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2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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, §§  1-3;  76 Del. Laws, c. 71, §§  9-12;  76 Del. Laws, c. 72, §§  6-9;  80 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 3;
2023 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;
2023 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, §  6;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees › § 521. Public lands use fees; blind site permit; conservation access pass.

§ 521. Public lands use fees; blind site permit; conservation access pass.
(a) Whoever utilizes a blind site on public lands managed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and included in the Division's lottery program for the purposes of hunting waterfowl or deer shall pay an annual blind site permit fee of $20. This fee is hereby waived for hunters participating in Division of Fish and Wildlife designated youth hunting days.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(1) of this section, a conservation access pass that serves as a permit is required for any registered motor vehicle as defined in Title 21 used to access public lands owned or managed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife for any, as determined by the Department, allowable activity. Such pass shall be displayed by the motor vehicle operator on or within said vehicle in a manner as specified by the Department. Such pass shall be assigned and limited to a single, specified registered motor vehicle, and may be transferred to another registered motor vehicle of same ownership for a fee of $10 paid to the Department.
(1) A conservation access pass shall not be required to access:
a. The Michael Castle Trail and those associated direct access roads and parking areas designated by the Department within the C&D Canal Conservation Area.
b. Those fishing or boating access areas, educational facilities, or shooting range facilities designated by the Department.
c. Applicable lands leased from the Department, provided access is for the purpose for which such lands are leased.
d. Other areas designated by the Department.
(2) An annual conservation access pass shall be issued free of charge with resident and nonresident general hunting licenses, resident and nonresident hunting guide licenses, and nonresident 3-day small game hunting licenses.
(3) The following conservation access pass fees shall be paid to the Department or its duly authorized agents:
a. $32.50 for a resident annual pass.
b. $10 for a resident 3-day pass valid for 3 consecutive days.
c. $65 for a nonresident annual pass.
d. $20 for a nonresident 3-day pass valid for 3 consecutive days.
e. A Delaware resident who is 65 years of age or older may pay a 1-time fee of $65, which will permit the resident access to any public lands permitted under this section for the lifetime of the resident provided the applicant provides proof of age at the time such application is made.
(c) All funds received from the purchase of conservation access passes shall be deposited and administered in accordance with §§ 105 and 107 of this title solely for wildlife-associated user access facilities and projects on and the management and maintenance of subject public lands.
76 Del. Laws, c. 72, §  10;  76 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 83, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 6;  83 Del. Laws, c. 191, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter II. Raw Fur Dealers › § 528. License requirement for commercial raw fur dealer.

§ 528. License requirement for commercial raw fur dealer.
A person must obtain an annual license before engaging in the business of purchasing or receiving raw furs or pelts for commercial purposes within this State, except muskrat furs or pelts.
Code 1915, §  2415A;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  30;  Code 1935, §  2888;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  551;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter II. Raw Fur Dealers › § 529. License fees.

§ 529. License fees.
A resident of Delaware shall pay to the Department a fee of $50 for a license under § 528 of this title. A nonresident of Delaware shall pay a fee of $475 for such a license.
Code 1915, §  2415A;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  30;  Code 1935, §  2888;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  552;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  44;  62 Del. Laws, c. 138, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  26, 29;  80 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter II. Raw Fur Dealers › § 530. Qualification of licensee; nontransferability of license.

§ 530. Qualification of licensee; nontransferability of license.
Licenses under this subchapter shall be sold only to citizens of the United States and shall not be transferable.
26 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  3;  26 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  15;  27 Del. Laws, c. 154;  27 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2360;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  3;  Code 1935, §  2806;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  553;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter II. Raw Fur Dealers › § 531. Penalties; failure to obtain license.

§ 531. Penalties; failure to obtain license.
Whoever engages in the business of purchasing or receiving raw furs or pelts for commercial purposes within this State, except muskrat furs or pelts, without obtaining a license as required by § 528 of this title, shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense.
Code 1915, §  2415A;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  30;  Code 1935, §  2888;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  554;  62 Del. Laws, c. 138, §§  2, 3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  27, 29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter II. Raw Fur Dealers › § 532. Records to be kept by licensed fur dealers; inspection; violations and penalties.

§ 532. Records to be kept by licensed fur dealers; inspection; violations and penalties.
(a) The holder of a fur dealer's license shall keep an accurate ledger of all transactions relating to the purchase or receipt of raw furs or pelts. The ledger shall contain the names and addresses of all persons from whom raw furs or pelts were purchased or received and date of receipt, and to whom raw furs or pelts were sold or delivered and date of delivery, together with the number and kind of raw furs or pelts bought or received from each of said persons and the date of receipt, the number and kind of raw furs or pelts sold or delivered to each of said persons and date of delivery, and the price paid for or received for each raw fur or pelt.
(b) The records provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times to any person empowered to arrest for violation of the game and fish laws of this State.
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation.
(d) This section shall not apply to the pelts or furs of muskrats.
Code 1915, §  2415B;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  30;  Code 1935, §  2889;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  555;  62 Del. Laws, c. 138, §§  4, 5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  28, 29;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter III. Breeders of Game Animals or Birds for Commercial Purposes › § 542. License requirement.

§ 542. License requirement.
(a) A person must obtain an annual license before engaging in the business or industry of breeding game animals or game birds.
(b) This section shall not apply to birds or animals raised by or for the Department, or to any person engaged in the breeding of game animals or game birds the total of which shall not exceed 25 in number.
37 Del. Laws, c. 221, §§  1-4;  Code 1935, §  2878;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  561;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  45;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  31;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter III. Breeders of Game Animals or Birds for Commercial Purposes › § 543. License fee; qualification of licensee; nontransferability.

§ 543. License fee; qualification of licensee; nontransferability.
A fee of $17.50 shall be paid to the Department for a license under this subchapter which shall be issued only to citizens of the United States and which shall not be transferable.
26 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  3;  26 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  15;  27 Del. Laws, c. 154;  27 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2360;  37 Del. Laws, c. 221, §§  1-4;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  3;  Code 1935, §§  2806, 2878;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  562;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  46;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  31;  80 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 8;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter III. Breeders of Game Animals or Birds for Commercial Purposes › § 544. Permit to ship game animals or birds out of State.

§ 544. Permit to ship game animals or birds out of State.
A permit to sell any game animals or game birds shall be required of a breeder to ship game animals or game birds out of this State. The permit shall be obtained from the Department. When game birds or game animals are shipped out of the State a tag permitting such shipping must be fastened to the crate or carrier carrying them.
37 Del. Laws, c. 221, §§  1-4;  Code 1935, §  2878;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  563;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  47;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  31;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter III. Breeders of Game Animals or Birds for Commercial Purposes › § 545. Penalty.

§ 545. Penalty.
Whoever violates this subchapter shall be fined guilty of a class D environmental violation for each offense.
37 Del. Laws, c. 221, §§  1-4;  Code 1935, §  2878;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  564;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  30, 31;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter IV. Taking Protected Wildlife, Finfish and Shellfish for Scientific, Education or Propagating Purposes › § 555. Permit to collect protected wildlife, finfish, shellfish or their nests or eggs for scientific, education or propagating purposes.

§ 555. Permit to collect protected wildlife, finfish, shellfish or their nests or eggs for scientific, education or propagating purposes.
(a) No person or persons shall take, capture, have in possession or transport protected wildlife, finfish, shellfish, or their nests or eggs for scientific, education or propagating purposes except as authorized by a permit from the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife in accordance with existing laws and regulations.
(b) Permits issued under this section may establish any conditions and/or restrictions deemed appropriate by the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
(c) No protected wildlife, finfish, shellfish or their eggs held in captivity under said permit shall be confined under inhumane or unsanitary conditions.
(d) Each permit issued under this section shall expire on the date set forth in the permit, or on the last day of the calendar year in which it is issued if no date is set forth in the permit. Permits are revocable at the discretion of the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
(e) Each person receiving a permit under this section must file with the Division of Fish and Wildlife a report within 30 days after the expiration date of said permit.
(f) Whoever violates this section or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation for each offense.
26 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  8;  Code 1915, §  2365;  Code 1935, §  2810;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  571;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  48;  59 Del. Laws, c. 116, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  33;  79 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter IV. Taking Protected Wildlife, Finfish and Shellfish for Scientific, Education or Propagating Purposes › § 556. Use of fertility control on game birds and game animals.

§ 556. Use of fertility control on game birds and game animals.
(a) No person or persons shall administer fertility control agents or immunocontraceptives to game birds or game animals except as authorized by a permit from the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife in accordance with existing laws and regulations.
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense.
77 Del. Laws, c. 425, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 565. Territorial scope of subchapter.

§ 565. Territorial scope of subchapter.
This subchapter shall apply throughout the State.
Code 1935, §  2811A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  581;  53 Del. Laws, c. 434;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  40;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 566. License to operate preserve; fee; term; renewal; regulations of Department.

