Delaware § 789 Sale or shipment of red fox or red fox hides; penalty

Delaware Statutes

§ 789 — Sale or shipment of red fox or red fox hides; penalty

Delaware § 789

JurisdictionDelaware

Title7

PartGame, Wildlife and Dogs

Ch. 7REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH

Subch.Other Game and Fish

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 7, § 789 (2026).

Text

(a)No live red fox shall be sold, purchased, possessed or exposed for sale in this State, or shipped by freight or express, or otherwise, or taken from any place within this State to any place outside this State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the possession or transfer of red fox hides legally taken in Delaware or in another state. It shall be legal to sell the hides of red foxes legally taken in Delaware within the State or in another state.

(b)The provisions of the preceding paragraph insofar as they relate to the possession of live red foxes shall not apply to animal exhibitions owned or operated by the State or any political subdivision thereof.

(c)Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense.

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(a) No live red fox shall be sold, purchased, possessed or exposed for sale in this State, or shipped by freight or express, or otherwise, or taken from any place within this State to any place outside this State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the possession or transfer of red fox hides legally taken in Delaware or in another state. It shall be legal to sell the hides of red foxes legally taken in Delaware within the State or in another state.

(b) The provisions of the preceding paragraph insofar as they relate to the possession of live red foxes shall not apply to animal exhibitions owned or operated by the State or any political subdivision thereof.

(c) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense.

Legislative History

26 Del. Laws, c. 166 ; Code 1915, § 2408; Code 1935, § 2879; 41 Del. Laws, c. 177, § 8 ; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 794; 62 Del. Laws, c. 138, § 8 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 52, §§ 1, 2 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§ 99, 103 ; 72 Del. Laws, c. 332, § 3 ; 76 Del. Laws, c. 308, §§ 3-6