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2006 SESSION
House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Cox (Chairman), Morgan, Sherwood, Ware, R.L., Wright, Orrock, Byron, Saxman, Hogan, Cline, Scott, E.T., Marshall, D.W., Wittman, Lohr, Plum, Shuler, Eisenberg, Shannon, Lewis, McEachin, Poisson, Bulova
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- HB 5 Trout fishing; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue special permits for handicapped.
- HB 6 Military personnel; free hunting and fishing licenses.
- HB 14 Silviculture practices; allows local government to regulate for land.
- HB 47 Douthat State Park; pilot program repealed.
- HB 104 Meherrin River; portion in Brunswick County designated as state scenic river.
- HB 124 Farm produce; allows farmers to sell if they meet certain conditions, penalty.
- HB 150 Dogs; releasing upon or near posted land, penalty.
- HB 153 Halal food; regulation of sale, penalty.
- HB 172 Wildlife diseases; control thereof.
- HB 252 Menhaden fishery; Marine Resources Commission may adopt regulations governing.
- HB 260 Hunting or trapping in state forests; increases fees to obtain permit.
- HB 265 Animal license taxes; establishes maximum tax that localities can charge.
- HB 278 Animal license tax; City of Newport News to impose fee on dog or cat not spayed or neutered.
- HB 318 Animal control; changes limits localities may set for uniform schedule of civil penalties.
- HB 339 Dogs and cats; licensed vets to collect license fee and provide receipt when admin. rabies vacine.
- HB 340 Dogs; regulation of those that may be dangerous.
- HB 341 Confederate cemeteries and graves; increases number of graves cared for.
- HB 345 Dams; enforcement of tools needed to ensure safety.
- HB 362 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; duties thereof.
- HB 386 Dogs, dangerous and vicious; expands definition thereof.
- HB 402 Invasive Species Council; extends sunset provision.
- HB 411 Reducing nutrient discharges; sewage treatment facilities to meet nutrient loading allocation.
- HB 421 Solid waste management permits; need certification for locality where facility located.
- HB 435 Horseshoe crabs; places a moratorium on landings and importation thereof.
- HB 448 Litter control and recycling; increase percentage of grants awarded to localities.
- HB 552 Regional water supply plans; allows town to enter into with an adjacent county.
- HB 554 Landfills; DEQ to develop policies & procedures to allow burning of vegetative waste.
- HB 556 Pesticide & fertilizer, applicator license; Dept of Agr & Consumer Serv to issue license for both.
- HB 574 Youth trapping license; created.
- HB 575 Trapping; exempts trappers using body grip traps that are completely submerged.
- HB 596 Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund; Fund includes dam safety, report.
- HB 597 Dam safety; penalties.
- HB 606 Certification of animal pedigree
- HB 632 Hunting on Sunday; allows localities to authorize thereby.
- HB 644 Equine dentistry; provides exception from practice of veterinary medicine for practice thereof.
- HB 647 Solid waste management plans; units to maintain recycling and target rates.
- HB 651 Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act; gives authority to accept federal grant money.
- HB 652 Oyster tax; revenues to be deposited into Public Oyster Rocks Replenishment Fund.
- HB 654 Dogs and cats; those seized by animal control officers to board in kennels at owner's expense.
- HB 680 Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program and Fund; created.
- HB 684 Erosion & Sediment Control & Stormwater Management Acts; clarifies acceptable flow rates.
- HB 688 Sewage sludge; restrictions on land application thereof.
- HB 689 Farmers markets; exempt from restaurant requirements.
- HB 690 Sewage sludge; prohibited from being stored at site where being land applied for more thn 3 days.
- HB 711 Hunting on Sunday; allows localities to authorize thereby.
- HB 749 Menhaden; limits on amount harvested annually.
- HB 754 Landfills; allows certain to continue to accept trash.
- HB 804 Recreational Facilities Authority; reduces number of members that constitutes quorum.
- HB 814 Uniform Environmental Covenants Act; created.
- HB 828 Animals; prohibits person or vendor at carnival midway from giving away any live animal as prize.
- HB 858 Cruelty to animals; violence against attacking dog shall not be in violation of provisions thereto.
- HB 870 Boating safety course; required if convicted of violating boating law.
- HB 872 Boating safety course; required if convicted of violating boating law.
- HB 938 Game and Inland Fisheries; Board of; changes from a supervisory board to a policy board.
- HB 939 Game wardens; Director of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries given power to appoint.
- HB 940 Rappahannock River; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain lands pertaining thereto.
- HB 979 Executive branch supervisory boards; Attorney General to meet with members to explain duties, etc.
- HB 981 Wildlife and fish restoration; Department of Game & Inland Fisheries to accept federal grant money.
