17 Del. C. § 1103
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§ Â 1103. Enforcement of chapter; rules and regulations; examinations; territorial limitations.
Official statutory text
(a) The Department shall:
(1) Enforce this chapter; and
(2) Make, publish and enforce such regulations for the proper control and restriction of outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices as may be necessary or advisable to implement the policy and accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b) All employees of the Department, or any peace officer of this State, when so directed by the Department or its officers, may enter into and upon any land or building to make any examination or survey which the Department deems necessary to the effective administration of this chapter or to enforce this chapter.
(c) This chapter shall apply only to outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices situate outside the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town in this State and to those outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices situate in controlled areas within such corporate limits.
(1) Enforce this chapter; and
(2) Make, publish and enforce such regulations for the proper control and restriction of outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices as may be necessary or advisable to implement the policy and accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b) All employees of the Department, or any peace officer of this State, when so directed by the Department or its officers, may enter into and upon any land or building to make any examination or survey which the Department deems necessary to the effective administration of this chapter or to enforce this chapter.
(c) This chapter shall apply only to outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices situate outside the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town in this State and to those outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices situate in controlled areas within such corporate limits.
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