SENATE BILL 535

File Code: Hunting and Fishing

Sponsored By:

Senator Dyson

Entitled:

Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Sport Fishing

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from adopting a fishery management plan that prohibits a Chesapeake Bay sport fishing licensee from fishing for finfish; providing for an exception if the Department makes specified findings correlating sport fishing and a conservation or management problem; requiring specified regulations of the Department to include specified provisions; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/12

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHESAPEAKE BAY

CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION

FISH AND FISHING -see also- AQUACULTURE; GILL NETS

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources

( 4-215 , 4-215 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered