Delaware § 2004 - Unlawful taking of shellfish on areas leased for aquaculture purposes.
Full text of Delaware Delaware Code § 2004 — Unlawful taking of shellfish on areas leased for aquaculture purposes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2004. Unlawful taking of shellfish on areas leased for aquaculture purposes.
(a) It shall be unlawful for anyone to take any bivalve shellfish from any shellfish aquaculture grounds leased to another unless specifically authorized in writing by the holder of said lease.
(b) It shall be unlawful to harvest or remove bivalve shellfish from aquaculture lease sites including off-bottom cages and enclosures between sunset and sunrise.
(c) It shall be unlawful to have both wild-caught bivalve shellfish and shellfish aquaculture products on the same vessel or to place wild-caught bivalve shellfish and shellfish aquaculture products in the same container prior to transfer to a licensed buyer or shellfish dealer.
79 Del. Laws, c. 178, § 3;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2004 ("Unlawful taking of shellfish on areas leased for aquaculture purposes.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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