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7 DE Code § 770. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter IV. Rabbits|§ 770. Identifying rabbits received from another state.

§ 770. Identifying rabbits received from another state. All persons exposing rabbits for sale, which were received from without the State, shall mark on a card not less than 12 inches by 8 inches, in readable letters, the words “Shipped Rabbits,” the name of the state from where the rabbits were shipped, and the name of the shipper. 28 Del. Laws, c. 195;  Code 1935, §  2846;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  774;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  90;
7 DE Code § 771. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter IV. Rabbits|§ 771. Bill of lading to be shown on demand.

§ 771. Bill of lading to be shown on demand. All persons having rabbits in their possession and offering them for sale shall show, on demand from any constable, police officer or Fish and Wildlife Agent, the bill of lading and all other memoranda of the shipment, so as to satisfy such officer that the rabbits were not killed or shipped from any place within this State. 28 Del. Laws, c. 195;  Code 1935, §  2847;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  775;  70 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  90;
7 DE Code § 781. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter V. Terrapin|§ 781. Taking or destroying terrapin eggs; penalty.

§ 781. Taking or destroying terrapin eggs; penalty. Whoever takes or destroys any terrapin eggs found, or collected, on or near the shore of any bay, river or stream in this State, where the water is salt, or upon any salt marsh, or beach, shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation. Anyone having possession of such eggs shall be deemed to have taken them there, unless that person proves the contrary. Code 1852, §  969;  12 Del. Laws, c. 329, §  9;  14 Del. Laws, c. 422, §  9;  Code 1915, §  2490;  Code 1935, §  2970;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  781;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  91;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  3;
7 DE Code § 783. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter V. Terrapin|§ 783. Terrapin taken or caught in Indian River or Rehoboth Bay — Use of dredges to take terrapin; penalty.

§ 783. Terrapin taken or caught in Indian River or Rehoboth Bay — Use of dredges to take terrapin; penalty. Whoever uses any dredge for the purpose of catching or taking terrapin in the Indian River or Rehoboth Bay, or waters adjacent thereto, shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation for each offense. 13 Del. Laws, c. 435, §  1;  14 Del. Laws, c. 420, §  1;  16 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2491;  Code 1935, §  2971;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  783;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  93;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  3;
7 DE Code § 784. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter V. Terrapin|§ 784. Terrapin raised in private ponds.

§ 784. Terrapin raised in private ponds. Nothing contained in this subchapter shall prevent any person from raising terrapin in a private pond. 24 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  1;  27 Del. Laws, c. 150;  Code 1915, §  2492;  Code 1935, §  2972;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  784;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  95, 96;
7 DE Code § 786. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 786. Raccoon and opossum.

§ 786. Raccoon and opossum. (a) No person shall kill any raccoon or opossum, or needlessly destroy, break or interfere with any den or lair of any raccoon or opossum, or set fire to, burn or otherwise mutilate any tree, living or dead, stump or log for the purpose of killing or destroying in any way any raccoon or opossum at any time of the year, between 1 hour before sunrise and 1 hour after sunset. (b) Any person may trap, hunt with dogs or otherwise take raccoons from any lands during the period as defined by Departmental regulations. (c) Raccoon and opossum may be legally trapped, statewide, in a box type trap operated in such a way as to confine but not otherwise harm the entrapped raccoon or opossum with a maximum opening dimension not to exceed 195 square inches. (d) Any person may trap or hunt, with dogs, raccoons with permission of the landowner from any lands in New Castle County or Kent County from the southerly boundary of New Castle County Route 380 and east and southeast of the center line of U.S. Route No. 13, thence following said center line of U.S. Route No. 13 to the point where U.S. Route No. 13 forms a junction with U.S. Route No. 113 and thence along the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 to a line dividing Kent County from Sussex County during any time of the year excepting on Sundays; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to lands in Kent County lying east of the center line of Rt. 113, north of the Sussex County line and south of the St. Jones River. (e) Notwithstanding § 704(d) of this title, a .22 caliber rimfire pistol may be used to hunt raccoons and opossums. 26 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  3;  27 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 159;  Code 1915, §  2375;  37 Del. Laws, c. 220, §  1;  38 Del. Laws, c. 145, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2821;  41 Del. Laws, c. 177, §  3;  45 Del. Laws, c. 202, §  1;  47 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  791;  52 Del. Laws, c. 245;  62 Del. Laws, c. 326, §§  5, 6;  63 Del. Laws, c. 374, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 43, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  103;  71 Del. Laws, c. 366, §  3;
7 DE Code § 787. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 787. Protection of deer; penalties.