§ 566. License to operate preserve; fee; term; renewal; regulations of Department.
The Department, upon payment to it of a fee of $39.50, may issue annual licenses, good for 1 calendar year, renewable annually in the discretion of the Department for a like period, upon payment of a like fee, to persons, clubs or associations, authorizing the holders thereof to carry on, pursuant to regulations issued by the Department in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, propagating, holding, raising, releasing and shooting of rabbits and game birds, such as but not limited to pheasant, grouse, quail and partridge, hereinafter sometimes referred to individually or collectively as game.
Code 1935, §  2811A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  582;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  50;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  40;  77 Del. Laws, c. 366, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 9;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 567. Prerequisites to issuance of license.

§ 567. Prerequisites to issuance of license.
Licenses under this subchapter shall be issued only when the applicant has produced evidence satisfactory to the Department that the proposed restricted game preserve will not conflict with any reasonable prior public interest and will, in the opinion of the Department, result in a general improvement in the quantity and quality of game in other areas of the State outside of the proposed restricted area, due to the travel and movement of game caused by the heavy stocking of the restricted area. In addition, in order to be eligible for a license, the proposed restricted area must contain contiguous lands under the same ownership, lease or management, aggregating not less than 300 acres, and no license shall be granted for reservations containing an aggregate of more than 1,000 acres, nor shall more than 5,000 acres in New Castle County be covered by such licenses at any one time. Moreover, the applicant must produce evidence satisfactory to the Department that there exists, or that the applicant will forthwith supply, sufficient cover and feed upon the property embraced by the application to adequately support game in numbers which, in the opinion of the Department, will be beneficial generally to other areas of the State outside of the reservation.
Code 1935, §  2811A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  51;  67 Del. Laws, c. 44, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  34, 40;  77 Del. Laws, c. 366, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 568. Liberation of game and the killing thereof.

§ 568. Liberation of game and the killing thereof.
For the purpose of stimulating an increase in the quantity of game released upon such reservations, the licensee, the licensee's invitees or guests, when properly licensed to hunt in accordance with the laws of this State, may liberate upon the reservation, game which has been propagated, raised and held upon the premises, or which has been purchased by the licensee and taken upon the premises pursuant to the license and may kill, without regard to sex, any number of such game so liberated, even if the number exceeds the limits otherwise prescribed by law.
Code 1935, §  2811A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  585;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  53;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  36, 37, 40;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 569. Licensee's duties to cooperate with and assist Department; records; marking or tagging game.

§ 569. Licensee's duties to cooperate with and assist Department; records; marking or tagging game.
All activities pursuant to a license under this subchapter shall be carried on in cooperation with the Department, and, to the extent practicable, the licensee shall assist the Department in conducting breeding, propagating, feeding and care of game, and shall keep and preserve such records pertaining thereto as the Department may from time to time prescribe. All game which is released shall be marked, banded or tagged as may be prescribed by the Department and, when so identified, game killed may be transported from the preserve to the domicile of the licensee, the licensee's invitee or guest. All of the activities of the licensee shall be carried on at the expense of the licensee and shall be without cost or obligation to the Department.
Code 1935, §  2811A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  586;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  54;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  40;  77 Del. Laws, c. 366, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 570. Dogs; training and field trials on preserve.

§ 570. Dogs; training and field trials on preserve.
Dogs may be trained and field trials conducted, when properly licensed, upon restricted preserves on any day, including Sundays, except during the months of March through August, inclusive.
Code 1935, §  2811A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  588;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  40;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 571. Game laws on restricted preserves; violations and penalties; arrest by owners.

§ 571. Game laws on restricted preserves; violations and penalties; arrest by owners.
All activities conducted pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to the game laws and regulations of this State, except as the same may be in conflict with this chapter. Persons who trespass upon any restricted preserve authorized by this subchapter for the purpose of shooting or harassing any kind of wildlife without first obtaining permission to do so from the owner or occupant thereof, shall be guilty of class B environmental misdemeanor. The owner of a restricted preserve and the owner's duly authorized agents may be authorized by the Department to make arrests under this section.
Code 1935, §  2811A;  47 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  589;  57 Del. Laws, c. 104;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  25, 39, 40;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 5. LICENSES › Subchapter V. Restricted Propagating and Shooting Preserves › § 572. Sunday operations on commercial shooting preserves; definition.

