§ 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. […]
§ 2701. Authority of the Department.
§ 2701. Authority of the Department. (a) The Department shall establish and administer a program for the conservation and management of horseshoe crabs. Such program shall include the promulgation of regulations for: (1) Administration of a permitting system and issuance of permits as defined by this chapter; (2) Designation of areas for harvest and restriction […]
§ 2409. Recreational clamming.
§ 2409. Recreational clamming. The Department will establish, by regulation, the seasons for the taking of clams and/or limit the number of clams which may be taken for recreational purposes. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 2; 76 Del. Laws, c. 71, § 13;
§ 2702. Scientific collecting permit.
§ 2702. Scientific collecting permit. The Department may issue a scientific collecting permit to a person to permit the collecting of horseshoe crabs solely for scientific, medical or educational purposes. There shall be no fee for this collecting permit. The person shall apply to the Department for a collecting permit on an application provided by […]
§ 2501. Size limit.
§ 2501. Size limit. It shall be unlawful for any person to take from any waters within the jurisdiction of the State or have in that person’s possession at any time any American lobster with a minimum carapace length measuring less than 31/4 inches between January 1, 1989 and December 31, 1990; 39/3 2 inches […]
§ 2703. Dredging.
§ 2703. Dredging. Unless otherwise authorized by the Department, it shall be unlawful for any person to use dredges to take horseshoe crabs in this State unless said person has a valid horseshoe crab dredge permit issued annually by the Department. The fee for a resident horseshoe crab dredge permit shall be $100. The fee […]
§ 2307. Crab dredger’s license; fees.
§ 2307. Crab dredger’s license; fees. It shall be unlawful for any person to dredge for blue crabs in this State unless said person has applied for and secured from the Department and has in his or her possession a valid crab dredger’s license. The fee for a resident crab dredger’s license shall be $57.50. […]
§ 2308. Area where dredging permitted; method of taking; crabs taken by oysterers or clammers.
§ 2308. Area where dredging permitted; method of taking; crabs taken by oysterers or clammers. (a) Dredging for blue crabs is permitted only on unleased shellfish grounds in Delaware Bay. Under no circumstances shall any person operate a dredge for the purpose of taking crabs over leased shellfish grounds, natural oyster beds, public tonging areas […]