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DE HB369

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/29/2014

Primary Sponsor

William Carson

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Origin

House of Representatives

147th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Delaware Code § 2804 to establish a specific minimum size requirement for conch possession of 5 inches in length or 2.5 inches in diameter at the whorl.

  • Removes the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's authority to set conch minimum size limits through regulatory promulgation.

  • Prohibits the Department from promulgating regulations that would increase the length size or diameter requirements specified in the statute.

  • Codifies the conch size restrictions directly in statutory law rather than leaving them subject to departmental regulations.

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Shellfish.

Last Action

Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

5/29/2014

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources5/29/2014

Full Bill Text

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