§ 789. Sale or shipment of red fox or red fox hides; penalty.
§ 789. Sale or shipment of red fox or red fox hides; penalty. (a) No live red fox shall be sold, purchased, possessed or exposed for sale in this State, or shipped by freight or express, or otherwise, or taken from any place within this State to any place outside this State. Nothing in this […]
§ 755. Taking muskrat on public road or highway; penalties.
§ 755. Taking muskrat on public road or highway; penalties. (a) No person shall take, capture or kill, in any manner, at any time, within this State, any muskrat on any public road or highway. (b) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation for each offense. Code 1915, § […]
§ 756. Diving or box trap; penalty.
§ 756. Diving or box trap; penalty. (a) No person shall take, capture or kill, at any time, within the State, any muskrat with a trap commonly known as a diving or box trap. The setting of any such trap in any muskrat den, lead, or runway shall be prima facie evidence of an offense […]
§ 757. Trapping muskrats or other fur-bearing animals adjacent to Broadkiln Creek without consent of landowner; penalty.
§ 757. Trapping muskrats or other fur-bearing animals adjacent to Broadkiln Creek without consent of landowner; penalty. (a) No person shall trap or take muskrats or other fur-bearing animals from any lands adjacent to Broadkiln Creek, from the corporate limits of the Town of Milton to the Delaware Bay, or from the banks of Broadkiln […]
§ 734. Prohibitions respecting wild birds other than game birds; birds not protected.
§ 734. Prohibitions respecting wild birds other than game birds; birds not protected. No person shall catch, kill, have in possession (living or dead), purchase, sell or expose for sale, transport or ship any wild bird other than a game bird, or any part of the plumage, skin or body of any such bird, or […]
§ 758. Extension of muskrat open season.
§ 758. Extension of muskrat open season. Notwithstanding § 703(1) of this title, the open season during which it shall be lawful to catch, kill or pursue or attempt to catch, kill or pursue muskrat may be extended. The Department shall establish both the conditions under which an extension shall occur and the extension framework […]
§ 735. Nests and eggs protected.
§ 735. Nests and eggs protected. No person shall take or needlessly destroy the nests or eggs of any wild bird, nor have such nests or eggs in that person’s possession. 22 Del. Laws, c. 216, § 2; Code 1915, § 2417; Code 1935, § 2891; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 742; 70 Del. Laws, […]
§ 767. Rabbit or hare hunting with ferret.
§ 767. Rabbit or hare hunting with ferret. No person shall hunt, take, kill or destroy any rabbit or hare with a ferret, or have a ferret in possession while hunting. 26 Del. Laws, c. 165, § 13; Code 1915, § 2386; Code 1935, § 2837; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 771; 70 Del. Laws, […]
§ 736. State game refuges; wildlife refuges.
§ 736. State game refuges; wildlife refuges. (a) All state lands, except as otherwise provided, and state, county and municipal parks in Delaware shall be state game refuges and no person shall hunt upon said lands and parks or kill or injure any game therein at any time of the year. (b) Any person may […]
§ 768. Receipt of rabbits from without the State; penalties.
§ 768. Receipt of rabbits from without the State; penalties. (a) No person shall receive from without the State any European or San Juan rabbit or any rabbit from an endemic state or area listed as such by the United States Public Health Service. (b) No person shall receive from without the State any rabbit […]