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2014 SESSION

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HB 847 Menhaden; commercial fishermen required to report any release, disposal, or dumping.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dumping of menhaden. Requires commercial fishermen to report any release, disposal, or dumping of more than 2,000 harvested menhaden to the Commissioner of the Marine Resources Commission. The commercial fisherman is also responsible for cleaning up any menhaden that wash onto the abutting shorelines. Any commercial fisherman who violates any of these provisions will be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense. The proceeds from the civil penalties shall be deposited into the Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102946D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102946D
• 01/08/14  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/20/14  House: Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake
• 01/30/14  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2015 by voice vote
• 02/05/14  House: Continued to 2015 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote