The Department shall develop and implement a technical assistance and marketing program to assist owners and operators of aquacultural facilities and to promote Delaware aquaculture products. This program will be done in conjunction with, and shall be consistent with, the Department’s responsibilities as defined in Chapter 3 of this title. The Department’s program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Maintain a complete list of aquaculturalists engaged in the production of any aquacultural product and shall maintain a separate list of closed system aquaculture operations;

(2) Coordinate with Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to maintain a complete list of aquaculturalists;

(3) Encourage the viability and profitability of aquaculture operations and to promote consumption of Delaware grown aquaculture products within and outside the State.

67 Del. Laws, c. 439, § ?1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 103, § ?4; 79 Del. Laws, c. 178, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 404

  • Aquaculture: means the controlled propagation, growth, harvest and subsequent commerce in cultured aquatic stock by an aquaculturist. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 403
  • Closed system: means an aquaculture facility with water discharge(s) that does not connect in any way to the waters of the State prior to the discharged water being screened, filtered or percolated to prevent cultured aquatic stock from escaping. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 403
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 403
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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