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2004 SESSION

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HB 947 Silvicultural activities; notification of commercial harvesting of timber.

Introduced by: Riley E. Ingram | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Silvicultural activity. Allows the State Forester to collect civil penalties for failure to notify the State Forester of the commercial harvesting of timber. Currently, the State Forester may assess a penalty of $250 for an initial violation and not more than $1,000 for any subsequent violation within a two-year period. Such civil penalties must be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General and are to be paid into the Virginia Forest Water Quality Fund.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 045463108  pdf
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB947ER)  pdf
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 045463108
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/21/04  House: Reported from Agr., Chesapeake & Natural Res. (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/04  House: Read first time
• 01/23/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/26/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/27/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/27/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/23/04  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB947ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 228 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)