Reported by CommitteeFiled Mar 19, 2026
Sponsor: Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
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House: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Mar 19, 2026
Summary
The bill adds a new section to state law that obligates the Department of Environmental Protection to create a plan to end the taking of horseshoe crabs by Jan. 1, 2029. It permits limited scientific or educational harvests and allows crabs caught unintentionally in legal fishing to be returned unharmed, while imposing a $25 fine for each illegal take.
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