Menhaden fishery; VMRC to adopt regulations for managing the Commonwealth's fishery.
Summary
Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations to implement the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden and authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations for managing the Commonwealth's menhaden fishery. The bill also requires that any moratorium on the fishery be subject to legislative review. Several existing codified provisions relating to quotas, allocation of allowable landings, and administrative procedures are repealed and will be included in a regulatory framework for managing the fishery.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2016
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Governor
Introduced Nov 7, 2016
Last action Nov 7, 2016
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Nov 7, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Nov 7, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100639D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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