Delaware § 2304 Area permitted for commercial crabbing

Delaware Statutes

§ 2304 — Area permitted for commercial crabbing

Delaware § 2304

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Del. Code tit. 7, § 2304 (2026).

Text

It shall be unlawful for any commercial crabber to catch or take, or attempt to catch or take, for commercial purposes any hard-shell, soft-shell or peeler crabs from any waters of the rivers and bays of this State and the tributaries thereof or sell, offer for sale or buy any hard-shell crabs taken from said waters, except the Delaware Bay and the Delaware River and that area of Roy’s Creek which lies south of Fenwick Island Ditch.

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It shall be unlawful for any commercial crabber to catch or take, or attempt to catch or take, for commercial purposes any hard-shell, soft-shell or peeler crabs from any waters of the rivers and bays of this State and the tributaries thereof or sell, offer for sale or buy any hard-shell crabs taken from said waters, except the Delaware Bay and the Delaware River and that area of Roy’s Creek which lies south of Fenwick Island Ditch.