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16 DE Code § 3079F. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 30F. Animal Welfare|Subchapter V. Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs|§ 3079F. Violations by owners of dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs; penalties.

§ 3079F. Violations by owners of dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs; penalties. (a) For a violation of § 3076F(b)(4) or (b)(6) or § 3077F(c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3) or (c)(4) of this title, the owner of the dangerous dog or potentially dangerous dog shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100. For a subsequent offense within 3 years of the original court ruling or acceptance of conditions concerning dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs, the owner shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $200. (b) For a violation of § 3076F(b)(1) or (b)(5) of this title, the owner of the dangerous dog shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $250. For a subsequent offense within 3 years of the original court ruling or acceptance of conditions concerning dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs, the owner shall be fined not less than $250 or more than $500. (c) For a violation of § 3076F(b)(2), (b)(3), or (c) of this title, the owner of the dangerous dog shall be fined not less than $250 or more than $1,000. For a subsequent offense within 3 years of the original court ruling or acceptance of conditions concerning dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs, the owner shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $2,000. (d) After a dog has been declared dangerous under § 3076F(a) of this title, only a dog that, without provocation, kills, attacks, or inflicts physical injury or serious physical injury upon a human being or domestic animal shall be seized and impounded by the Department and disposed of by euthanasia in accordance with subchapter I of this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, “provocation” means any of the exceptions to finding a dog dangerous or potentially dangerous contained in 3074F(a) or (b) of this title. (e) After a dog has been declared potentially dangerous under § 3077F of this title, a dog that inflicts physical injury upon a domestic animal, or a dog that chases or pursues a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property, other than the dog owner's property, in an apparent attitude of attack, the dog shall be seized and impounded by the Department and the Department may file a civil action for a hearing to determine whether the dog is dangerous. (f) Any fine imposed for a violation of this subchapter may not be suspended to any amount less than the minimum prescribed fine. The Justice of the Peace Court shall remit all fines imposed following a conviction for violation of this subchapter to the Department. 77 Del. Laws, c. 428, §  8;  80 Del. Laws, c. 248, §  6;  81 Del. Laws, c. 31, §  2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 96, §  4;
16 DE Code § 3080F. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 30F. Animal Welfare|Subchapter V. Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs|§ 3080F. Finding to declare a dog nondangerous.

§ 3080F. Finding to declare a dog nondangerous. If the Department fails to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that a dog is dangerous pursuant to § 3076F of this title or potentially dangerous pursuant to § 3077F of this title, the Justice of the Peace Court shall declare the dog to be nondangerous. Despite a finding that the dog is nondangerous, the Justice of the Peace Court may impose any condition deemed reasonable, given the circumstances of the case. 80 Del. Laws, c. 248, §  6;
16 DE Code § 3081F. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 30F. Animal Welfare|Subchapter V. Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs|§ 3081F. Disposition of dogs determined to be dangerous or potentially dangerous or nondangerous; appeal.

§ 3081F. Disposition of dogs determined to be dangerous or potentially dangerous or nondangerous; appeal. (a) If the Justice of the Peace Court determines that a dog is dangerous, the Court may direct the Department to dispose of the dog by euthanasia in accordance with subchapter I of this chapter. If the Justice of the Peace Court does not order euthanasia, the owner shall comply with all conditions that the Court orders under § 3076F(b)(6) of this title, within 30 days from the date of the order. The Justice of the Peace Court may order the dog to remain in the custody of the State until all conditions have been met. (b) If the Justice of the Peace Court determines that a dog is potentially dangerous, the owner shall comply with all conditions that the Court orders under § 3077F(c)(4) of this title, within 30 days from the date of the order. The Justice of the Peace Court may order the dog to remain in the custody of the State until all conditions have been met. (c) If another incident occurs within the period of time allowed for compliance under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the Department shall immediately seize the dog and dispose of it in accordance with subchapter I of this chapter. (d) If the Justice of the Peace Court determines a dog to be nondangerous, the dog shall be released to its owner, subject to any conditions imposed under § 3080F of this title. (e) The Department or the owner, if the Justice of the Peace orders the dog to be euthanized, may appeal the Justice of the Peace Court's decision to the Court of Common Pleas within 15 days of the entry of the decision. The Court of Common Pleas shall review the appeal on the record. The filing of an appeal acts as a stay of the Justice of the Peace Court's decision, pending final disposition of the appeal. The appellant shall pay the cost of transcribing the Justice of the Peace Court recording and all documents must be submitted to the Court of Common Pleas within 15 days of filing an appeal. 80 Del. Laws, c. 248, §  6;  81 Del. Laws, c. 31, §  2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 96, §  4;
16 DE Code § 3090F. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 30F. Animal Welfare|Subchapter VI. Research Animal Retirement Act.|§ 3090F. Purpose.

