Bill Text: DE HB98 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Regulations And Prohibitions Concerning Game And Fish.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2014-04-30 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT [HB98 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2013-HB98-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Paradee & Sen. Venables Reps. Atkins, Dukes, Gray, Heffernan, Kenton, Peterman, Wilson;Sens. Hocker, Lopez |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 98 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH. |
Section 1.Amend §701, Title 7 of the Delaware Codeby making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions shown by strikethrough as follows:
§701. Game animals.
The following
shall be considered game animals: Mink, snapping turtle, raccoon, opossum, gray
squirrel, otter, muskrat, red fox, gray fox, skunk, weasel, hare,
rabbit, bullfrog, deer and beaver. The Bryant fox-squirrel, otherwise
known as the "sciurus niger branti," shall be protected wildlife.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill amends existing statute by classifying gray foxes, skunks and weasels as game animals to allow the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to establish seasons and regulations for these species.The change is needed to enable the management of these species as is currently allowed for similar species classified as game animals and to legalize the incidental take of these species by licensed trappers pursuing other regulated game animal species.The clarification that the bullfrog is the only frog game animal species is made to reflect current regulated harvest practice and to formally protect other frog species. The reference to Bryant fox squirrel is removed as antiquated nomenclature for the Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger niger) which was not historically and is not currently present in Delaware. |
