VirginiaBlue catfish; digital free fishing license program, sunset.
What it does
Free fishing license program; blue catfish; sunset. Directs the Department of Wildlife Resources to create a program that allows a person to obtain a digital fishing license at no cost through the Department's Go Outdoors Virginia mobile application to catch blue catfish. The bill requires the Department to establish certain eligibility requirements as provided in the bill and to establish guidelines for the administration of the program, including an incentive program to recognize program participants that catch the most blue catfish by weight, length, or number.
More detail
The program has an expiration date of July 1, 2029, after which the Department is required to examine and report on the effectiveness of the free digital fishing license program in reducing the Commonwealth's population of blue catfish.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesLatest
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2335)
- Jan 17Assigned ACNR sub: AgricultureMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103474DIntroduced