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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 747

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Hunting and Fishing Prior Year Introduction As: HB 679/01 - ENV
Sponsored By:
Delegates W. Baker, Weir, Cadden, and Boutin
Entitled:
Natural Resources - Crabs and Crab Scrapes

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from adopting regulations to establish a minimum size limit for catching or possessing hard crabs other than 5 inches measured from tip to tip of spike; prohibiting the use of crab scrapes in specified areas, with specified exceptions; making the Act an emergency measure; providing for the effective date of specified provisions of the Act; and providing for the termination of specified provisions of the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/13
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/20 (Delegate McClenahan) Adopted
3/20
Special Order next session (Delegate McClenahan) Adopted
3/21
Floor Amendment (Eastern Shore Delegate.) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/27
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHESAPEAKE BAY
CRABS
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Natural Resources
( 4-803 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 026110/3 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2002   at: 11:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 380917/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2002   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 22, 2002: Third Reading Passed (135-1)
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