Commission committees will meet at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, and on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Formal consideration of the agenda by the full Commission will begin at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. All committee meetings and the review of the agenda are open to the public and attendance is encouraged.

Among the items on the agenda, the Commission will review the agency’s fiscal year 2009-10 budget request to the Governor’s Budget Office. It also will consider four property-related matters to improve public fishing access, including a lease in Chester County and three acquisitions in Erie County. The Commission will also finalize regulations further restricting the sale, introduction and transportation of VHS-susceptible species of fish. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is an infectious disease found in a variety of fish species.

A complete copy of the meeting schedule and the full agenda for the meeting can be found on the Commission’s web site at www.fishandboat.com/minutes.htm.

The mission of the Fish and Boat Commission is to protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities. For more information about fishing and boating in Pennsylvania, please visit our website at www.fishandboat.com.

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