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Home » US Law » 2022 Delaware Code » Title 23 - Navigation and Waters » Chapter 17. DREDGING AND BEACHES

§ 1701. Removal of dredgings beyond limits of State; penalty.

§ 1701. Removal of dredgings beyond limits of State; penalty. Whoever knowingly and wilfully transports or removes or attempts to transport or remove to any point or place of deposit beyond the territorial limits of the State, by any process or in any manner, any dredging, earth, dirt, mud, soil, sand, silt or other material […]

§ 1702. Depositing dredged material outside State; penalty.

§ 1702. Depositing dredged material outside State; penalty. Whoever, being in any manner engaged in the work of dredging or excavating any earth, soil, dirt, mud, sand, silt or other material of any kind from any channelway or harbor within this State, or of removing the same therefrom, in the prosecution of works of improvement […]

§ 1703. Liability of masters, pilots and engineers.

§ 1703. Liability of masters, pilots and engineers. Whoever, being a master, pilot, engineer or other person acting in such capacity on board of any boat or vessel, knowingly engages in towing any scow, boat, vessel or other craft loaded with any such matter or substance described in § 1701 of this title to any […]

§ 1704. Vessels liable for pecuniary penalties; enforcement of lien.

§ 1704. Vessels liable for pecuniary penalties; enforcement of lien. Any boat, vessel, scow or other craft used or employed in violating any of the provisions of §§ 1701 and 1703 of this title shall be liable to the pecuniary penalties imposed by such sections, and the penalties shall be a lien upon the boat, […]

§ 1705. Removal of building materials.

§ 1705. Removal of building materials. Sections 1701-1704 of this title shall not be construed to prevent any person from dredging, excavating or removing from this State clay, sand or other mineral or substance intended to be used in building or any other art or trade. 25 Del. Laws, c. 249, § 5;  Code 1915, […]

§ 1706. Removing sand from beach areas.

§ 1706. Removing sand from beach areas. No sand shall be dug, mined, removed or carried away from any public or private beach extending from mean high watermark to the Ocean Highway between Rehoboth and the Maryland state line. 41 Del. Laws, c. 197, § 1;  42 Del. Laws, c. 178, § 1;  45 Del. […]

§ 1707. Permission for sand removal; exception of gravel.

§ 1707. Permission for sand removal; exception of gravel. No person shall dig, mine, remove or carry away, or cause to be dug, mined, removed or carried away, any sand from any public or private beach along the Delaware Bay or along the Atlantic Ocean within 500 feet from mean high watermark, whereby, because of […]

§ 1708. Penalties for removing sand; enforcement.

§ 1708. Penalties for removing sand; enforcement. (a) Whoever violates §§ 1706 and 1707 of this title shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50, or imprisoned for not less than 5 nor more than 30 days. (b) The justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine violations of […]

§ 1709. Exemption.

§ 1709. Exemption. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the transport or removal from this State of any dredging, earth, dirt, mud, soil, sand, silt or other material of any kind, either in a solid or liquid state, from the Nanticoke River. 74 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 1;