§ 2506. Marking of commercial lobster pots and vessels.
§ 2506. Marking of commercial lobster pots and vessels. The buoys of all lobster pots placed for commercial purposes shall be marked with the color code and number that is assigned to each commercial lobster pot licensee. All buoys must be of a positive flotation material. The lobstering vessel specified on the license shall display […]
§ 2507. Seasons; limits.
§ 2507. Seasons; limits. The Department will establish by regulation the seasons for the taking of lobsters and will determine the number of lobster pots which may be set by any 1 licensee. If, in its discretion, the Department determines from biological evidence that emergency restrictions are necessary to protect lobsters or other shellfish resources […]
§ 2508. Noncommercial lobstering.
§ 2508. Noncommercial lobstering. (a) A lobster pot placed by a person for noncommercial purposes shall be marked with a buoy painted white and have black lettering, and be marked with the initials “N.C.” followed by a dash and then followed by the owner’s initials (i.e., John Smith would mark his lobster pot buoys as […]
§ 2509. Unloading locations.
§ 2509. Unloading locations. It shall be unlawful for any person to unload lobsters taken from the waters or shellfish grounds within the jurisdiction of the State at any port or unloading facilities located outside the geographic boundaries of the State. Any person violating this section will be guilty of a class C environmental violation. […]
§ 2601. Commercial surf clam license.
§ 2601. Commercial surf clam license. It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest surf clams in this State unless said person has applied for and secured from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and has in his or her possession a valid surf clam harvester’s license. The fee for a resident […]
§ 2602. Seasons.
§ 2602. Seasons. The Department will establish by regulation the seasons for the harvesting of surf clams. 64 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 2;
§ 2603. Minimum size.
§ 2603. Minimum size. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess surf clams taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of the State which measure less than the size limit designated by the Department. 64 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 2;
§ 2604. Permitted harvesting areas.
§ 2604. Permitted harvesting areas. (a) It shall be unlawful to harvest surf clams in any waters designated as contaminated by the Department. (b) The Department may open and close harvesting areas by regulation. If, in its discretion, the Department determines from biological evidence that emergency restrictions are necessary to protect clams or other shellfish […]
§ 2605. Penalty.
§ 2605. Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for a first offense. For each subsequent conviction, a person shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation for the first offense. For each subsequent conviction, a person shall be guilty of a class […]
§ 2408. Noncommercial clamming permit.
§ 2408. Noncommercial clamming permit. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest, in any 1 day, hard clams for noncommercial purposes in excess of the daily recreational clam limit unless said person has applied for and received from the Department, and has in his or her possession, a valid noncommercial clamming permit. […]