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HB 2082 Menhaden; establishes annual harvest quota for portion of Chesapeake Bay.
Introduced by: Robert J. Wittman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Harvest quota on menhaden; penalty. Establishes an annual menhaden harvest quota of 109,020 metric tons for the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Fisheries shall receive a credit to be applied in the following year if the actual harvest does not meet the harvest quota and a deduction if the actual harvest exceeds the harvest quota. Orders by the Secretary of Natural Resources setting a date of closure for the fishery will be exempt from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act. Any person harvesting menhaden for reduction purposes after receiving notice that the quota has been met shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill incorporates HB 1624.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Harvest quota on menhaden; penalty. Establishes an annual menhaden harvest quota of 109,020 metric tons for the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Fisheries shall receive a credit to be applied in the following year if the actual harvest does not meet the harvest quota and a deduction if the actual harvest exceeds the harvest quota. Orders by the Secretary of Natural Resources setting a date of closure for the fishery will be exempt from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act. Any person harvesting menhaden for reduction purposes after receiving notice that the quota has been met shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.