§ 787. Protection of deer; penalties. (a) No person shall hunt, chase or pursue with the intent to kill, trap, take or have in possession any deer (living or dead), except those deer legally taken during the open season and during lawful hours in each county. (b) All evidence including weapons, ammunition, lights, communication systems and/or instrumentalities including motor vehicles used in violation of subsection (a) of this section may be seized and retained as evidence, and forfeited according to procedures set forth in the Superior Court Criminal Rules. Wherever the State seeks to have property allegedly used in violation of subsection (a) of this section forfeited, the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over both the violation of subsection (a) of this section and the issue of forfeiture. (c) No person shall make use of dogs for the hunting or pursuing of deer with intent to kill said deer in this State at any time. (d) No person shall purchase, sell or expose for sale, or transport, ship or possess with the intent to sell, any deer or any part of such deer, except for the hides of lawfully killed deer, at any time. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the importation and consumption of venison, approved for sale by the United States Department of Agriculture, into this State. (e) Any person may possess a deer lawfully killed in another state if the person in possession of such deer has proof of such lawful killing and possession, and presents the proof upon demand to any officer or official of this State. It shall also be lawful to possess deer within an enclosure in a public zoo or park, or if a permit for such deer has been issued by the Department. (f) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense. In addition to being fined and/or imprisoned, anyone found guilty of a first offense for violating subsection (a) of this section shall be required to turn in any valid hunting license and shall be denied the privilege of hunting, with or without a license, in the State for a period of 2 years, commencing with the date of conviction; for any subsequent offense, anyone found guilty shall be required to turn in any valid hunting license and shall be denied the privilege of hunting, with or without a license, in the State for a period of 5 years, commencing with the date of conviction. Code 1935, §  2824A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 302, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  792;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  97, 103;  70 Del. Laws, c. 436, §  5;
7 DE Code § 788. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 788. Exceptions to the prohibition against the killing of red fox.

§ 788. Exceptions to the prohibition against the killing of red fox. (a) Notwithstanding § 703(2) of this title, red foxes may be harvested statewide. The Department shall establish the season structure and framework through regulations promulgated pursuant to Chapter 101, Administrative Procedures Act, of Title 29. (b) Notwithstanding § 703(2) of this title, the Department may issue a permit to a private landowner authorizing the landowner to manage red foxes on his or her property, provided there is a wildlife management plan for the property, the wildlife management plan has been approved by the Department, and a reduction in the number of foxes was recommended by such plan. The permit shall specify the time during which, the means and methods by which, and the person or persons by whom the red foxes may be killed or captured. The Department shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a permit under this section. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the killing of a red fox by the owner of poultry if such fox is in the act of attacking such poultry. Such person may kill such foxes within a reasonable time after the pursuit, killing or carrying away of the poultry. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter, it shall be lawful to possess, buy and sell the hides of red foxes which are legally taken in Delaware or in another state. 26 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  12;  Code 1915, §§  2385, 2385A;  40 Del. Laws, c. 194, §  1;  40 Del. Laws, c. 195, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2836;  41 Del. Laws, c. 177, §  7;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  793;  60 Del. Laws, c. 587, §§  1, 2;  62 Del. Laws, c. 138, §§  6, 7;  68 Del. Laws, c. 15, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  98, 103;  72 Del. Laws, c. 332, §  2;  76 Del. Laws, c. 173, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 308, §  2;
7 DE Code § 789. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 789. Sale or shipment of red fox or red fox hides; penalty.

§ 789. Sale or shipment of red fox or red fox hides; penalty. (a) No live red fox shall be sold, purchased, possessed or exposed for sale in this State, or shipped by freight or express, or otherwise, or taken from any place within this State to any place outside this State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the possession or transfer of red fox hides legally taken in Delaware or in another state. It shall be legal to sell the hides of red foxes legally taken in Delaware within the State or in another state. (b) The provisions of the preceding paragraph insofar as they relate to the possession of live red foxes shall not apply to animal exhibitions owned or operated by the State or any political subdivision thereof. (c) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense. 26 Del. Laws, c. 166;  Code 1915, §  2408;  Code 1935, §  2879;  41 Del. Laws, c. 177, §  8;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  794;  62 Del. Laws, c. 138, §  8;  63 Del. Laws, c. 52, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  99, 103;  72 Del. Laws, c. 332, §  3;  76 Del. Laws, c. 308, §§  3-6;
7 DE Code § 790. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 790. Digging out or killing female fox or her young whelps; penalty.

