Delaware § 926 - Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty.
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§ 926. Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty.
(a) No person shall have in his or her possession and/or bring into this State any finfish, other than menhaden, legally taken in this State or other waters, for the purpose of extracting oil therefrom, and/or for the purpose of converting such finfish into fertilizer. The parts of a processed legally taken finfish not to be used for human consumption, including the entrails, bones, fins and other waste parts thereof, may be further reduced or rendered for use as fertilizer and/or animal feed products.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor.
Code 1915, § 2520; 28 Del. Laws, c. 203; Code 1935, § 3008; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 914; 64 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 421, § 4;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 926 ("Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty.") 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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