Delaware § 4513 - Prohibitions against leasing of oyster beds.

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§ 4513. Prohibitions against leasing of oyster beds.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing or empowering the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to lease any land which is used as an oyster plantation, oyster bed or oyster bottom, nor shall the Department demise any land, the use of which would affect any adjacent oyster plantation, bed or bottom in the planting, propagation, catching or taking of oysters.

Code 1935, §  5746A;  45 Del. Laws, c. 272, §  1;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  4515;  57 Del. Laws, c. 617.; 

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Section 4513 ("Prohibitions against leasing of oyster beds.") 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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