Delaware § 941 Headboat/charter boat fishing permits; reporting requirements

Delaware Statutes

§ 941 — Headboat/charter boat fishing permits; reporting requirements

Delaware § 941

Title7

PartGame, Wildlife and Dogs

Ch. 9FINFISHING IN TIDAL WATERS

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 7, § 941 (2026).

Text

(a)If a fishery management plan approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce or Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission requires the landings of a finfish species by headboats and charter boats to be monitored, said finfish species, if caught on a headboat or charter boat, shall not be landed in this State unless the owner or operator of said boat has been issued a headboat/charter boat fishing permit. The Department shall not charge a fee for the headboat/charter boat fishing permit.

(b)All headboat/charter boat fishing permit holders shall maintain a logbook, supplied by the Department, for those finfish species that have management plans which require landings to be monitored. Headboat/charter boat fishing permit holders shall forward copies of their logbook entri

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(a) If a fishery management plan approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce or Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission requires the landings of a finfish species by headboats and charter boats to be monitored, said finfish species, if caught on a headboat or charter boat, shall not be landed in this State unless the owner or operator of said boat has been issued a headboat/charter boat fishing permit. The Department shall not charge a fee for the headboat/charter boat fishing permit.

(b) All headboat/charter boat fishing permit holders shall maintain a logbook, supplied by the Department, for those finfish species that have management plans which require landings to be monitored. Headboat/charter boat fishing permit holders shall forward copies of their logbook entries to the Department as prescribed by the Department. The logbooks shall contain, but not be limited to:

(1) The headboat/charter boat fishing permit number; and

(2) The number and/or weight, by species, of finfish landed on each date.

(c) The Department may adopt, amend, modify or repeal rules and regulations to effectuate the policy and purpose of this section.