Bill Text: DE HB116 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing Licenses.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-06 - Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits [HB116 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2011-HB116-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Outten & Sen. Lawson;
	Reps. Kenton, Peterman, Bennett, Brady, Carson, Kowalko, Mitchell; Sen. Booth

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 116

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING LICENSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §507(a), Title 7 of the Delaware Code by redesignating the text in subsection (a) as subsection (a)(1) and by adding to subsection (a) a new paragraph (a)(2) to read:

"(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.".

SYNOPSIS

This bill allows a nonresident farm owner, 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 to 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.