§ 572. Sunday operations on commercial shooting preserves; definition.
(a) Those entities licensed under this subchapter which operate as commercial game preserves may operate in accordance with this subchapter on any day, including Sundays, subject to the seasonal limitations established by the Department.
(b) For purposes of this subchapter, “commercial game preserve” shall mean any partnership, sole proprietorship, corporation, or other business entity licensed under this subchapter and operating on a for-profit basis. “Commercial game preserve” shall not include clubs, associations or private individuals engaged in similar put-and-take hunting operations licensed under this subchapter.
78 Del. Laws, c. 27, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 6. ENDANGERED SPECIES › § 601. Importation of endangered species or hides, parts or articles made therefrom.

§ 601. Importation of endangered species or hides, parts or articles made therefrom.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the importation, transportation, possession or sale of any endangered species of fish or wildlife, or hides or other parts thereof, or the sale or possession with intent to sell any article made in whole or in part from the skin, hide or other parts of any endangered species of fish or wildlife is prohibited, except under license or permit from the Division of Fish and Wildlife. For the purposes of this section, endangered species shall mean those species of fish and wildlife designated by the Division of Fish and Wildlife as seriously threatened with extinction. Such a list shall in any event include, but not be limited to, endangered species as so designated by the Secretary of the Interior.
7 Del. C. 1953, §  601;  58 Del. Laws, c. 65.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 6. ENDANGERED SPECIES › § 602. Sale of skins, bodies or animals of certain species prohibited.

§ 602. Sale of skins, bodies or animals of certain species prohibited.
No part of the skin or body, whether raw or manufactured, of the following species of wild animals or the animal itself may be sold or offered for sale by any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership within the State:
All endangered species as designated by the United States Department of the Interior; leopard (panthera pardus); snow leopard (uncia uncia); clouded leopard (neofelis nebulosa); tiger (panthera tigris); cheetah (acinonyx jubatus); alligators, crocodiles or caiman; vicuna (vicugna vicugna); red wolf (canis niger); polar bear (thalarctos maritimus); and harp seals (phoca groenlandica).
7 Del. C. 1953, §  602;  58 Del. Laws, c. 65;  58 Del. Laws, c. 252, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 6. ENDANGERED SPECIES › § 603. Enforcement.

§ 603. Enforcement.
Any officer or agent authorized by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control or any officer or agent authorized by the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, or any police officer of the State, or any police officer of any municipality within the State, has authority to execute any warrant in search for and seizure of any goods, merchandise or wildlife sold or offered for sale in violation of this chapter, or any property or item used in connection with a violation of this chapter; such goods, merchandise, wildlife or property shall be held pending proceedings in any court of proper jurisdiction. Upon conviction, such seized goods, merchandise or wildlife shall be forfeited and, upon forfeiture, either offered to a recognized institution for scientific or educational purposes, or destroyed.
7 Del. C. 1953, §  603;  58 Del. Laws, c. 65.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 6. ENDANGERED SPECIES › § 604. Permits for importation of certain fish or wildlife.

§ 604. Permits for importation of certain fish or wildlife.
The Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife may permit, under such terms and conditions as he or she may prescribe, the importation of any species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed in this chapter for zoological, educational, and scientific purposes and for the propagation of such fish or wildlife in captivity for the preservation of a species, unless such importation is prohibited by any federal law or regulation.
7 Del. C. 1953, §  604;  58 Del. Laws, c. 65;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 701. Game animals.

§ 701. Game animals.
The following shall be considered game animals:
Mink, snapping turtle, raccoon, opossum, gray squirrel, otter, muskrat, red fox, hare, rabbit, frog, deer and beaver. The Bryant fox-squirrel, otherwise known as the “sciurus niger branti,” shall be protected wildlife.
Code 1915, §  2374A;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  9;  Code 1935, §  2819;  41 Del. Laws, c. 177, §  2;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  701;  57 Del. Laws, c. 457;  60 Del. Laws, c. 493, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 702. Game birds.

§ 702. Game birds.
The following shall be considered game birds:
The Anatidae, commonly known as geese, brant and river and sea ducks; the Rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots, mudhens and gallinules; the Limicolae, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tattlers and curlews; the Gallinae, commonly known as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, chukar partridges, partridges and quail; also the reed bird of the Icteridae; and the dove.
26 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  2;  Code 1915, §  2374;  Code 1935, §  2820;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  702;  49 Del. Laws, c. 19.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 703. Open season for game.

