Bill Text: DE HB97 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly | Draft


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

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-10 - Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 6 On Its Merits [HB97 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2019-HB97-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Rep. Briggs King & Rep. Carson & Rep. Spiegelman & Sen. Pettyjohn

Reps. Bush, Dukes, Gray, Mitchell, Morris, D. Short; Sens. Ennis, Paradee, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 97

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 § 508, Title 7 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 508. License and tag fees for nonresidents.

(a) Nonresidents shall pay to the Department or its duly authorized agents the following license fees , except as provided by subsection (c) of this section :

(1) $199.50 for a general hunting license.

(2) $75 for a trapping license.

(3) $20 for a general fishing license.

(4) $12.50 for a 7-day fishing license good for 7 consecutive days.

(5) $75 for a 3-day small game hunting license good for 3 consecutive days and not valid for hunting deer or turkeys.

(6) $20 for each additional tag to kill a single antlerless deer.

(7) $50 for a tag to kill a single antlered deer.

(8) $50 for a tag to kill a single quality buck.

(9) Vessels for hire shall pay to the Department or its duly authorized agents the following license fees:

a. $300 for a charter boat, as defined in § 906(9) of this title, license; and

b. $600 for a head boat, as defined in § 906(36) of this title, license.

(10) $40 for a boat fishing license for a boat 20 feet or less, $50 for a boat fishing license for a boat greater than 20 feet.

(11) $50 for a junior hunting license for a nonresident age 13 through 15.

(12) $300 for a fishing guide license and $475 for a hunting guide license.

(b) The criteria for issuing a tag pursuant to this section shall be established by the Department pursuant to § 103 of this title.

(c) A non-resident, full-time student attending and registered for at least 12 credit hours per semester at a public or private postsecondary educational institution located in this State shall be deemed a resident of this State for the purpose of obtaining a license to hunt, trap, and fish in this State. Upon applying for such licenses, applicants shall provide written verification certifying their student eligibility through procedures specified by the Department.

SYNOPSIS

This bill will allow a non-resident full-time student in a public or private postsecondary educational institution in this state to purchase a hunting, trapping or fishing license at the same fee charged a resident for the same license.

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