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7 DE Code § 501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 501. Licenses.

§ 501. Licenses. (a) Every resident of this State, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall obtain a general license before hunting, trapping and/or fishing in this State; and every resident required to obtain a hunting license who was born after January 1, 1967, shall have satisfactorily completed not less than 10 hours of approved instruction, which includes but is not limited to, the safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, hunter responsibility, principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification and a hands-on live firing experience by a trained firearms instructor before such person makes application for a hunting license. Proof of completion of authorized hunter education courses of other states or Canadian provinces shall be accepted and deemed having met the instruction requirement. (b) Commencing July 1, 1986, every resident, except as otherwise provided, shall obtain a trapping license before trapping any animals regulated by this title. Every resident required to obtain a trapping license who was born after January 1, 1978, shall have satisfactorily completed a course in trapping education approved by the Department before such person makes application for a trapping license. 27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2413;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  26;  Code 1935, §  2885;  47 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  501;  57 Del. Laws, c. 347;  58 Del. Laws, c. 32;  58 Del. Laws, c. 511, §  9;  65 Del. Laws, c. 217, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 56, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;
7 DE Code § 503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 503. Application for resident's license; proof of residence; use of license information.

§ 503. Application for resident's license; proof of residence; use of license information. (a) Each applicant for a resident's license shall present reasonable proof to the Department or its duly authorized agent that the applicant is a bona fide resident of this State. The Social Security number of the applicant shall be included on the application for any resident's license. The information contained within hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and related databases may not be made available to the public. Government agencies may use license information for law-enforcement purposes involving fish and wildlife investigations, for research purposes involving hunting, trapping, or fishing harvest surveys conducted by Department scientists, excluding Social Security information, or as otherwise authorized by law. (b) The Department may use or provide a contractor with license information, excluding Social Security information, for the following limited purposes:  (1) Retaining or recruiting hunters, trappers, and anglers. (2) Sustaining and increasing associated license sales. (c) Any contractor selected by the Department pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to a confidentiality agreement that prevents the contractor from releasing, transferring, or using license information for any other purposes. 27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2413;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  26;  Code 1935, §  2885;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  503;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  32;  59 Del. Laws, c. 96, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 6, §  2;  74 Del. Laws, c. 337, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 425, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;
7 DE Code § 504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 504. License fees for residents; additional tags.

§ 504. License fees for residents; additional tags. (a) Residents shall pay to the Department or its duly authorized agents the following license fees:  (1) $39.50 for a general hunting license. (2) $10 for a trapping license. (3) $8.50 for a general fishing license. (4) $40 for a boat fishing license for a boat 20 feet or less, $50 for a boat fishing license for a boat greater than 20 feet. (5) $5.00 for a junior hunting license for a resident age 13 through 15 with the criteria for issuing the license established by the Department pursuant to § 103 of this title. (6) $100 for a fishing guide license and $159.50 for a hunting guide license. (b) The Department may issue an additional tag or tags to kill deer. The criteria for issuing a tag or tags shall be established by the Department pursuant to § 103 of this title. The amount charged for each tag or set of tags shall be $20. (c) Vessels for hire shall pay to the Department or its duly authorized agents the following license fees:  (1) $150 for a charter boat, as defined in § 906(9) of this title, license; and (2) $300 for a head boat, as defined in § 906(36) of this title, license.27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2413;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  26;  Code 1935, §  2885;  45 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  1;  47 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  504;  53 Del. Laws, c. 421, §§  1, 2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 41, §§  1, 2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  33;  65 Del. Laws, c. 217, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 451, §§  1, 2;  68 Del. Laws, c. 75;  76 Del. Laws, c. 71, §§  4, 5;  76 Del. Laws, c. 72, §§  2-4;  80 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 2;
7 DE Code § 505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 505. License requirements for members of the armed forces.

