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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1624: Menhaden; limits on amount harvested annually.
Chief Patron
Del.
John Cosgrove (R-78)
John Cosgrove
(R-78)
Chesapeake, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Harvest quota on menhaden; penalty. Establishes an annual menhaden harvest quota of 109,020 metric tons and allows for a credit to be applied in the following year if the actual harvest does not meet the harvest quota. Any violation of the harvest quota shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is consistent with violations of other menhaden-related provisions in Chapter 4. View Full Text »
Poll Results
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