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7 DE Code § 2302. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2302. Female blue crabs bearing eggs.

§ 2302. Female blue crabs bearing eggs. It shall be unlawful for any person to take or have in his or her possession or offer for sale at any time any female blue crab bearing eggs visible thereon (sponge crabs), or any female blue crab from which the egg pouch or bunion has been removed. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  2301;  51 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2303. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2303. Commercial crab pot license.

§ 2303. Commercial crab pot license. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or land crabs for commercial purposes in this State unless said person has applied for and secured from the Department and has in his or her possession a valid commercial crab pot license. The fee for a resident commercial crab pot license shall be $28.75 for up to 50 pots; $57.50 for up to 100 pots; $86.25 for up to 150 pots; and $115 for up to 200 pots. The fee for nonresident commercial crab pot licenses shall be $287.50 for up to 50 pots; $575 for up to 100 pots; $862.50 for up to 150 pots; and $1,150 for up to 200 pots. Said license shall be valid only for commercial taking of crabs from 1 vessel owned and operated by the applicant or designees approved in the license. Designees for a holder of a resident commercial crab pot license must be residents of the State. (b) The license issued pursuant to this section shall automatically expire on December 31 of each calendar year. (c) In the event that a licensee is unable to tend his or her crab pots from the vessel specified in his or her license application, said licensee shall apply to the Department within 48 hours after the boat or vessel has been disabled for a written permit to be carried on his or her person to tend that licensee's pots from another specified vessel for a period to be specified by the Department. (d) A commercial crab pot license may designate no more than 2 persons on said licensee's commercial crab pot license as designees. A commercial crab pot licensee's designees are authorized, whether in the presence of the licensee or not, to place, use, set or tend said licensee's crab pots while operating the vessel owned by the licensee that is listed on said licensee's commercial crab pot license. (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the number of commercial crab pot licensees that may list the same vessel on their commercial crab pot license shall not exceed 3 and the total number of crab pots that 3 licensees may be licensed to place, use, set or tend from the same vessel shall not exceed 500 pots. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  2305;  51 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  99;  59 Del. Laws, c. 90;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  9;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 216, §§  4, 5;  71 Del. Laws, c. 245, §  6;
7 DE Code § 2304. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2304. Area permitted for commercial crabbing.

§ 2304. Area permitted for commercial crabbing. It shall be unlawful for any commercial crabber to catch or take, or attempt to catch or take, for commercial purposes any hard-shell, soft-shell or peeler crabs from any waters of the rivers and bays of this State and the tributaries thereof or sell, offer for sale or buy any hard-shell crabs taken from said waters, except the Delaware Bay and the Delaware River and that area of Roy's Creek which lies south of Fenwick Island Ditch. 7 Del. C. 1953, §§  2303, 2304;  51 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 587, §§  1, 2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  61 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2305. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2305. Seasons; limits.

§ 2305. Seasons; limits. (a) No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take crabs in any of the waters under the jurisdiction of this State with any commercial crab pot between December 1 of each year and the last day of February immediately following. (b) The Department may restrict the number of crab pots which may be set by any 1 licensee when, in its discretion, the Department determines from biological evidence that emergency restrictions are necessary to protect crabs or other shellfish resources of the State; they may do so with such advance notice as it deems necessary. (c) No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take crabs by dredge in any of the waters under the jurisdiction of this State between March 31 of each year and December 15 thence next ensuing of any year. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;
7 DE Code § 2306. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2306. Marking of commercial crab pots and vessels; penalties.

§ 2306. Marking of commercial crab pots and vessels; penalties. (a) The buoys of all crab pots placed for commercial purposes shall be colored a specific color combination as assigned to each commercial crab pot licensee. The crabbing vessel specified on the license shall display the same color code assigned to the licensee on a panel measuring at least 2 feet by 2 feet. Said panel must be fully visible from either side of the vessel. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to lift any commercial crab pot from a vessel other than the 1 corresponding with the color code on that crab pot buoy. Any commercial crab pot which is not marked as specified in this section may be confiscated by the Department. Any person guilty of taking crabs from a commercial crab pot from a vessel other than the 1 corresponding with the color code of that pot buoy shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  9;
7 DE Code § 2307. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 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. The fee for a nonresident crab dredger's license shall be $575. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  2305;  51 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  99;  59 Del. Laws, c. 90;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2308. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 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 or other areas declared off limits to potting or dredging for crabs by the Secretary, pursuant to Chapters 19 through 25 of this title. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any hydraulic dredge or mechanical device which employs a vacuum or suction method for the taking or catching or harvesting of crabs from any of the waters under the jurisdiction of this State without the prior written consent of the Department which may be granted for research purposes. (c) Those crabs of legal size and condition taken by oysterers with a valid oyster harvesting license or by a clammer with a valid commercial dredge clam license while engaged in legal dredging operations may be retained for noncommercial purposes. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2309. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2309. Unloading locations.

§ 2309. Unloading locations. It shall be unlawful for any person to unload blue crabs 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. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;
7 DE Code § 2310. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2310. Noncommercial crabbing; daily limits.

§ 2310. Noncommercial crabbing; daily limits. (a) Noncommercial crabbing is permitted in any of the waters under the jurisdiction of the State unless otherwise posted by the Department. (b) It is unlawful for any person actively engaged in noncommercial crabbing to sell any crabs. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, use, set or tend any noncommercial crab pot unless said pot is attached to an all white buoy with said person's full name and permanent mailing address inscribed either on the white buoy or on a waterproof tag attached to said buoy that is legible at all times. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to take in any 1 day more than 1 bushel of blue crabs unless otherwise authorized to do so by license or permit. (e) Unless otherwise authorized, it shall be unlawful for any person to leave, place, use, set or tend any noncommercial crab pots in the tidal waters of this State between and including December 1 and the last day of February immediately following. (f) Unless otherwise authorized, it shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a valid commercial crab pot license to have, place, use, set or tend more than 2 crab pots in the tidal waters of this State. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  2302;  51 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 194, §  6;  68 Del. Laws, c. 382, §§  1-3;
7 DE Code § 2311. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2311. Crab pot attendance; abandonment; confiscation; forfeiture.

§ 2311. Crab pot attendance; abandonment; confiscation; forfeiture. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who places, uses or sets a crab pot in the tidal waters of this State to fail to tend and remove crabs from said crab pot at least once every 72 hours. (b) Failure to tend and remove crabs from a crab pot in the tidal waters of this State at least 72 hours after said pot is tagged by the Department shall constitute abandonment of said crab pot. (c) Any employee of the Department authorized to enforce this chapter shall be authorized to seize and confiscate any crab pot which has been determined to have been abandoned pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. (d) Upon a determination that a crab pot has been abandoned and seized by the Department, ownership in said crab pot shall be forfeit to the Department. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section, any employee of the Department authorized to enforce this chapter shall be authorized to seize any crab pot which fails to be placed, used or set in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (f) Title to a crab pot seized by the Department and not claimed by the lawful owner after proper notification from the Department within 90 days of said notification shall be forfeit to the Department. 68 Del. Laws, c. 382, §  4;
7 DE Code § 2312. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 23. Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus)|§ 2312. Vessels used by commercial crab dredgers in Delaware waters.

§ 2312. Vessels used by commercial crab dredgers in Delaware waters. (a) It shall be unlawful for a crab dredge licensee to dredge crabs from the waters of this State from any vessel other than 1 vessel owned and operated by said crab dredge licensee. The vessel shall be listed on the crab dredger's license. (b) It shall be unlawful for a resident crab dredge licensee to list a vessel on his or her crab dredger's license if said vessel has been exclusively used in commercial fishing operation in waters outside the jurisdiction of this State during the previous 2 years. However, for a vessel acquired by a crab dredger licensee to replace a vessel listed on his or her crab dredger's license, the provision for that vessel not having been exclusively used in commercial fishing operations in waters outside the jurisdiction of this State during the previous 2 years shall not be in effect. 69 Del. Laws, c. 119, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2401. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 2401. Minimum size.

§ 2401. Minimum size. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess hard clams taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of the State which measure less than 11/2 inches. Any commercial measure of hard clams shall not contain more than 5% clams that are less than 11/2 inches. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;
7 DE Code § 2402. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 2402. Commercial clam tong/rake license.

§ 2402. Commercial clam tong/rake license. It shall be unlawful for any person to tong or to rake clams for commercial purposes in this State unless said person has applied for and secured from the Department and has in his or her possession a valid clam tong/rake license. The fee for a commercial clam tong/rake license shall be $57.50 for residents and $575 for nonresidents. A commercial clam tong/rake license will entitle the holder to harvest a maximum number set by Department regulations. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2403. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 2403. Area permitted; method of taking under clam tong/rake license.

§ 2403. Area permitted; method of taking under clam tong/rake license. (a) It shall be unlawful to take clams from any leased shellfish grounds or contaminated area, as determined by the Department, in Delaware Bay, Indian River and Bay, Rehoboth Bay, Little and Big Assawoman Bays and the tributaries thereof, except a person authorized in writing by the holder of a lease site may take clams from said leased shellfish grounds. Such written authorization shall be at all times on the person of a least 1 member of any crew while working on leased shellfish grounds. (b) It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take clams under a clam tong/rake license with any device from a vessel powered by sail or mechanical means. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 178, §  5;
7 DE Code § 2404. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 2404. Commercial dredge clam license.

§ 2404. Commercial dredge clam license. It shall be unlawful for any person to dredge for hard clams in this State unless said person has applied for, secured from the Department and has in his or her possession a valid clam dredger's license. The fee for a resident clam dredger's license shall be $57.50. The fee for a nonresident clam dredger's license shall be $575. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2405. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 2405. Commercial dredge clam license — Area permitted; method of taking under commercial dredge clam license.

§ 2405. Commercial dredge clam license — Area permitted; method of taking under commercial dredge clam license. (a) It shall be unlawful to dredge for hard clams with a commercial dredge clam license on leased shellfish grounds, except that a person may dredge hard clams from his or her own leased shellfish grounds as long as those grounds are not within Delaware's Inland Bays. (b) It shall be unlawful to dredge hard clams in any waters designated as contaminated by the Department. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any hydraulic dredge or mechanical device which employs a vacuum or suction method for the taking or catching or harvesting of clams from any of the waters under the jurisdiction of this State without the prior written consent of the Department. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 588, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 178, §  5;
7 DE Code § 2406. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 2406. Seasons; limits.

§ 2406. Seasons; limits. Except in the case of clams reared on shellfish aquaculture lease sites on Delaware's Inland Bays, the Department will establish by regulation the seasons for the taking of clams and/or limit the number of clams which may be harvested commercially by any 1 licensee. If, in its discretion, the Department determines from biological evidence that emergency restrictions are necessary to protect clams or other shellfish resources of the State, they may do so with advance notice as it deems necessary. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 178, §  5;
7 DE Code § 2407. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 2407. Unloading locations.

§ 2407. Unloading locations. It shall be unlawful for any person to unload hard clams 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. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;
7 DE Code § 2408. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 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. The fee for a resident noncommercial clam permit will be $5.75. The fee for a nonresident noncommercial clamming permit will be $57.50. (b) The Department will establish, by regulation, the seasons for taking clams and/or limit the number of clams that may be harvested in any 1 day for noncommercial clamming permit holders. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2409. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 24. Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)|§ 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;
7 DE Code § 2501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 25. American Lobsters (Homarus Americanus)|§ 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 between January 1, 1991, and December 31, 1991; and 35/1 6 inches after January 1, 1992, and 33/8 inches beginning July 1, 2004. The carapace, or body shell, is measured from the rear end of the eye socket along a line parallel to the center line of the carapace to the posterior end of the carapace. Further, 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 female American lobster with a carapace length measuring more than 51/2 inches except that beginning July 1, 2008, no male or female lobster may be taken or possessed that has a carapace length measuring more than 51/4 inches. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  2502;  55 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 302, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 368, §§  1-3;  76 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 25. American Lobsters (Homarus Americanus)|§ 2502. Female lobsters bearing eggs.

§ 2502. Female lobsters bearing eggs. It shall be unlawful for a person to take, offer for sale or have in his or her possession at any time any female lobster bearing eggs visible thereon (berried lobsters) or any female lobster from which the eggs have been removed. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  2502;  55 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 25. American Lobsters (Homarus Americanus)|§ 2503. Landing of dismembered lobsters.

§ 2503. Landing of dismembered lobsters. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to bring to shore in Delaware or have in possession on the waters of this State any dismembered lobsters, detached tails or claws, picked or cooked lobster meat. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;
7 DE Code § 2504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 25. American Lobsters (Homarus Americanus)|§ 2504. Commercial lobster pot license.

§ 2504. Commercial lobster pot license. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or land lobsters for commercial purposes in this State unless said person has applied for, secured from the Department and has in his or her possession a valid commercial lobster pot license. The fee for a resident commercial lobster license shall be $57.50. The fee for a nonresident commercial lobster license shall be $575. Said license shall be valid only for the commercial taking of lobsters from 1 vessel operated by the applicant or designee as specified in the license. (b) Residential commercial lobster licenses shall be issued only to residents of this State. (c) In the event that a licensee is unable to tend his or her lobster pots from the vessel specified in his or her license application, said licensee shall apply to the Secretary for a written permit to be carried on his or her person to tend his or her pots from another specified vessel for a period to be specified by the Department. 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 2505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 25. American Lobsters (Homarus Americanus)|§ 2505. Area permitted; method of taking.

§ 2505. Area permitted; method of taking. (a) Potting for lobsters is permitted in any waters under the jurisdiction of the State. (b) It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take lobsters for commercial purposes by any method other than a lobster pot. The number of and design of said pots will be established by regulation. (c) It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take lobsters by dragging, dredging, trawling and spearing. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  2501;  55 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  2;