HOUSE BILL 873

Sponsored By:

Delegates McClenahan, Bozman, and Conway

Entitled:

Hard-Shell Clams - Harvesting - Size Limit

Synopsis:

Altering the minimum transverse dimension that a hard-shell clam may have for a person to be able to harvest hard-shell clams to seven-eighths of an inch; altering an exception; allowing 10 hard-shell clams out of each 105 in a person's possession to have a transverse dimension of less than seven-eighths of an inch; and establishing a procedure for determining the number of hard-shell clams in a person's possession that are under a minimum size.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/12

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/25

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order 3/24 (Delegate Hutchins) Adopted

3/24

Floor Amendment (Delegate Hutchins) Rejected (38-81)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (130-0)

4/4

Return Passed

4/28

Signed by the Governor Chapter 280

Senate Action

3/26

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/27

Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.

4/6

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

4/7

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/8

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CLAMS

MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD -see also- CLAMS; CRABS; OYSTERS

NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Bill affects the following Statute:

Natural Resources

( 4-1031 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 159689/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1998   at: 4:52 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 543804/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 1998   at: 11:34 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 24, 1998: Floor Amendment (Hutchins) {543804/1 Rejected (38-81)

March 25, 1998: Third Reading Passed (130-0)

Senate

April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)