§ 703. Open season for game.
The open season during which it shall be lawful to catch, kill or pursue or attempt to catch, kill or pursue muskrat, or to hunt red fox by chase only shall, respectively, be as follows, including, in each instance, the days defining the open season:
(1) Muskrat. In New Castle County, December 1 to March 10, next following, but in embanked meadows or marshes in New Castle County, the open season shall be from December 1 to March 20, next following; in Kent and Sussex Counties, December 15 to March 15, next following.
(2) Red fox. October 1 to April 30, next following, red fox hunting whenever so permitted and whether occurring on public or private lands as provided herein, shall be permitted by chase only from 1/2 hour before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset. Red fox hunting shall be permitted only on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday during such time when it is lawful to take deer with a firearm or archery. However, red fox shall not be hunted by chase at all during deer hunting season that takes place in October, November or December. Notwithstanding the foregoing, red fox may be killed in accordance with § 788 of this title. The Division of Fish and Wildlife shall determine those public lands that are available for fox hunting by chase during any deer hunting season. From January through April, fox hunting by chase during deer hunting season shall be permissible on private lands only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday if the owner of the private land has authorized such hunting to occur thereon.
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;  44 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  1;  45 Del. Laws, c. 202, §  1;  45 Del. Laws, c. 206, §  1;  47 Del. Laws, c. 175, §  1;  47 Del. Laws, c. 394, §  2;  48 Del. Laws, c. 172, §§  1, 2;  48 Del. Laws, c. 272, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  703;  51 Del. Laws, c. 123, §  3;  55 Del. Laws, c. 25;  68 Del. Laws, c. 15, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  43;  72 Del. Laws, c. 332, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§  1, 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 705. Visiting traps within 24-hour periods; killing of trapped animals.

§ 705. Visiting traps within 24-hour periods; killing of trapped animals.
(a) No person who sets or makes use of any trap, except for muskrats, shall permit more than 24 hours to elapse between visits to such trap.
(b) Notwithstanding § 704(d) of this title, a .22 caliber rimfire pistol may be used to kill animals lawfully confined or restrained by a trap or snare.
Code 1915, §  2392A;  40 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  18;  Code 1935, §  2852;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  706;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  46, 71;  71 Del. Laws, c. 366, §§  1, 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 706. Damaging nest, den or lair of protected wildlife or trees, stumps or logs on another's property.

§ 706. Damaging nest, den or lair of protected wildlife or trees, stumps or logs on another's property.
No person shall needlessly destroy, break or interfere with any nest, den or lair of any bird or animal protected by the laws of this State, or set fire to, burn, bark or in any way mutilate any tree, living or dead, stump or log, on lands of another, without the express consent of the owner or person in charge.
26 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  6;  27 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  4;  Code 1915, §  2379;  Code 1935, §  2827;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  707;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  71;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 707. Hunting or shooting from motor vehicle, boats or farm machinery prohibited; penalty.

§ 707. Hunting or shooting from motor vehicle, boats or farm machinery prohibited; penalty.
(a) No person shall shoot at or kill any bird or animal protected by the laws of this State by means of any firearms at any time or place while such person is the occupant of any motor vehicle, motor or sail boat or is riding in or upon any piece of farm machinery, unless said person is legally hunting crippled migratory birds from a motorboat as permitted by federal law. The presence of any person in or on any conveyance used in violation of this section shall be deemed to be a violation of this section.
(b) Whoever violates this section in the daytime, between sunrise and sunset, shall be guilty of a class C environmental violation for each offense. Whoever violates this section between sunset and sunrise of any day, shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense.
26 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  7;  27 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  5;  Code 1915, §  2380;  35 Del. Laws, c. 173, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2828;  46 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  708;  51 Del. Laws, c. 339, §  2;  59 Del. Laws, c. 81;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  47, 48, 71;  79 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 7 - Conservation › Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 708. Loaded firearms prohibited in or on motor vehicles, motorboats or farm machinery.

§ 708. Loaded firearms prohibited in or on motor vehicles, motorboats or farm machinery.
No person shall have a loaded shotgun or rifle in that person's possession in, against or on any automobile, other vehicle, any piece of farm machinery, motorboat while under power, sailboat while under power, or have any ammunition in the magazine or chamber of such shotgun or rifle except when it is otherwise lawful to hunt crippled migratory birds from a motorboat as permitted by federal law.
26 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  8;  Code 1915, §  2381;  Code 1935, §  2829;  47 Del. Laws, c. 322, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  709;  59 Del. Laws, c. 144;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  71;