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2020 SESSION
SB 772 Bait fish; unlawful to transport for sale outside of the Commonwealth, penalty.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Transportation of bait fish for sale; penalty. Prohibits the transportation for sale outside of the Commonwealth of river herring, alewife, threadfin shad, or gizzard shad, or the carcass or any part thereof, collected from the inland waters for use as bait fish. A violation of the provisions of the bill constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill contains an emergency clause.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Transportation of bait fish for sale; penalty. Prohibits the transportation for sale outside of the Commonwealth of river herring, alewife, threadfin shad, or gizzard shad, or the carcass or any part thereof, collected from the inland waters for use as bait fish. A violation of the provisions of the bill constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Transportation of bait fish for sale; penalty. Prohibits the transportation of bait fish, including shad, herring, or mullet, or the carcass or any part thereof, for sale or offer for sale outside of the Commonwealth. A violation of the provisions of the bill constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor.