§ 2107 — Oyster Recovery Fund

Delaware § 2107

• Jurisdiction: Delaware
• Title: 7
• Part: Shellfish
• Ch. 21: OYSTERS

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(a) There is hereby established an Oyster Recovery Fund which shall be funded from the following sources:

(1) Fee received by the Department for oyster harvesting licenses;

(2) Revenue received by the Department for oyster harvest fees; and

(3) Fees received for leasing shellfish grounds in Delaware Bay.

(b) Oyster Recovery Funds shall be used by the Department for the following:

(1) To purchase shells to be placed on natural oyster beds;

(2) To purchase oysters to be placed on natural oyster beds;

(3) To conduct research on oysters; and

(4) To transfer oysters from one natural bed to another.

Legislative History

73 Del. Laws, c. 132, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1