Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 2103 – Eligibility to harvest oyster for direct sale
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to harvest oysters from the natural oyster beds for direct sale unless said person meets 1 of the following criteria:
(1) Held at least 2 specific commercial shellfish licenses on September 30, 1999;
(2) Held an oyster harvesting license to harvest oysters from natural oyster beds in Delaware prior to September 30, 1999;
(3) Held a public oyster tonger’s license to take oysters from public tonging areas in Delaware prior to September 30, 1999;
(4) Held an oyster harvesting license and was eligible to harvest oysters for direct sale pursuant to this section prior to June 30, 2011;
(5) An oyster harvesting license has been transferred to such person pursuant to § 2101(7) of this title and the prior holder of such license was eligible to harvest oysters for direct sale pursuant to this section; or
(6) An oyster harvesting license was transferred to such person pursuant to § 1920 of this title and the prior holder of such license was eligible to harvest oysters for direct sale pursuant to this section.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 2103
- 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
(b) “Direct sale” shall mean to immediately sell or attempt to sell oysters harvested from the State‘s natural oyster beds to another person.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a person to harvest oysters from the natural oyster beds for subsequent use other than direct sale.
73 Del. Laws, c. 132, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 55, §§ ?2, 3;