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- HB 329 Lawn fertilizers; prohibits use and application of those that contain phosphorus.
- HB 508 Sewage sludge; Water Control Board to notify owners of land of proposed land application site.
- HB 696 Surface & groundwaters; Water Control Board impose penalty when failure to report water withdrawal.
- HB 795 Harvell Dam; exempts part of Appomattox River from fish passageway requirements.
- HB 1056 Animal control officers; clarifies duties and responsibilities.
- HB 1143 Humane investigators; allows appointment thereof.
- HB 1163 Bottomlands rents and royalties; removes authority of Marine Resources Commission to charge rent.
- HB 1268 Recreational gill net license; established for owners of piers.
- HB 1281 Appomattox State Scenic River; increases length of portion thereof designated as scenic river.
- HB 1319 Carbon dioxide emissions; defers USEPA enforcement of any standards or cap and trade provisions.
- HB 1340 Sewage sludge; localities located in karst region to prohibit application in their boundaries.
- HB 1357 Carbon dioxide; prohibits Air Polution Control Board and DEQ to restrict emission thereof.
- HB 1474 Erosion and sediment control; allows public service authorities to file specifications.
- HB 1498 Plastic bags; use by retailers.
- HB 1553 Deer, bear or turkey hunting; Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to establish separate licenses.
- HB 1615 Cemeteries and graves of historic significance; expands an existing program to include.
- HB 1622 Reckless operation of watercraft; includes paddleboards and other self-propelled watercraft.
- HB 1656 Menhaden fishing; prohibited in waters adjacent to certain localities.
- HB 1689 Pound net licenses; prohibits Marine Resources Commission from issuing in waters of Chesapeake Bay.
- HB 1751 Lawn fertilizers; prohibits use and application of those that contain phosphorus.
- HB 1913 Menhaden fishing; prohibits from taking with purse nets in Rappahannock River & its tributaries.
- HB 2048 Packaged ice; person who establishes ice plant or offers to sell ice needs a license.
- HB 2108 Humane investigators; allows appointment thereof.
- HB 2114 Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission; membership.
- HB 2115 Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission; performance audit, report.
- HB 2134 Law-enforcement canines; regulation of rabies.
- HB 2137 Nottoway River; extends portion that is designated as a component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 2166 Summer flounder; MRC to adopt regulations that establish size limits for commercial fishermen.
- HB 2186 Chesapeake Bay crab meat; containers should include at least 51% by weight, crab taken from Bay.
- HB 2187 Baylor Ground; removes certain area in waters of Crippen Creek from natural oyster beds, etc.
- HB 2263 Commercial fisheries; provides for state and local tax, regulatory relief, and preservation thereof.
- HB 2280 Menhaden fishing; Marine Resource Commission to assess fee for those caught with purse net.
- HB 2287 Nonhazardous solid waste management facilities; annual fee.
- HB 2312 Animal care; redefines home-based rescue.
- HB 2344 Cigarette butts; imposes civil penalty for improper disposal for each butt.
- HB 2348 Fertilizer and deicing agents; requires certain localities to regulate sale and application.
- HB 2369 Menhaden; cap on harvesting will be reduced 20 percent annually.
- HB 2402 Interbasin water transfers; establishes a procedure.
- HB 2442 Hunting; allows a person to hunt any wild bird or wild animal on Sundays.
- HB 2443 Hunting deer; allows persons to hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow on Sundays.
- HB 2463 Fertilizer and deicing agents; regulation of application, report.
- HB 2482 Animal care; enforcement procedures and standards related to animal cruelty.
- SB 249 Animal care; adoption of regulations permitting non-commercial intrastate transportation by officer.
- SB 868 Damage of crops and livestock; lawful killing of deer, elk, and bear.
- SB 1056 Wastewater treatment; State Water Control Board develop policies eliminating wastewater discharges.
- SB 1190 Aquaculture production activities; authority of local governments.
- SB 1237 Ground water withdrawal permit fees; increases maximum amount State Water Control Board can charge.