Sections
§ 2401 Minimum size 7
§ 2402 Commercial clam tong/rake license 7
§ 2403 Area permitted; method of taking under clam tong/rake license 7
§ 2404 Commercial dredge clam license 7
§ 2405 Commercial dredge clam license — Area permitted; method of … 7
§ 2406 Seasons; limits 7
§ 2407 Unloading locations 7
§ 2408 Noncommercial clamming permit 7
§ 2409 Recreational clamming 7

Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 7 > Chapter 24 - Hard Clams (Mercenaria Mercenaria)

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Income: means all income from whatever source derived including realized capital gains and, in their entirety, pension, annuity, retirement, and Social Security benefits. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 8131
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Pretax year: means the calendar year immediately preceding the "tax year. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 8131
  • real property: is synonymous with the phrase "lands, tenements and hereditaments. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
  • Tax year: means the calendar year in which the county real estate tax is due and payable. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 8131
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302