§ 505. License requirements for members of the armed forces. Any member of the armed forces of the United States of America, including any Reserve component thereof, serving on full-time active duty in the State of Delaware while not deployed or on temporary duty, and any member of Delaware's National Guard, shall be deemed a resident of this State for the purpose of obtaining a license to hunt, trap, and fish in this State. Each such application shall be supported by a written statement signed by the applicant's commanding officer certifying to the applicant's place of station and duty status. 27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2413;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  26;  Code 1935, §  2885;  48 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  505;  49 Del. Laws, c. 397;  77 Del. Laws, c. 440, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 34, §§  1, 2;
7 DE Code § 506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 506. License requirements for nonresidents; use of license information.

§ 506. License requirements for nonresidents; use of license information. (a) Every nonresident, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall obtain a general license before hunting, trapping, fishing, clamming, or crabbing in this State. Every nonresident required to obtain a hunting license who was born after January 1, 1967, shall have satisfactorily completed not less than 10 hours of instruction, which includes the safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, hunter responsibility, principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification, and, to the degree practical, a live firing experience before such person makes application for a hunting license. This instruction is to be provided by personnel of the Department or its authorized agents. Proof of completion of authorized hunter education courses of other states or Canadian provinces shall be accepted and deemed having met the instruction requirement. (b) Every nonresident required to obtain a trapping license who was born after January 1, 1978, shall have satisfactorily completed a course in trapping education approved by the Department before such person makes application for a trapping license. (c) The Social Security number of the applicant shall be included on the application for any nonresident's license. The information contained within hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and related databases may not be made available to the public. Government agencies may use license information for law-enforcement purposes involving fish and wildlife investigations, for research purposes involving hunting, trapping, or fishing harvest surveys conducted by Department scientists, excluding Social Security information, or as otherwise authorized by law. (d) The Department may use or provide a contractor with license information, excluding Social Security information, for the following limited purposes:  (1) Retaining or recruiting hunters, trappers, and anglers.  (2) Sustaining and increasing associated license sales.  (e) Any contractor selected by the Department pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be subject to a confidentiality agreement that prevents the contractor from releasing, transferring, or using license information for any other purposes. 27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2411;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  24;  Code 1935, §  2882;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  506;  65 Del. Laws, c. 217, §  3;  69 Del. Laws, c. 56, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  17;  74 Del. Laws, c. 6, §  3;  74 Del. Laws, c. 337, §  2;  76 Del. Laws, c. 71, §  6;  77 Del. Laws, c. 425, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  2;  80 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  2;
7 DE Code § 507. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 507. Exceptions to requirement of license for nonresidents.

§ 507. Exceptions to requirement of license for nonresidents. (a) (1) Nonresidents or aliens who are occupants of farms in this State containing 20 acres or more who are engaged in the science of husbandry, who actually reside thereon, and the immediate members of the family of such occupants who also reside on said farm, may hunt, fish or trap on said farms without being licensed hereunder. (2) A nonresident, who owns but is not an occupant of a farm in this State containing 20 acres or more and where the science of husbandry is practiced, and the immediate members of the family of the nonresident farm owner may hunt, trap, and/or fish on the farm if the farm occupant or resident, if any, gives the owner written permission or if hunting, trapping, and/or fishing is permitted pursuant to a written lease, if any, between the farm owner and the occupant or resident of the farm. (b) Nonresidents other than aliens who are under 13 years of age may hunt without a license in this State when accompanied by a person who is the lawful holder of a hunting license or has a lawful right to hunt. (c) Any nonresidents participating in an organized fox hunt are exempt from the licensing requirement of this chapter. (d) Any nonresident is exempt from the fishing license requirements of this chapter while fishing in a fee fishing operation that is registered as same with the Department of Agriculture according to Chapter 4 of Title 3. Nonresidents 16 years of age or older must purchase a nonresident fishing license to fish or take fish, crabs or clams. (e) A nonresident shall be exempt from the licensing requirement of this chapter while hunting snow geese, provided:  (1) The nonresident resides in another state or Canadian province which extends the same exemption to Delaware residents; (2) The nonresident is properly licensed, or exempt from the licensing requirement, to hunt snow geese in the state or Canadian province in which he or she resides; (3) The nonresident purchases a migratory waterfowl stamp as provided for by § 517 of this title; and (4) The nonresident complies with the hunter education requirements of § 506(a) of this title.27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2411;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  24;  Code 1935, §  2882;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  507;  50 Del. Laws, c. 640, §  1;  51 Del. Laws, c. 338;  60 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  2;  63 Del. Laws, c. 389, §  10;  69 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  11;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 71, §§  7, 8;  76 Del. Laws, c. 72, §  5;  79 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  1;
7 DE Code § 508. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 508. License and tag fees for nonresidents.

