Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 2104 – Oyster harvesting methods
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to use any hydraulic dredge or mechanical device employing a vacuum or suction for the harvesting of oysters from any natural oyster bed without the prior written permission of the Department.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 2104
- 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) It shall be unlawful for a person to harvest oysters from the State‘s natural oyster beds without immediately culling said live oysters from all shell and other materials and returning said shell and other materials to the State’s natural oyster beds. Oysters shall be culled as aforesaid so that 2 bushels of oysters shall not contain more than 5 percent shells and other materials.
7 Del. C. 1953, §§ ?2105, 2111; 51 Del. Laws, c. 151, § ?1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 107, § ?2; 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, § ?2; 73 Del. Laws, c. 132, § ?1;