§ 3090F. Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure that healthy cats and dogs that are no longer needed for research, education, testing, or other scientific purposes are made available for adoption instead of euthanized and to create a process for adoption through agreements with local shelters or rescue groups. 81 Del. Laws, c. 272, § 1;
16 DE Code § 3091F. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 30F. Animal Welfare|Subchapter VI. Research Animal Retirement Act.|§ 3091F. Definitions.

§ 3091F. Definitions. For purposes of this subchapter:  (1) “Animal rescue organization” means any nonprofit organization whose purpose is rescuing animals that are unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray and finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals. (2) “Animal shelter” means as defined in § 3001F of this title. (3) “Private placement” means an arrangement between the research facility and an individual seeking to adopt the retired animal. (4) “Research facility” means a facility that does both of the following:  a. Conducts experiments on dogs or cats for research, education, testing, or other scientific purposes. b. Receives public money, including a higher education research facility; or a facility that provides research in collaboration with a higher education facility; or has tax-exempt status. (5) “Retired animal” means a cat or dog that has been previously used for research, education, testing, or other scientific purposes and is no longer required by the facility and has no substantial medical conditions or safety risks preventing successful integration into an adoptive home.81 Del. Laws, c. 272, § 1;
16 DE Code § 3092F. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 30F. Animal Welfare|Subchapter VI. Research Animal Retirement Act.|§ 3092F. Adoption of cats and dogs used in research, education, or testing.

§ 3092F. Adoption of cats and dogs used in research, education, or testing. (a) When a research facility that confines and uses dogs and cats for research, education, testing, or other scientific purposes no longer needs a cat or dog that does not pose a health or safety risk to the public, the research facility shall do 1 of the following:  (1) Offer the cat or dog to an animal rescue organization or animal shelter for adoption. (2) Offer the cat or dog for adoption through a private placement. (b) A research facility must enter into an agreement with an animal rescue organization or animal shelter for the implementation of this section. 81 Del. Laws, c. 272, § 1;
16 DE Code § 3102. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3102. Supervision and enforcement of registrations.

§ 3102. Supervision and enforcement of registrations. (a) The Department has charge of the registration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces and fetal deaths and shall prepare the necessary methods, forms and blanks for obtaining and preserving such records and insuring the faithful registration of the same throughout this State and in the central Office of Vital Statistics. (b) The Department is charged with the uniform and thorough enforcement of this chapter throughout the State and shall from time to time promulgate any additional forms and regulations that are necessary for this purpose. 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  1;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  1;  Code 1915, §  797;  33 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  4;  34 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  Code 1935, §  780;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  3101;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  138;
16 DE Code § 3103. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3103. Regulations of Department; adoption and enforcement.

