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HB 2280 Menhaden fishing; Marine Resource Commission to assess fee for those caught with purse net.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Menhaden fishery.  Directs the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations to implement the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The bill also requires that any moratorium on the fishery be subject to legislative review and repeals the Governor’s authority to implement menhaden management measures by proclamation.


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