Bill Text: DE HB369 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Shellfish.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-29 - Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House [HB369 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2013-HB369-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Carson & Sen. Ennis |
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Reps. Gray, Jaques, J. Johnson, Paradee, Spiegelman, Wilson |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 369 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SHELLFISH. |
Section 1.Amend §2804, Title 7 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§2804 Minimum size.
It shall be unlawful
for any person to possess any conch which measures less than 5 inches in
length or 2 ¾ inches in diameter at the whorl. a minimum possession size
limit specified in regulations promulgated by the Department. The Department is
authorized to promulgate regulations to establish the minimum possession size
limit of conchs. The
Department shall not promulgate regulations that increase the required length
size or diameter at the whorl as specified in this section.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill decreases the size of a conch that may be taken or harvested under current DNREC regulations and places the requirements specifically in the Delaware Code.
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