§ 790. Digging out or killing female fox or her young whelps; penalty. (a) No person shall dig out or in any manner take from any den a female fox, or her young whelps, or kill or in any manner cause the death of such female fox, or her young whelps, during the period of time in which she is suckling them. (b) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation for every female fox or whelp so dug or taken out of any den, or killed or caused to be killed. 26 Del. Laws, c. 166;  Code 1915, §  2408;  Code 1935, §  2879;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  795;  60 Del. Laws, c. 587, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  100, 103;  72 Del. Laws, c. 332, §  4;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  3;
7 DE Code § 791. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 791. Possession of red fox whelps.

§ 791. Possession of red fox whelps. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter to the contrary, the taking and possession of red fox whelps between April 1 and August 15 of each year by persons possessing no less than 5 foxhounds kept for chasing mature red foxes and having a permit issued by the Department shall be permitted for the purpose of raising the whelps for fox chasing. Any whelps possessed by virtue of this section shall have been taken only with permission of the landowner. Any whelp possessed by virtue of this section must be released each year prior to August 15. Only red fox whelps found within this State shall be subject to this section. 64 Del. Laws, c. 36, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  103;
7 DE Code § 792. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 792. Legal limit on bullfrogs; penalty.

§ 792. Legal limit on bullfrogs; penalty. No person shall take or kill more than 24 bullfrogs in any 1 day or night, or have the same in that person's possession for more than 5 days after the close of the season for killing excepting when they are had in possession alive for scientific or propagating purposes. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class D environmental violation. Code 1915, §  2384A;  37 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2835;  41 Del. Laws, c. 178, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  796;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  101-103;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  3;
7 DE Code § 793. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 793. Sale of bullfrogs.

§ 793. Sale of bullfrogs. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Part I of this title, bullfrogs, lawfully taken or killed, may be sold, bought and possessed in any quantity. Code 1935, §  2835(a);  44 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  797;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  103;
7 DE Code § 794. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 794. Deer accidentally killed by motor vehicle.

§ 794. Deer accidentally killed by motor vehicle. Any person, who, while operating a motor vehicle upon any public highway in this State, accidentally strikes and kills a deer upon said public highway shall, upon producing visible evidence of collision with said deer to any State Police or Fish and Wildlife Agent of this State, be entitled to possession of said deer. This section shall apply to deer killed by collision with a motor vehicle at any time, whether during the open season for killing deer or during the legally closed season. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  798;  52 Del. Laws, c. 171;  70 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  103;
7 DE Code § 795. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 795. Prohibition of sale or transportation of live skunks or raccoons.

§ 795. Prohibition of sale or transportation of live skunks or raccoons. No live skunks or raccoons shall be sold or possessed in this State or transported into this State for any purpose without a permit from the Division. 63 Del. Laws, c. 389, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  103;
7 DE Code § 796. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VI. Other Game and Fish|§ 796. Limitations on harvesting gray fox.

§ 796. Limitations on harvesting gray fox. (a) It shall be unlawful to harvest gray fox except as otherwise provided in this chapter and directed gray fox harvest seasons shall not be established. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the collateral take of gray fox shall not be unlawful south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal during red fox harvest seasons that are established by the Department through regulation promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 101 of Title 29, (c) The Department may at its discretion require tagging and reporting requirements through regulation promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 101 of Title 29. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Department may issue a permit to a private landowner authorizing the landowner to manage gray foxes on his or her property, provided there is a wildlife management plan for the property, the wildlife management plan has been approved by the Department, and a reduction in the number of foxes was recommended by such plan. The permit shall specify the time during which, the means and methods by which, and the person or persons by whom the gray foxes may be killed or captured. The Department shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a permit under this section. (e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the killing of a gray fox by the owner of poultry if such fox is in the act of attacking such poultry. Such person may kill such foxes within a reasonable time after the pursuit, killing, or carrying away of the poultry. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter, it shall be lawful to possess, buy, and sell the hides of gray foxes which are legally taken in Delaware or in another state. 80 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
7 DE Code § 797. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VII. Woodchuck or Groundhog|§ 797. Woodchuck or groundhog not protected wildlife.

