§ 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 […]
§ 1022. General powers and duties; powers and duties within assigned district; duties of owners and lessees.
§ 1022. General powers and duties; powers and duties within assigned district; duties of owners and lessees. (a) State forest officers shall have police powers similar to constables and other police officers throughout the State for the serving of warrants, summons, writs and other legal papers issued by any justice of the peace or court […]
§ 1047. Jurisdiction of offenses.
§ 1047. Jurisdiction of offenses. The justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction of offenses under this subchapter except where jurisdiction of any such offenses is vested exclusively in another court. 72 Del. Laws, c. 235, § 2;
§ 1023. Fish and Wildlife Agents and police officers as ex officio state forest officers.
§ 1023. Fish and Wildlife Agents and police officers as ex officio state forest officers. Fish and Wildlife Agents and state police officers shall be state forest officers ex officio and shall have the same powers and authority assigned to state forest officers appointed under this subchapter. 72 Del. Laws, c. 235, § 2;
§ 1051. Findings; policy; purpose.
§ 1051. Findings; policy; purpose. The General Assembly finds and declares that the pine and yellow-poplar forest resource of the State provides significant recreational, aesthetic, wildlife and environmental benefits as well as wood fiber essential to commerce and industry for the citizens of the State. The General Assembly has also determined that the pine and […]
§ 1031. Findings and policy.
§ 1031. Findings and policy. The General Assembly finds and declares that urban and community forests are a necessary and important part of community and urban environments and are critical to the environmental, social and economic welfare of the State. The General Assembly also recognizes that the ability of all county and municipal governments to […]
§ 1052. Definitions.
§ 1052. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Cutting operation” shall mean the cutting of timber for commercial purposes from 10 acres or more of land on which loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata), pond pine (Pinus serotina) or yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) singly or together occur and constitute 25 percent or more […]