§ 508. License and tag fees for nonresidents. (a) Nonresidents shall pay to the Department or its duly authorized agents the following license fees:  (1) $199.50 for a general hunting license. (2) $75 for a trapping license. (3) $20 for a general fishing license. (4) $12.50 for a 7-day fishing license good for 7 consecutive days. (5) $75 for a 3-day small game hunting license good for 3 consecutive days and not valid for hunting deer or turkeys. (6) $20 for each additional tag to kill a single antlerless deer. (7) $50 for a tag to kill a single antlered deer. (8) $50 for a tag to kill a single quality buck. (9) Vessels for hire shall pay to the Department or its duly authorized agents the following license fees:  a. $300 for a charter boat, as defined in § 906(9) of this title, license; and b. $600 for a head boat, as defined in § 906(36) of this title, license. (10) $40 for a boat fishing license for a boat 20 feet or less, $50 for a boat fishing license for a boat greater than 20 feet. (11) $50 for a junior hunting license for a nonresident age 13 through 15. (12) $300 for a fishing guide license and $475 for a hunting guide license. (b) The criteria for issuing a tag pursuant to this section shall be established by the Department pursuant to § 103 of this title. 27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2411;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  24;  Code 1935, §  2883;  47 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  48 Del. Laws, c. 217, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  509;  50 Del. Laws, c. 250, §  1;  50 Del. Laws, c. 259, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 42;  57 Del. Laws, c. 97;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  35;  59 Del. Laws, c. 96, §§  2, 3;  59 Del. Laws, c. 230, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 120, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 217, §  4;  66 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 27, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  2;  73 Del. Laws, c. 375, §§  2-4[1-3];  76 Del. Laws, c. 71, §§  9-12;  76 Del. Laws, c. 72, §§  6-9;  80 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 3;
7 DE Code § 509. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 509. Complimentary licenses.

§ 509. Complimentary licenses. (a) The Department may issue annually, complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to any of the following:  (1) The President of the United States; (2) The governor of any state; (3) Authorized officials of the game and fish departments of other states; and (4) Authorized officials of the United States Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who are nonresidents of the State. (b) The complimentary licenses shall not be transferable, shall be issued on such form as the Department designates, and without the payment of any fee therefor and when so issued shall be valid authority for the holder or holders thereof to hunt and fish in the State in accordance with the laws of the State. Not more than 50 such complimentary licenses shall be issued in any 1 calendar year. (c) The Secretary may also issue letter permits, valid for up to 3 days, to visiting state and federal dignitaries. The number of outstanding permits shall not exceed 10 at any time. Code 1935, §  2804A;  45 Del. Laws, c. 216, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  511;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  36;  59 Del. Laws, c. 110, §§  1-3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  18;
7 DE Code § 510. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 510. Term of license.

§ 510. Term of license. (a) All licenses issued by the Division of Fish and Wildlife shall be in lieu of all other charges for such privileges and shall authorize their legal holder the privilege prescribed thereon only during the fiscal year, and, with the exception of fishing licenses, such licenses shall be valid only during the periods prescribed on the license. (b) Fishing licenses shall authorize their legal holder the privilege prescribed thereon only during the calendar year beginning the 1st day of January and such licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year they are issued. 27 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  4;  Code 1915, §  2414;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  27;  Code 1935, §  2886;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  512;  50 Del. Laws, c. 235, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  37;  58 Del. Laws, c. 41, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 375, §  7[6];
7 DE Code § 513. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 513. License possession.