§ 3103. Regulations of Department; adoption and enforcement. The Department may adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal such regulations as may be consistent with law relative to this chapter, including regulations governing the conditions under which the bodies of persons dying from an infectious or communicable disease can be transported from any portion of the State to a crematorium for the purpose of cremation. The regulations shall be enforced by the Department. 25 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  9;  27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §§  14, 18;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §§  15, 18;  Code 1915, §§  818, 821;  33 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  4;  33 Del. Laws, c. 82;  34 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  Code 1935, §§  801, 803;  44 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §§  3102, 3168;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  139;
16 DE Code § 3104. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3104. Central Office of Vital Statistics.

§ 3104. Central Office of Vital Statistics. (a) There is hereby established within the Division of Public Health an Office of Vital Statistics which shall install, maintain and operate the only system of vital statistics throughout this State. (b) The Office of Vital Statistics shall have branch offices in each county. The Department shall designate 1 such branch as the central Office of Vital Statistics, and this branch shall be responsible for the supervision of the operation of the other vital statistics offices throughout this State. 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  2;  Code 1915, §  798;  29 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  1;  33 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  4;  34 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  Code 1935, §  781;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  3103;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  140;
16 DE Code § 3105. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3105. State Registrar of Vital Statistics; duties.

§ 3105. State Registrar of Vital Statistics; duties. (a) The Director of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Social Services shall be the State Registrar and shall:  (1) Direct and supervise the system of vital statistics and the Office of Vital Statistics and be custodian of its records. (2) Direct, supervise and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital statistics. (3) Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the State in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics. (4) Prescribe, with the approval of the Department, furnish and distribute such forms as are required by this chapter and the rules and regulations issued hereunder, or prescribe such other means for transmission of data as will accomplish the purpose of complete and accurate reporting and registration. (5) Prepare and publish reports of vital statistics of this State and such other reports as the Registrar may deem necessary. (b) The Delaware Health Statistics Center within the Division of Public Health shall have responsibility for the statistical analysis of vital statistics data and shall prepare and publish vital statistics reports of this State. The State Registrar may establish or designate other offices in the State to aid in the efficient administration of the system of vital statistics. (c) The central office and each branch office of the Office of Vital Statistics shall offer voluntary paternity acknowledgment services, as described in § 3121(c) and (d) of this title, to the mother and putative father of a child born to unmarried parents. (d) The State Registrar may delegate such functions and duties vested in the Registrar to employees of the Office of Vital Statistics and to employees of any office established or designated under subsection (b) of this section. 26 Del. Laws, c. 75;  Code 1915, §  770;  27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  2;  Code 1915, §§  770, 798;  29 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  1;  33 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  4;  34 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  Code 1935, §§  776, 781;  16 Del. C. 1953, §§  3104, 3154;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  14;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  141;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 216, §  104;  76 Del. Laws, c. 194, §  2;
16 DE Code § 3106. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3106. Employment of personnel and acquisition of equipment.

§ 3106. Employment of personnel and acquisition of equipment. The Division of Public Health shall provide the Office of Vital Statistics with sufficient staff, suitable offices and other resources for the proper administration of the system of vital statistics and for the preservation of its official records. 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  2;  Code 1915, §  798;  29 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  1;  33 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  4;  34 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  Code 1935, §  781;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  3105;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;
16 DE Code § 3107. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3107. Reproduction of vital records; official seal for certification.

§ 3107. Reproduction of vital records; official seal for certification. (a) To preserve vital records, the State Registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic or other reproductions of certificates or reports in the Office of Vital Statistics. Such reproductions when certified by the State Registrar shall be accepted as the original records. (b) The Department shall adopt an official seal for purposes of certification. Every certificate or other official paper executed by the State Registrar, in pursuance of any authority conferred by law, and bearing the seal of the Department shall be received as evidence when duly certified by the Department, under its seal, with the same force and effect as the original would, in law, be entitled to if produced in open court. 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  2;  Code 1915, §  798;  29 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  1;  33 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  4;  34 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  Code 1935, §  781;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  3106;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  15;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  142;
16 DE Code § 3108. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3108. Form of certificates and reports.

