HOUSE BILL 423

File Code: Hunting and Fishing

Sponsored By:

Delegate Schisler

Entitled:

Fisheries Management - Limited Entry to the Commercial Fishery - Tidal Fish Licenses

Synopsis:

Adding specified criteria under which the Department of Natural Resources may modify a specified target number of fishing license authorizations; altering the method that the Department is required to use to set the targets for the number of tidal fish license authorizations to be issued; repealing the termination date of specified provisions relating to applicants for tidal fish license apprenticeship permits; and extending the date from which the Department may make a specified license conversion.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading Environmental Matters

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

3/1

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/2

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/5

Third Reading Passed (133-0)

Senate Action

3/8

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/10

Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/29

Unfavorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FISH AND FISHING -see also- AQUACULTURE; GILL NETS

LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LIC; DRIVERS' LIC

NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources

( 4-701 , 4-701 , 4-701.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 459393/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 1999   at: 10:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (133-0)