§ 709. Hours for hunting; federal laws and regulations; prohibitions and exceptions.
§ 709. Hours for hunting; federal laws and regulations; prohibitions and exceptions. No person shall pursue, catch, take or kill any migratory bird or fowl except within the hours permitted by federal laws and regulations. No person shall pursue, catch, take or kill any animal protected by the laws of this State except frogs, muskrats, […]
§ 725. Falconry; permit; regulations; hunting.
§ 725. Falconry; permit; regulations; hunting. (a) No person may take, transport or possess any raptor for falconry purposes in this State without first procuring a falconry permit from the Department. The Department shall not charge a fee for a falconry permit. (b) The State hereby adopts Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations […]
§ 710. Use of silencer on gun; penalty.
§ 710. Use of silencer on gun; penalty. Whoever uses a silencer or noise-reducing contrivance on any gun, rifle or firearm when hunting for game or fowl, shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. Code 1915, § 2381A; 35 Del. Laws, c. 169, § 1; Code 1935, § 2830; 7 Del. C. 1953, […]
§ 726. Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
§ 726. Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. (1) The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is an interstate agreement between member states to enhance the compliance with the hunting, fishing, and other wildlife laws of member states, and provides for the fair and impartial treatment of wildlife and fisheries violators. (2) The Board of Compact Administrators has set […]
§ 711. Hunting with automatic-loading gun prohibited; penalty.
§ 711. Hunting with automatic-loading gun prohibited; penalty. (a) No person shall hunt for game birds or game animals in this State, except as authorized by state-sanctioned federal depredation/conservation orders for selected waterfowl species, with or by means of any automatic-loading or hand-operated repeating shotgun capable of holding more than 3 shells, the magazine of […]
§ 712. Prohibition against Sunday hunting.
§ 712. Prohibition against Sunday hunting. (a) On Sundays, no person shall hunt or pursue any game birds or game animals with any dog or any kind of implement which is capable of killing said game birds or game animals, except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section. (b) This […]
§ 713. Fire regulations; penalty.
§ 713. Fire regulations; penalty. (a) No person shall: (1) Fire or cause to be fired, any woodlot, forest or other wild land or property, material or vegetation being or growing thereon, other than brush in clearing land, either by dropping lighted matches, tobacco or other substance, or in any manner whatsoever without the consent […]
§ 714. Trespassing; penalty.
§ 714. Trespassing; penalty. Whoever enters upon the lands or waters of another within this State, without first obtaining permission to do so from the owner or lessee, for the purpose of hunting, trapping or fishing, shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. Code 1852, § 976; 14 Del. Laws, c. 421, § […]
§ 715. Possession of protected wildlife; prohibitions.
§ 715. Possession of protected wildlife; prohibitions. (a) No person shall have more than 2 times the daily bag limit or creel limit of any game bird, game animal or game fish in that person’s possession at any 1 time when it is lawful to possess such wildlife, except that possession limits for game birds […]
§ 716. Hunting, fishing or trapping without a license; penalties.
§ 716. Hunting, fishing or trapping without a license; penalties. Any person required by this title to obtain a license before hunting, trapping or fishing in this State and who hunts, traps or fishes without having obtained such license shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. 26 Del. Laws, c. 164, § 2; […]