Goats; grazing on stream buffers.
Summary
Goat grazing on stream buffers. Authorizesa locality that procures and utilizes goats for the temporary grazingof stream buffers to remain in compliance with a resource managementplan for pasture land. Such compliance qualifies the locality formatching grants for agricultural best management practices providedthrough the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-ShareProgram. The bill also clarifies that such grazing is not prohibitedby certain provisions of the State Water Control Law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101774D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendy Gooditis
DDemocratic
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