Summer flounder; MRC to adopt regulations that establish size limits for commercial fishermen. (HB2166)

Introduced By

Del. Watkins Abbitt (I-Appomattox)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Fish size limits; summer flounder.  Directs the Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that establish the same size limits for summer flounder taken by commercially licensed hook-and-line fishermen and persons fishing recreationally with a hook and line. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Committee
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100390D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/20/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2166)
01/25/2011Assigned ACNRsub: #3 Chesapeake
02/08/2011Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Comments

Aaron Bumgarner writes:

This bill would take income away from me. This is the most environmentally friendly form of commercial fishing!

Toby Jones writes:

Hope this bill get passed.,No reason why commercial fisherman should be exempt from the laws that recreational fisherman have to follow.

Aaron Bumgarner writes:

Then it wouldn't be commercial fishing would it? The bill is dead.