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Blue catfish; DACS, et al., to review efforts to create a market.

It became law on Mar 28, 2024.

VA HB 1135 · House Bill · 2024

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Became law
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Sponsors
4
Latest action
Mar 28, 2024

What it does

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;blue catfish work group; report. Directs the Department of Agricultureand Consumer Services, in collaboration with certain stakeholders,to convene a work group to evaluate strategies to reduce the negativeecological effects of blue catfish and to increase the sales andmarketing of blue catfish. The bill requires the work group to (i)review past and ongoing efforts to promote the creation of a marketfor blue catfish, (ii) identify and explore potential sectors forthe blue catfish market, and (iii) identify any actions that theCommonwealth can take to promote and expand the market for blue catfish.The bill requires the Department to report its…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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  4. Law (Done)

    Mar 28, 2024

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