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Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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- HB 8 Vessel accident; requires passengers 18 years of age or older to report, penalty.
- HB 27 Residential energy efficiency standards; exempts certain homes from federal cap & trade legislation.
- HB 40 Coastal primary sand dunes; standards for use, exemption.
- HB 95 Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
- HB 175 Duck blinds; limits placement by riparian landowners in Back Bay.
- HB 176 Nutrient credit certification; regulations, Nutrient Trading Act is established, penalty.
- HB 196 Haul seine nets; required to be anchored at one end to shore and other end mechanically drawn.
- HB 238 Blue crabs; Marine Resources Commission to manage harvesting in Albemarle and Currituck counties.
- HB 239 Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.
- HB 293 Dam safety; consultation with Department of Emergency Management.
- HB 301 Cool-season lawn and turf seed; permits sale of after completion of required germination test.
- HB 302 Environmental laboratory certification program; exempts certain laboratories.
- HB 307 Rural Retreat Lake Park in Wythe County; DGIF to waive facility use permit fee.
- HB 381 Motorboat registration; changes expiration date.
- HB 522 Statewide system of trails; use of wheelchairs or other power-driven mobility devices permitted.
- HB 537 Dangerous dog registry; changes procedure for registering.
- HB 538 Hunter education program; establishes a full-time position for each administrative region in DGIF.
- HB 684 Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes.
- HB 687 Virginia Resources Authority; designees for Board of Directors.
- HB 710 Coal mining; right to use shell, void opened underground, etc., created by removal of coal.
- HB 719 Hunting and fishing license, special; permanently disabled veteran to apply and receive at no cost.
- HB 766 Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund; established, report.
- HB 855 Nuisance species; definitionto include coyotes and feral swine.
- HB 880 Fishing license, special; established for partially disabled veterans.
- HB 913 Solid waste management plan, regional or local; making such plans optional.
- HB 932 Voluntary Nutrient Management Plan Program; DCR to develop training and certification program.
- HB 990 Elk; authorization of nonlethal control measures against.
- HB 995 Forestry, Department of; limits payments from timber sales to localities.
- HB 1009 Land-disturbing activities; service of order for violation shall be posted on site, etc.
- HB 1065 Erosion & Sediment Control, Stormwater, & Chesapeake Bay Preservation Acts; integration of programs.
- HB 1113 Biscuit Run; DCR to negotiate land exchange of certain acres in Albemarle County.
- HB 1119 Wake surfing; unlawful to operate certain watercraft within 50 feet of docks, etc., exception.
- HB 1158 Virginia Water Protection Permit; issuance of permit by State Water Control Board.
- HB 1182 Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Fund; uses.
- HB 1210 Lawn maintenance fertilizer; nitrogen application rates, labeling.
- HB 1218 Stream mitigation banks; established.
- SB 18 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; removes authorization for State's membership.
- SB 25 Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; appointment of Director.
- SB 26 Conservation police officers; clarifies authority.
- SB 52 Environmental laboratory certification program; exempts certain laboratories.
- SB 77 Nutrient credit certification; regulations, Nutrient Trading Act is established, penalty.
- SB 123 Environmental covenants; compliance with Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, etc.
- SB 126 Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.
- SB 128 Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund; established, report.
- SB 143 Mining permit; use of mine voids.
- SB 144 Virginia Gas and Oil Act; production of plats or maps.
- SB 145 Coalbed methane drilling; pooling orders.
- SB 147 Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
- SB 151 Hunting; allows person to hunt wild bird or wild animal on Sundays.
- SB 152 Virginia Gas and Oil Act; penalties for operating without permit, disregarding orders, etc.
- SB 153 Gas or oil wells; records of pooled operations income and costs.
- SB 173 Hunting; allows landowners to hunt on their property on Sunday, and with permission of owner.
- SB 174 Stormwater program assistance; DCR to provide technical and staff assistance in managing.
- SB 176 Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; removes jurisdiction to enforce fishing and boating laws.
- SB 202 Fox and coyote penning; Class 1 misdemeanor for purpose of hunting or killing with dogs.
- SB 221 Cottage food production operation; sales directly to consumers only.
- SB 253 Dam safety; consultation with Department of Emergency Management.
- SB 305 Dangerous dog registry; changes procedure for registering.
- SB 330 Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes.
- SB 359 Trap, Neuter, and Return programs; permits operation of formal program relating to feral cats.
- SB 361 Solid waste landfill; allows Rockbridge County to operate for an additional two years.
- SB 370 Virginia Resources Authority; designees for Board of Directors.
- SB 402 Nutrient Offset Fund; priority for funding for certain facilities.
- SB 407 Erosion & Sediment Control, Stormwater, & Chesapeake Bay Preservation Acts; integration of programs.
- SB 410 Wetlands and streams; water protection permits, conditions for contribution to Board-approved fund.
- SB 425 Interbasin transfer of water resources; State Water Control Board to establish procedures, etc.
- SB 428 Forestry, Department of; limits payments from timber sales to localities.
- SB 464 Hunting; allows person to hunt wild bird or wild animal on Sundays, exceptions.
- SB 466 Menhaden management; authorizes Marine Resources Commission to adopt certain regulations.
- SB 470 Sportfishing licenses, special combined; costs.
- SB 477 Dangerous wild animals; Class 1 misdemeanor to privately possess, sell, transfer, etc.
- SB 494 Wastewater treatment facilities; Virginia Public Building Authority to issue an additional bond.
- SB 504 Air quality, water quality or solid waste permits; facilities upgrading and requiring new permit.
- SB 509 State Water Control Board; powers and duties.
- SB 512 Hunting; allows person to hunt wild bird or wild animal on Sundays.
- SB 528 Hunting and fishing license, special; permanently disabled veteran to apply and receive at no cost.
- SB 550 Oyster beds; adjustment of boundaries on Eastern Shore.
- SB 559 State forest lands; special use permits.
- SB 560 Sanitary districts; authorizes board of supervisors to construct and maintain dams within district.
- SB 571 Camping grounds; competition with private businesses.
- SB 606 Genetically-engineered food; requirement to be labeled; penalty.
- SB 610 Agricultural animals; regulation of care and handling.
- SB 629 Sanitation districts; commission expenses.
- SB 641 Air pollution; regulating emissions resulting from use of outdoor wood-burning heaters.
- SB 676 Recycling survey; requires solid waste planning units and localities to submit report every 4 years.
- SB 683 Tick control; Sunday hunting of deer and permits for application of acaricides in Loudoun County.