2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 698

File Code: Hunting and Fishing Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1159
Sponsored By:
Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled:
Natural Resources - Oysters - Power Dredging

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations to establish zones in which a person may catch oysters with a power dredge during a specified time period; requiring the Department to establish harvest sanctuaries; authorizing the Department to open or close any area within specified zones for the catching of oysters by power dredging or the conservation of oysters; prohibiting application of the Act in specified areas; authorizing the Department to set size limits and times when oysters may be harvested by power dredging; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/18
First Reading Senate Rules
2/26
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (37-10)
House Action
3/24
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHESAPEAKE BAY
CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
DORCHESTER COUNTY
DREDGING
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
NEWS MEDIA
NOTICES
OYSTERS
REPORTS
RIVERS AND STREAMS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOMERSET COUNTY
ST. MARY'S COUNTY
SUNSET
TALBOT COUNTY
WICOMICO COUNTY
Bill affects the following Statute:
Natural Resources
( 4-1014.4 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 294637/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2003   at: 8:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 24, 2003: Third Reading Passed (37-10)