(a) Every resident of this State, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall obtain a general license before hunting, trapping and/or fishing in this State; and every resident required to obtain a hunting license who was born after January 1, 1967, shall have satisfactorily completed not less than 10 hours of approved instruction, which includes but is not limited to, the safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, hunter responsibility, principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification and a hands-on live firing experience by a trained firearms instructor before such person makes application for a hunting license. Proof of completion of authorized hunter education courses of other states or Canadian provinces shall be accepted and deemed having met the instruction requirement.
(b) Commencing July 1, 1986, every resident, except as otherwise provided, shall obtain a trapping license before trapping any animals regulated by this title. Every resident required to obtain a trapping license who was born after January 1, 1978, shall have satisfactorily completed a course in trapping education approved by the Department before such person makes application for a trapping license.
Structure Delaware Code
Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees
§ 502. Exceptions to requirements for license.
§ 503. Application for resident's license; proof of residence; use of license information.
§ 504. License fees for residents; additional tags.
§ 505. License requirements for members of the armed forces.
§ 506. License requirements for nonresidents; use of license information.
§ 507. Exceptions to requirement of license for nonresidents.
§ 508. License and tag fees for nonresidents.
§ 509. Complimentary licenses.
§ 511. Licensing agents; bond requirement; service charge; regulations.
§ 512. Refusal to sell and revocation of license; grounds; notice.
§ 514. Tagging metal traps; obtaining tags; violation and penalty.
§ 515. Possession of protected game or fish by unlicensed nonresident; penalty.
§ 517. Migratory waterfowl stamp.
§ 518. Hunting or trapping during license revocation.
§ 520. Free sport fishing days.
§ 521. Public lands use fees; blind site permit; conservation access pass.