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Article: No cap on menhaden as deadline slides by.(Local)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Byline: SCOTT HARPER
BY SCOTT HARPER
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will not impose a cap this year on the harvesting of menhaden from the Chesapeake Bay, his office said late Friday, just hours before an April 1 deadline arrived.
A spokesman said the governor is concerned about the possible consequences of his inaction, which might include a closure of all state waters to menhaden fishing. But, by a quirk in the law, Kaine had no choice but to back away, his press secretary, Kevin Hall , said.
Here's the rub:
A state law passed last year empowers the governor to enact a cap on menhaden if, after ...