Delaware § 1908 Term of leases

Delaware Statutes

§ 1908 — Term of leases

Delaware § 1908

Title7

PartShellfish

Ch. 19GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 7, § 1908 (2026).

Text

(a)Except in the case of Delaware’s Inland Bays, all shellfish leases shall begin on January 1 and end December 31 of the same year. In no case shall a shellfish lease be transferred or subleased, except to a person eligible according to this chapter.

(b)Upon Department approval, a lease will be drawn up and executed by the Secretary and the applicant. Said lease shall be recorded with the Department and shall grant the exclusive shellfishing rights of those shellfish grounds to the lessee.

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(a) Except in the case of Delaware’s Inland Bays, all shellfish leases shall begin on January 1 and end December 31 of the same year. In no case shall a shellfish lease be transferred or subleased, except to a person eligible according to this chapter.

(b) Upon Department approval, a lease will be drawn up and executed by the Secretary and the applicant. Said lease shall be recorded with the Department and shall grant the exclusive shellfishing rights of those shellfish grounds to the lessee.

Legislative History

7 Del. C. 1953, § 1908; 51 Del. Laws, c. 151, § 1 ; 57 Del. Laws, c. 640 ; 57 Del. Laws, c. 739, § 93 ; 58 Del. Laws, c. 107, § 1 ; 60 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 2 ; 71 Del. Laws, c. 245, § 1 ; 79 Del. Laws, c. 178, § 2