Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 319

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 913 AND REPEAL SECTION 1114, OF TITLE 7, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO REGULATION OF FISHING WITH NETS IN DELAWARE TIDAL WATERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. Section 913, Title 7, Delaware Code, is amended to read as follows:

§ 913. Fishing with nets; lawful hours; violation and penalty

No person shall catch or take or attempt to catch or take, any food fish of any kind or description by means of a net or use a net of any character in the tidal waters of this State from Saturday at 12 o'clock midnight to Sunday at 12 o'clock midnight next ensuing in each week except that food fish may be lawfully taken from stake nets at any time from October 1 through May 31 of each successive year.

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined $100 and shall forfeit all nets, boats and other appliances used.

Section 2. Section 1114, Title 7, Delaware Code, is hereby repealed in its entirety.

Approved June 21, 1968.