- HB 982 Avian influenza; regulations to prevent & control in commercial and noncommercial poultry.
- HB 983 Animal or animal products; compensation for those destroyed to control disease outbreak.
- HB 1011 Brook Trout; redesignating as official fish of State.
- HB 1045 Menhaden fishing; prohibited in certain areas.
- HB 1055 Air emissions control; Department of Environment Quality shall promulgate regulations.
- HB 1061 Bear parts; sale thereof allowed when legally hunted.
- HB 1075 Boating safety course; required if convicted of violating boating law.
- HB 1076 Towing persons on the water; adds inflatable tube to list of devices used therefor.
- HB 1078 Motorboats; sets maximun speed limit on Smith Mountain Lake.
- HB 1091 Animal euthanasia; use of gas chambers therefor prohibited.
- HB 1095 Pounds, shelters, & pet stores; State Vet. to inspect annually, observance of euthanasia procedure.
- HB 1130 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; changes manner in which appointments are made.
- HB 1131 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct annual audit of accounts.
- HB 1133 Consumer products; retailers allowed to sell existing inventories thereof.
- HB 1134 Sludge Management Permit Fee Fund; Bd. of Health to promulgate regulations for deposits therein.
- HB 1150 Chesapeake Bay and Waters Clean-up and Oversight Act; created.
- HB 1168 Pounds, shelters, and pet stores; State Veterinarian to inspect annually.
- HB 1185 Water Protection Permits; regulation of agricultural withdrawals.
- HB 1277 Tobacco products manufacturers; requires certain sales reports to be filed directly with Atty Gen.
- HB 1291 Landmarks, historic; term includes wide range of resources such as buildings, structures, etc.
- HB 1411 Dog dealers; definition thereof.
- HB 1443 Emergency response plans; operators shall develop plan for underground coal mines.
- HB 1454 Wetlands and stream restoration; companies to file erosion & sediment control specifications.
- HB 1457 Impaired waters; Water Control Board to evaluate attainability of meeting water quality standards.
- HB 1471 Mercury emission controls; prohibits Air Pollution Control Board from imposing.
- HB 1496 Nontidal wetlands permits; eliminates requirement to obtain permits from state & federal government.
- HB 1519 Perennial streams; certain localities to use U.S. Geological Survey's maps designating water bodies.
- HB 1532 Companion animals; abandonment, disposal, etc. thereof considered misdemeanor.
- HB 1533 Elizabeth River; Governor to sell and convey subaqueous lands in City of Norfolk.
- HB 1563 Animal control officers; educational instruction.
- HB 1592 Farm produce; allows farmers to sell if they meet certain conditions, penalty.
- SB 2 Crab pot buoys and floats; regulations.
- SB 12 Trout fishing; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue special permits for handicapped.
- SB 52 Occoneechee State Park; lease extended.
- SB 57 Solid waste management plans; units to maintain recycling and target rates.
- SB 82 Solid waste containers; requirements for containers carrying nonhazardous waste on State waters.
- SB 83 Trapping; exempts trappers using body grip traps that are completely submerged.
- SB 106 Waste discharge permits; consent of local governing body required before Water Control Board issues.
- SB 200 Dogs; regulation of those that may be dangerous.
- SB 238 Land Conservation Fund; unrestricted funds to be allocated equally for certain uses.
- SB 274 Stormwater management program; certain localities required to adopt thereto.
- SB 312 Emissions inspection program; exemption of certain vehicles.
- SB 349 Halal and kosher food; regulation of sale, penalty.
- SB 401 Confederate cemeteries and graves; Sons of Confederate Veterans to receive funds for care of.
- SB 409 Land Conservation Foundation; authorized to award moneys from Fund for purchases.
- SB 415 Burning of woods, etc.; extends period in which prescribed material can occur.
- SB 419 Farmland and forestland plans; directs state agencies to submit annually.
- SB 462 State-owned properties; state agencies to identify & maintain historic resources, report.
- SB 491 Dogs; penalty when recklessly controlling or handling.
- SB 513 Coalbed methane well-pooling orders; interests in drilling units, conflicting claims.
- SB 527 Meherrin River; portion in Brunswick County designated as state scenic river.
- SB 528 Boating; requires safety course and sets maximum speed limit for Smith Mountain Lake.
- SB 537 Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission; membership.
- SB 564 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; duties thereof.
- SB 574 Immature animals; prohibits giving away if under two months old in quantities of less than six.
- SB 624 Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund; Fund includes dam safety, report.
- SB 634 Subaqueous permits; additional platform to serve as water-dependent use.
- SB 644 Water Quality Improvement Fund; disbursement of grant moneys.
- SB 651 Air emissions control; Department of Environmental Quality shall promulgate regulations.
- SB 718 Hunters for Hungry; increases big game license to be allocated thereto.