§ 797. Woodchuck or groundhog not protected wildlife. The animal known as woodchuck or groundhog shall not be a form of protected wildlife in this State. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  811;  52 Del. Laws, c. 68;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  104;
7 DE Code § 798. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VII. Woodchuck or Groundhog|§ 798. Taking of woodchuck or groundhog.

§ 798. Taking of woodchuck or groundhog. The woodchuck or groundhog may be hunted, trapped, caught, shot, killed, sold, shipped or otherwise disposed of, by any person and at any time. 7 Del. C. 1953, §  812;  52 Del. Laws, c. 68;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  104;
7 DE Code § 800. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VIII. Non-Native Wildlife|§ 800. Definitions.

§ 800. Definitions. For the purposes of Part I of this title, unless otherwise specifically defined, or another intention clearly appears, or the context requires a different meaning, the following definitions shall apply:  (1) “Invasive wildlife species” means non-native wildlife species, including but not limited to nutria, whose presence, establishment, or proliferation causes or is likely to cause, as determined by the Department, biological or environmental harm to native wildlife species or their habitats or associated economic harm. (2) “Non-native wildlife species” means those wildlife species exclusive of finfish, that, as determined by the Department, have not historically and naturally occurred in Delaware. Non-native wildlife species include but are not limited to those wildlife species, such as coyotes, that are or become present through natural range expansion or through human actions to include but not limited to unintentional or intentional introduction or release. Non-native wildlife species may include genetically modified native species. Non-native wildlife species do not include wildlife otherwise identified under this title as a game animal, game bird, or form of unprotected wildlife, and do not include feral cats and animals otherwise identified by statute as an agricultural commodity or livestock or determined to be an agriculture commodity or livestock by and in coordination with the Delaware Department of Agriculture.78 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  1;
7 DE Code § 801. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VIII. Non-Native Wildlife|§ 801. Non-native wildlife; rules and regulations.

§ 801. Non-native wildlife; rules and regulations. The Department, with the advice and recommendations of the Freshwater Fish and Wildlife Advisory Council, may establish such rules and regulations concerning the importation, possession, transportation, disposition, introduction, release, elimination, harvest, or management of any non-native wildlife species to include but not limited to invasive wildlife species in any specified localities as it deems necessary or advisable for the protection or conservation of native wildlife species or their habitats or for the protection of agriculture, domestic animals, property, or human health or safety. 78 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  1;
7 DE Code § 802. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 7. Regulations and Prohibitions Concerning Game and Fish|Subchapter VIII. Non-Native Wildlife|§ 802. Non-native wildlife injurious to native wildlife, agriculture, and other interests.

§ 802. Non-native wildlife injurious to native wildlife, agriculture, and other interests. The Department may issue an appropriate order authorizing and specifying the times and means for an agency, organization, business, industry, person, or group of persons to take, harvest, or capture any species of non-native wildlife that is or has the potential to become, as determined by the Department upon appropriate evaluation or investigation, seriously injurious to native wildlife or their habitat or to agriculture, domestic animals, property, or human health or safety. 78 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  1;
7 DE Code § 1101. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 11. Finfishing in Nontidal Waters|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 1101. Application of chapter.

§ 1101. Application of chapter. This chapter shall apply to fishing for finfish in all the nontidal waters of this State. This chapter shall not apply to cultured aquatic stock in transit to, or in or removed from, registered aquaculture facilities pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 3. 64 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  9;
7 DE Code § 1102. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 7 - Conservation|Chapter 11. Finfishing in Nontidal Waters|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 1102. Definitions.

§ 1102. Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, and in addition to the words defined in this section, the words and definitions contained in § 906 of this title are hereby incorporated into this section and chapter. (b) “Freshwater finfish” or “freshwater fish” as used in this chapter shall mean any species of finfish that may be found in fresh or nontidal waters of this State. (c) “Nontidal waters” or “freshwater” as used in this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the Department or permit issued by the Division or Director shall mean those waters in the State where the lunar tide does not regularly ebb and flow. 64 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  2;