Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Wildlife Resources
Board
Board of Wildlife Resources
chapter
Watercraft: Safe and Reasonable Operation of Vessels [4 VAC 15 ‑ 390]
Action is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action:
Incorporation of Inland Navigation Rules
Action 6227
 
General Information
Action Summary The proposed amendment comes as a result of a change to the Inland Navigation Rules found in 33 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter E, Part 83 through 86 and as established by the U.S. Coast Guard which is where our Virginia Administrative Code requirements are derived from. Because of a previous field preemption that was inserted and subsequently removed it was discovered that by incorporating the CFR by reference, it would mitigate any issues of confusion between the two and would simply allow officers to enforce the CFR by reference.
Chapters Affected Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act, but falls within the Executive Branch and will be reviewed by the Governor's Office.
RIS Project Yes  [7537]
Is Federal action a driving factor in this regulatory change? If so, please provide a specific reference to the law, regulation or court case.
33 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter E, Part 83 through 86
New Periodic Review This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
 
Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID Stage Type Status
9990 Proposed Stage complete. Comment period ended 05/24/2023.
10041 Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 07/17/2023.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Cale Godfrey  / Assistant Director, Wildlife Division
Address: 7870 Villa Park Drive
Henrico, VA 23228
Email Address: cale.godfrey@dwr.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)308-4210    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-