§ 1721. | § 1722. | § 1723. | § 1724. | § 1725.
§ 1721. License for special dog training area; requirements.
Upon application of any club or organization having 20 or more members who are citizens of this State, or upon application of 20 or more citizens of this State, and the payment of an annual registration fee of $10, the Department may issue a license authorizing the establishment and maintenance by such club, organization of citizens, on land owned by them, or over which they have legal control, of a special dog training area wherein and whereon dogs may be trained at any time during the year. No such dog training area shall be less than 100 acres, nor more than 250 acres. (Code 1935, § 2869A; 48 Del. Laws, c. 131, § 1; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 1721; 55 Del. Laws, c. 329; 57 Del. Laws, c. 739, § 82; 71 Del. Laws, c. 135, § 13.)
§ 1722. Stocking area; training therein; hunting and trapping.
The licensees shall, from time to time, during each year stock each such area with 25 pieces of game per 100 acres at their own expense, under supervision of the Department, unless the Department determines that the area is already adequately stocked. The licensees may at any time during the year train their own dogs or the dogs of other persons on such area or permit others so to do under such conditions as are mutually agreed upon. Neither the licensees nor any other person shall, at any time, hunt or trap within the confines of such area, except that the licensees or any person authorized by them may hunt or trap vermin and predators for the purpose of exterminating vermin and predators on such area. (Code 1935, § 2869A; 48 Del. Laws, c. 131, § 1; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 1722; 57 Del. Laws, c. 739, § 83.)
§ 1723. Marking of boundary lines; posting of notice; penalty.
(a) The boundary lines of the special dog training area shall be plainly
and conspicuously posted prior to September 1st of each year with legible
notices, at least 10 inches by 12 inches in size, placed not more than 100
yards apart which shall bear the following warning:
SPECIAL DOG TRAINING AREA
HUNTING UNLAWFUL
THIS LAND IS SET ASIDE UNDER SPECIAL LICENSE FOR THE TRAINING OF
DOGS.
ENTERING HEREON FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING OR DISTURBING GAME OR PERMITTING DOGS TO ENTER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION IS PUNISHABLE BY PENALTY OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE.
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(Name and address of licensee to be printed here)
(b) Whoever violates any of the provisions of any such notice and warning is guilty of a violation and shall be fined $25 for each offense, together with the costs of prosecution. (Code 1935, § 2869A; 48 Del. Laws, c. 131, § 1; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 1723; 71 Del. Laws, c. 135, § 14.)
§ 1724. Injuring or destroying fence, wire or poster; penalty.
No person shall willfully, negligently or maliciously cut, remove, cover up, deface or otherwise mutilate, injure or destroy any special dog training area boundary fence, wire or poster placed in accordance with this subchapter.
Whoever violates this section is guilty of a violation and shall be fined $10 for each offense, together with costs of prosecution. (Code 1935, § 2869A; 48 Del. Laws, c. 131, § 1; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 1724; 71 Del. Laws, c. 135, § 15.)
§ 1725. Department of Dog Law Management.
(a) In order to enforce this chapter the Department shall establish a Department of Dog Law Management. The Department shall authorize the hiring of sufficient dog wardens to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b) All dog wardens shall be hired on a full-time basis. No dog warden may hold any other job or any other public office, appointive or elective. All dog wardens shall be uniformed and shall be adequately equipped to enforce the dog control laws of the State.
(c) For the purposes of this chapter, the term "dog warden" shall mean a person employed by the Department or an animal control agency to enforce the dog control laws of this State. Fish and Wildlife Agents and all other peace officers shall be ex officio dog wardens. (7 Del. C. 1953, § 1725; 50 Del. Laws, c. 145, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 739, § 84; 71 Del. Laws, c. 135, §§ 17-19.)
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