenses; establishment of a nonresident youth permit.
- HB 144 Animal control officer training; requirements.
- HB 158 Nudist camps for juveniles; prohibited.
- HB 171 Apples; excise tax discontinued.
- HB 182 Bottomlands, state-owned; permits and royalties for use.
- HB 242 Companion animals; exempts owner from animal cruelty when animal is attacked by another.
- HB 301 Hunting, trapping, fishing and motorboat registration; fees increased.
- HB 440 Oil discharge plans; changes in provisions.
- HB 445 Erosion and sediment control and stormwater management inspectors; certificate of competence.
- HB 489 Wetlands boards; members.
- HB 535 Big Sandy River watershed; provisions for removing obstructions.
- HB 536 Hunting stamp; established.
- HB 603 No discharge zones; regulations.
- HB 639 Landfills; siting in Appomattox County, submission of environmental impact reports.
- HB 685 Water Protection Permit; provisions.
- HB 713 Hazardous waste; temporary storage.
- HB 758 Hunting, trapping and fishing licenses; exempts spouses of children and grandchildren.
- HB 766 Food stores; inspections.
- HB 784 Food Code; adoption of regulations.
- HB 809 Deer; when baiting permitted.
- HB 883 Conservation easements; holders to have principal office in State.
- HB 918 Restaurants; exemptions include convenience stores and gas stations.
- HB 947 Silvicultural activities; notification of commercial harvesting of timber.
- HB 955 Animal feeding operations; penalty for violation.
- HB 1024 Saltwater fishing licenses and permits; fees increased.
- HB 1044 Wild animals; baiting prohibited.
- HB 1069 Damage stamp program; extends coverage to beekeepers.
- HB 1142 Aquatic nuisance species, nonindigenous; control and eradication.
- HB 1177 Stormwater management programs; reorganization.
- HB 1212 Agriculture and Forestry, Secretary of; established.
- HB 1230 Wine Board and Wine Promotion Fund; created, abolishes Winegrowers Advisory Board.
- HB 1271 Soil and water conservation districts; nonpoint source pollution activities.
- HB 1278 Oysters and clams; penalty for theft of certain.
- HB 1283 Erosion & Sediment Control Law; def. of land-disturbing activity incl. certain surface or deep mine.
- HB 1338 Virginia Museum of Natural History; powers and duties, salary of director, gifts and endowments.
- HB 1350 Environmental permit fees; applicable to water and nonhazardous solid waste.
- HB 1450 Petroleum Storage Tank Fund; reimbursements.
- HB 1452 Fresh water and saltwater fishing; a combined license may be established.
- SB 54 Waterfowl, migratory and nonmigratory; allows certain localities to prohibit feeding, penalty.
- SB 104 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; requires AG to defend local. if any priv. legal action is brought.
- SB 109 Submerged land permit; exemptions.
- SB 110 Water supply plan regulations; effective date.
- SB 150 Sheep Board; composition.
- SB 175 Hunting; allowed during certain hours on Sunday.
- SB 193 Disabled persons; allows use of various motorized vehicles along trail of Buffalo Mtn in Floyd Cty.
- SB 198 Bear damage stamp; established.
- SB 199 Damage stamp program; extends coverage to beekeepers.
- SB 200 Beekeeper assistance program; established.
- SB 249 Duck blinds; abolishes prohibited hunting in certain localities.
- SB 261 Wildlife; prohibits use of drugs thereon.
- SB 262 Milk Commission; continued within Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- SB 310 Wine Board and Wine Promotion Fund; created, abolishes Winegrowers Advisory Board.
- SB 322 Natural resources; recovery of damages to State.
- SB 365 Environmental permit fees; applicable to water and nonhazardous solid waste.
- SB 386 Air emissions trading; prohibited.
- SB 405 Livestock and poultry killed by dogs; increases compensation.
- SB 420 Newport News reservoir project; Marine Resources Comm. to convey easement therefor.
- SB 427 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; expands boundaries.
- SB 432 Bottomlands, state-owned; permits for use.
- SB 454 Ozone nonattainment areas; fees deposited in Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Fund.
- SB 482 Agricultural Enterprise Zone Act; created.
- SB 523 Watershed Coordination Program; established.
- SB 527 Land and Water Conservation Trust Fund; established.
- SB 549 Big Sandy River watershed; provisions for removing obstructions.
- SB 554 Personal flotation devices; required for children.
- SB 569 Natural and Historic Resources Fund and Commission; created, report.
- SB 586 Game & fish refuges & preserves; Bd. of Game & Inland Fisheries authorized to grant ease. therefor.
- SB 588 Open-space easements; restoration to prior condition.
- SB 603 Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits; changes duration of issuance.
- SB 605 Water columns for aquaculture purposes; leasing.
- SB 606 Bottomlands, state-owned; permits and royalties for use.
- SB 626 Animal pounds and shelters; limits yearly adoptions by individuals.
- SB 629 Wetlands mitigation bank; island in Potomac River adjacent to Virginia to be used thereas.
- SB 639 Pollutant loading allocations; adop. of nitrogen & phosphorous levels in Chesapeake Bay tributaries.
- SB 649 Master Settlement Agreement; release of escrow funds to cigarette manufacturers.
- SB 657 Firearms; definition of muzzleloading rifle and shooting.