Delaware § 2705 - Penalties.
Full text of Delaware Delaware Code § 2705 — Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2705. Penalties.
(a) Any person who is convicted 2 times in the same calendar year for violations of this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the Department pursuant thereto shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) If the person holds a valid permit at the time of the second conviction, said permit shall be revoked by the Department. Persons whose permits are revoked shall not be eligible to reapply for a permit under this chapter until 5 years after the date of revocation.
(2) If said person does not hold a valid permit at the time of the second conviction, such person shall not be eligible to apply for any permit outlined in this chapter for a period of 5 years after the second conviction.
(b) Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the Department pursuant thereto, shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor. Each individual horseshoe crab taken in violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation promulgated by the Department pursuant thereto shall constitute a separate violation.
(c) The Justice of the Peace Court shall have jurisdiction over violations of this chapter.
(d) The Department shall not renew any permit to collect or dredge horseshoe crabs until the applicant has reported his or her harvest of the previous calendar year’s total number of horseshoe crabs to the Department on forms provided by the Department.
68 Del. Laws, c. 33, § 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 421, § 12;Frequently Asked Questions About Delaware § 2705
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