Bill Text: DE HB199 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Shell.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-06 - Signed by Governor [HB199 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2013-HB199-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Rep. Q. Johnson & Sen. Hall-Long |
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Reps. Baumbach, Spiegelman, Viola, Wilson; Sens. Ennis, Lopez, Sokola |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
HOUSE BILL NO. 199 |
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STATE SHELL. |
WHEREAS, the channeled whelk is a beautiful sea creature integral to the ecology and economy of the State of Delaware; and
WHEREAS, the warm estuarine waters and sandy sediments of Delaware Bay provide excellent habitat for the channeled whelk and our beaches are graced by their unique shells; and
WHEREAS, whelks are harvested every year all along the east coast, including thousands of pounds by Delaware watermen, and whelk is exported every year to other countries;
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 3, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by inserting a new section 324 as shown by underlining as follows:
§324. State shell.
Theshell of the channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus) shall be the official shell of the State.
SYNOPSIS
This bill declares that the shell of the channeled whelk, which contributes to the beauty of our seashores, as well as to the marine economy of the State of Delaware, shall be the official shell of the State. |