(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, carry away or remove shellfish or equipment from shellfish grounds leased, pursuant to this chapter, to a person other than himself or herself. If convicted, said person shall be guilty of grand or petty larceny according to the value of shellfish or equipment in question.
(b) For the purpose of determining the value of shellfish unlawfully removed, all shellfish found on board a vessel utilized in the removal of shellfish from grounds leased to another shall be presumed to have been unlawfully removed from those leased grounds.
(c) Any vessel on or over grounds leased to another shall be presumed to be removing shellfish from those grounds if that vessel has overboard at that time any device used for the taking of shellfish.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 1902. Duties of Department; powers; making and enforcing regulations.
§ 1903. Filing of regulations.
§ 1904. Unlawful taking of shellfish.
§ 1906. Size and advertising of shellfish grounds; application for lease.
§ 1909. Actions subsequent to granting of lease.
§ 1910. Monthly report; failure to submit.
§ 1911. Removal of shellfish; presumptions.
§ 1913. Inspection and seizure.
§ 1914. Disposition of evidence.
§ 1915. Licensees with disabilities.
§ 1916. Expiration of licenses and permits.
§ 1917. Reciprocity for commercial nonresident licenses.
§ 1918. Limited entry and transfer of commercial crabbing licenses.