7 Del. C. § 913
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§ Â 913. Sale, trade and/or barter of food fish.
Official statutory text
(a) No individual who catches or takes any species of food fish, from or out of the tidal waters of this State shall sell, trade and/or barter said food fish, unless said individual has been issued a valid commercial food fishing license by the Department.
(b) No individual who catches or takes any species of food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State shall attempt to sell, trade and/or barter said food fish, unless said individual has been issued a valid commercial food fishing license by the Department.
(c) No individual shall purchase, trade for or barter for any food fish, from another individual who catches or takes food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State unless said other individual who catches or takes food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State possesses a valid commercial food fishing license.
(d) No individual shall fish with a drifting gill net unless said individual has been issued a valid commercial food fisher’s license and appropriate fishing equipment permits by the Department.
(e) No individual who catches or takes any species of food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State shall give or transfer said food fish without compensation to another individual for subsequent sale, trade or barter unless the individual giving or transferring said food fish has been issued a valid commercial food fishing license by the Department.
(f) No individual shall sell, trade and/or barter or attempt to sell, trade and/or barter any food fish taken with food fishing equipment for which a food fishing equipment permit has been issued to a recreational finfisher.
(g) Any person who violates subsection (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f) of this section shall be guilty of a Class C environmental violation.
(h) Any person who violates subsection (e) of this section shall be guilty of a Class D environmental violation. Each food fish purchased, traded or bartered for shall constitute a separate violation.
(b) No individual who catches or takes any species of food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State shall attempt to sell, trade and/or barter said food fish, unless said individual has been issued a valid commercial food fishing license by the Department.
(c) No individual shall purchase, trade for or barter for any food fish, from another individual who catches or takes food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State unless said other individual who catches or takes food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State possesses a valid commercial food fishing license.
(d) No individual shall fish with a drifting gill net unless said individual has been issued a valid commercial food fisher’s license and appropriate fishing equipment permits by the Department.
(e) No individual who catches or takes any species of food fish from or out of the tidal waters of this State shall give or transfer said food fish without compensation to another individual for subsequent sale, trade or barter unless the individual giving or transferring said food fish has been issued a valid commercial food fishing license by the Department.
(f) No individual shall sell, trade and/or barter or attempt to sell, trade and/or barter any food fish taken with food fishing equipment for which a food fishing equipment permit has been issued to a recreational finfisher.
(g) Any person who violates subsection (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f) of this section shall be guilty of a Class C environmental violation.
(h) Any person who violates subsection (e) of this section shall be guilty of a Class D environmental violation. Each food fish purchased, traded or bartered for shall constitute a separate violation.
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