§ 1037. Annual report on the status of Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Program.
§ 1037. Annual report on the status of Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Program. The State Forester’s annual report shall contain a summary of the status of the Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Program, including any recommendations for legislative or administrative action to improve implementation of that program, and transmit that report to the Governor […]
§ 1038. Rules, regulations.
§ 1038. Rules, regulations. The Department shall adopt, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 101 of Title 29, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement this chapter, including establishment of: (1) Guidelines for development of a comprehensive community forestry plan; (2) Criteria for proper selection, planting and care of tree resources; […]
§ 1041. Wilfully or maliciously starting fires.
§ 1041. Wilfully or maliciously starting fires. (a) Whoever wilfully or maliciously sets fire to any woodlot, forest, wild land, property, material or vegetation being or growing upon the lands of another shall be fined not less than $200, nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (b) This section […]
§ 1042. Carelessly starting fires; penalty.
§ 1042. Carelessly starting fires; penalty. Whoever carelessly sets on fire any forest land, brush land, grain stubble, grass or other combustible material being or growing on lands neither belonging to such person nor in such person’s possession or control, or for any purpose whatsoever sets a fire on such person’s own land or lands […]
§ 1043. Setting fire to woodland; unseasonable marsh burning; penalty.
§ 1043. Setting fire to woodland; unseasonable marsh burning; penalty. Whoever sets any woodland on fire, or, after April 1, sets on fire any marsh, shall be fined not less than $200, nor more than $1,000, and shall also be liable in damages to property owners for injury done by such fire. The burning of […]
§ 1044. Obstructing person in performance of duty; penalty.
§ 1044. Obstructing person in performance of duty; penalty. Whoever obstructs or prevents or attempts to obstruct or prevent any forest officer or ex officio forest officer or any person employed under the direction of the above-mentioned officers while in the performance of a duty assigned to such officer or required by Chapter 10, 26 […]
§ 1045. Trees and shrubs of state forests; penalty.
§ 1045. Trees and shrubs of state forests; penalty. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, whoever without the consent of the Department of Agriculture wilfully, negligently or maliciously cuts bark from or cuts down, injures, destroys or removes trees or shrubs or any part thereof growing in a state forest or wilfully, negligently […]
§ 1046. Liability to State for expenses.
§ 1046. Liability to State for expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, whoever wilfully, maliciously or carelessly sets fire to forest lands, in addition to the penalties provided for such violation and the liability for damages to persons suffering loss thereby, shall be liable to the State for all expenses incurred in combating […]
§ 1001. State agency to cooperate with individuals, public agencies and United States government.
§ 1001. State agency to cooperate with individuals, public agencies and United States government. The Department of Agriculture is the agency of the State assigned plenary authority and responsibility in public forestry functions, in the conduct of which it may cooperate with individuals and public agencies including agencies of the United States in programs concerned […]
§ 1002. State Forestry Fund.
§ 1002. State Forestry Fund. (a) The State Forestry Fund is continued, to which shall be credited all amounts appropriated by the General Assembly of the State for the administration of Chapters 10, 26 and 91 of this title and all amounts received through cooperation with the United States government under the act of Congress […]