Department of Wildlife Resources
Board of Wildlife Resources
Meeting:
Board of Game and Inland Fisheries
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 3/27/2007 9:00 am |
| Location | 4000 West Broad Street, Richmond VA 23230 |
| Board Website | https://www.dwr.virginia.gov/regulations |
| Agenda document |
Meeting Agenda
3/20/2007
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| Minutes document |
Meeting minutes
6/6/2007
(80k)
FINAL
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| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Board of Game and Inland Fisheries will meet and hear Department staff’s presentation of preliminary recommendations for amendments to all Department-administered regulations, including those governing game wildlife, hunting, trapping, wildlife diversity, fish, fishing, and boating. The Board is exempted from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4002 of the Code of Virginia) in promulgating wildlife management regulations, including the length of seasons, bag limits and methods of take set on the wildlife resources within the Commonwealth of Virginia; the Board promulgates boating regulations under the authority of § 29.1-701(E) of the Code of Virginia. This comprehensive regulatory review will occur over three Board meetings, of March 27, July 17, and October 16, 2007. At the March 27 meeting, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' staff will present preliminary recommendations for regulatory amendments and the Board will solicit and hear comments from the public. A public discussion period on staff preliminary recommendations will be offered from April 10 through June 15, 2007. At the July 17, 2007 Board meeting, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' staff will present proposal-stage recommendations for regulatory amendments, the Board will solicit and hear comments from the public in a public hearing, and the Board then intends to propose regulations or regulation amendments. Any proposed regulatory actions will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations, posted on the internet at www.dgif.virginia.gov, and summaries advertised in newspapers. A public comment period on any proposed regulations will take place from July 24 through September 24, 2007. Adoption of any regulations or regulation amendments as final will take place at the October 16, 2007 Board meeting. The Board is required by § 2.2-4031 of the Code of Virginia to publish all proposed and final regulations. The regulations’ effective dates will be, variously, January 1, March 1, and July 1, 2008. At the March 27 meeting the Board also may discuss general and administrative issues, and may hold a closed session at some time during the meeting. | |
| Meeting Scope |
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
Discuss particular regulations / chapters
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| Contact Information | |
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| Name / Title: | Beth Drewery / Board Secretary |
| Address: |
4016 W. Broad St. Richmond, 23230 |
| Email Address: | beth.drewery@dgif.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (804)367-9149 FAX: (804)367-2311 |