§ 3108. Form of certificates and reports. (a) In order to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates and reports required by this chapter, or by regulations adopted hereunder, shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject, however, to approval of and modification by the Department; provided, however, that every death certificate shall include the Social Security number of the decedent. (b) Each certificate, report and other document required by this chapter shall be on a form or in a format prescribed by the State Registrar. (c) All vital records shall contain the date received for registration. (d) Information required in certificates or reports authorized by this chapter may be filed and registered by photographic, electronic or other means as prescribed by the State Registrar. 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  8;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  Code 1915, §  805;  35 Del. Laws, c. 55;  Code 1935, §  788;  44 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  3133;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  143;  71 Del. Laws, c. 216, §  59;
16 DE Code § 3109. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3109. Completion of certificates and reports.

§ 3109. Completion of certificates and reports. (a) Those individuals and/or institutions responsible for completion of certificates or reports according to this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder shall complete all items on the forms provided by the State Registrar. The State Registrar shall carefully examine the certificates and reports received in the Office of Vital Statistics, and if they are incomplete or unsatisfactory, shall require such further information as may be necessary to make the record complete and satisfactory. (b) No claim or cause of action shall arise and no judgment, damages, penalties, costs or other money entitlement shall be awarded against an individual or institution that furnishes vital statistics in accordance with this chapter. 25 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  7;  27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  13;  Code 1915, §§  813, 815;  Code 1935, §§  796, 798;  44 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §§  3109, 3130;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;
16 DE Code § 3111. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3111. Penalties.

§ 3111. Penalties. (a) A fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, shall be imposed on:  (1) Any individual who wilfully and knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record or report required by this chapter, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or in an application for a certified copy of a vital record, or who wilfully and knowingly supplies false information intending that such information be used in the preparation of any such report, record or certificate, or amendment thereof; or (2) Any individual who without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends or mutilates any certificate, record or report required by this chapter or a certified copy of such certificate, record or report; or (3) Any individual who wilfully and knowingly obtains, possesses, uses, sells, furnishes or attempts to obtain, possess, use, sell or furnish to another, for any purpose of deception, any certificate, record or report required by this chapter or certified copy thereof so made, counterfeited, altered, amended or mutilated, or which is false in whole or in part or which relates to the birth of another person, whether living or deceased; or (4) Any employee of the State who wilfully and knowingly furnishes or processes a certificate, or certified copy of a certificate, with the knowledge or intention that it be used for the purposes of deception; or (5) Any individual who without lawful authority possesses any certificate, record or report, required by this chapter or a copy or certified copy of such certificate, record or report knowing same to have been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained. (b) A fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both, shall be imposed on:  (1) Any individual who wilfully and knowingly refuses to provide information required by this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder; or (2) Any individual who wilfully and knowingly transports or accepts for transportation, interment or other disposition a dead body without an accompanying permit as provided in this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder; or (3) Any individual who wilfully and knowingly neglects or violates any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon the individual by this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder.25 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  9;  26 Del. Laws, c. 75;  27 Del. Laws, c. 84, §§  14, 16;  27 Del. Laws, c. 85, §§  15, 16;  Code 1915, §§  770, 818, 819;  28 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  2;  Code 1935, §§  776, 801, 802;  44 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §§  3111, 3139, 3152, 3157, 3169;  68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 3112. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 3112. Immunity.

§ 3112. Immunity. No employee of the Office of Vital Statistics or other state offices established or designated under § 3105(b) of this title shall be subject to, and such persons shall be immune from any claim, suit, liability or damages or any other recourse, civil or criminal, arising from any act or proceedings, decision or determination undertaken or performed while discharging any duty or authority under this chapter, so long as such person acted in good faith, without gross negligence, and within the scope of the person's own duty or authority under this chapter or any other provisions of the Delaware law, federal law or regulations or duly adopted rules and regulations providing for the administration of this chapter, good faith being presumed until proven otherwise, with gross negligence required to be shown by the complainant. 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;