§ 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; […]
§ 717. Frightening or harassing migratory birds; penalties.
§ 717. Frightening or harassing migratory birds; penalties. Any person who shall frighten or harass migratory birds while at rest on the property of another by use of a rifle, shotgun or any other weapon, shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. 7 Del. C. 1953, § 724; 57 Del. Laws, c. 96; […]
§ 718. Requiring wearing of hunter orange in the hunting of deer; violation and penalty.
§ 718. Requiring wearing of hunter orange in the hunting of deer; violation and penalty. (a) “Hunter orange” means a daylight fluorescent orange color with a dominant wave length between 595 and 605 nanometers, and exotation purity of not less than 85 percent and illuminous factor of not less than 40 percent. (b) During a […]
§ 719. Discharge of firearms on or near public roads and public rights-of-way; penalty.
§ 719. Discharge of firearms on or near public roads and public rights-of-way; penalty. (a) No person, except in lawful self-defense, shall discharge any firearm while on or within 15 yards of a public road or right-of-way unless it is a road or right-of-way within an area controlled by the Department of Natural Resources and […]
§ 720. Conditional permits for disabled persons.
§ 720. Conditional permits for disabled persons. Notwithstanding §§ 707, 708 and 719 of this title, the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, upon written application and presentation of a medical doctor’s written statement that the applicant is unable to walk or is otherwise physically disabled […]