CHAPTER NUMBER: 373
File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Frosh, Hooper, Conway, and Pinsky
- Entitled:
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Nonnative Aquatic Organisms - State of Nuisance - Abatement and
Summary Abatement Procedures
Authorizing the Secretary of Natural Resources to adopt regulations to
prohibit the importation, possession, or introduction of specified
nonnative aquatic organisms; specifying that the provisions of the Act
are not applicable to specified aquaculture operations or activities;
authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to enter and inspect
specified property for a specified purpose; authorizing the Department
to seize and dispose of specified nuisance organisms; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/14
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/5
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 373
House Action
- 3/14
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/18
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
- AQUACULTURE
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DAMAGES
- ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
- FISH AND FISHING -see also- AQUACULTURE; GILL NETS
- INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- NOTICES
- NUISANCES -see also- NOISE; WEEDS
- PENALTIES
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Natural Resources
- (
4-205.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 584938/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 12, 2003 at:
10:46 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 050818/02 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2003 at:
10:23 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 14, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- April 5, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- House
- April 2, 2003: Third Reading Passed (134-0)