§ 513. License possession. Each holder of a license issued by the Department shall always possess on their person said license, either in paper or digital form encoded in a manner that validates the license holder, while hunting, fishing or trapping, or while serving as a guide, and shall present such license upon request to any person empowered to arrest for violations of the game and fish laws of this State. 26 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  3;  26 Del. Laws, c. 164, §§  3, 15;  27 Del. Laws, c. 154;  27 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  3;  Code 1915, §§  2360, 2392;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §§  3, 17;  Code 1935, §§  2806, 2852;  46 Del. Laws, c. 73, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  515;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  40;  77 Del. Laws, c. 237, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 218, § 1;
7 DE Code § 514. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 514. Tagging metal traps; obtaining tags; violation and penalty.

§ 514. Tagging metal traps; obtaining tags; violation and penalty. (a) No person shall set or make use of any kind of a metal trap whatsoever, except for the purpose of taking muskrats, without having first placed a metallic plate or tag on each trap, bearing in plain English the words “Trapping License, Delaware,” and in addition thereto the number of the trapping license issued to the owner of the traps and the year of issuance thereof. (b) The Department shall furnish upon application to any person who has secured a license in this State, or to any person who is entitled to trap without a license, not more than 25 suitable tags free of charge, and shall furnish upon application, additional tags at cost. Such tags shall be used only by the person to whom issued and shall not be transferable. (c) Whoever sets or makes use of a metal trap, except for the purpose of taking muskrats, without having first placed a metallic plate or tag on each metal trap in accordance with this section, shall be guilty of a class D environmental misdemeanor for each offense, and in addition thereto shall forfeit to the Department each trap so set or made use of, and such traps shall be disposed of as the Department directs. Code 1915, §  2392A;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  18;  Code 1935, §  2852;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  516;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  41;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  19;
7 DE Code § 515. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 515. Possession of protected game or fish by unlicensed nonresident; penalty.

§ 515. Possession of protected game or fish by unlicensed nonresident; penalty. (a) No nonresident or alien shall have any protected game or wildlife in his or her possession who does not hold a hunting, trapping or fishing license, for game and fish, respectively, for the time during which he or she has protected game or wildlife in his or her possession unless such game or wildlife has been lawfully killed or caught out of the State and may be lawfully possessed in this State. (b) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense. (c) Nothing in this section shall apply:  (1) To a nonresident or alien who is a bona fide freeholder or a bona fide leaseholder and actually resides on a farm in this State containing at least 20 acres of land and is engaged in the science of husbandry on said farm; or (2) To the lawful interstate transportation of protected wildlife.26 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  5;  Code 1915, §  2394;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  19;  Code 1935, §  2854;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  517;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  20;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 516. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 516. Forgery or alteration of license; obtaining license by misrepresentation; use of license by another; penalties.

§ 516. Forgery or alteration of license; obtaining license by misrepresentation; use of license by another; penalties. Whoever forges or alters any license or misrepresents the facts in order to obtain any license issued by the Department or use the license of another, or permits such license to be used by another, shall forfeit such license and be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense. In addition thereto, for altering a license in any way, the person is guilty of forgery and shall be punished accordingly. 26 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  6;  Code 1915, §  2395;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  20;  Code 1935, §  2855;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  518;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  42;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  21;
7 DE Code § 518. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 518. Hunting or trapping during license revocation.

§ 518. Hunting or trapping during license revocation. Whoever hunts or traps during a period when the Department has revoked or denied that person the right to secure a license to hunt or trap within the State shall be guilty of a class A environmental misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be denied the privilege of hunting or trapping, with or without a license, in the State for a period of 5 years, commencing with the date of conviction. 62 Del. Laws, c. 326, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  23, 24;
7 DE Code § 520. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 5. Licenses|Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees|§ 520. Free sport fishing days.

§ 520. Free sport fishing days. The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control may designate up to 2 days within National Fishing Week, which may or may not be consecutive, during each calendar year as “free sport fishing days.” On the designated “free sport fishing days,” residents and nonresidents are exempt from the fishing requirements of §§ 501, 505 and 506 of this title, but are subject to all other statutory and regulatory provisions that pertain to fishing. 69 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  1;