All hedges growing along any of the public roads in this State shall be trimmed at least once in every year to a height of not more than 41/2 feet, and the owner, tenant or occupant of any land upon which such hedge is so growing shall so trim such hedge. None of the trimmings removed from such hedge shall be allowed to remain on any of the public roads longer than 2 weeks, but shall be removed therefrom by the party doing the trimming. Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel the owner, tenant or occupant of any land upon which such hedge is so growing to remove from the public roads any of such trimmings that cannot be removed by the use of an ordinary horse rake, and such owner, tenant or occupant shall not be compelled to remove the small trimmings within 5 feet of such hedge.
Where hedges are cut down for the purpose of laying or allowing to thicken, the same may be permitted to grow without trimming for a period of 3 years.
Whoever fails to perform any of the duties imposed by this section shall be fined not more than $50 and, in default of payment thereof, may be imprisoned not more than 60 days.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 5. HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES GENERALLY
§ 501. Use of public road or bridge by railway.
§ 502. Closing of roads during repair.
§ 505. Selling of nonuniform traffic-control devices; penalty.
§ 506. Maintenance priority of roads used for school buses or mail routes.
§ 507. Coordinating new development with local transportation improvements.
§ 508. Dedication of new roads for state maintenance; approval required; security.
§ 509. Highways deemed public roads.
§ 510. Speed limit and weight limits on structure.
§ 511. Injury to roads and bridges; double damages; jurisdiction of courts; procedure and appeal.
§ 512. Injury to roads, bridges, etc.; penalty.
§ 513. Trimming of hedges and removal of trimmings; penalty.
§ 515. Maintenance of unfenced junkyards within certain distance of highways; penalty.
§ 516. Creation or maintenance of nuisance within certain limits.
§ 517. Boulevard corporations.
§ 518. Trash within a certain distance of the highway; penalty.
§ 519. William J. Winchester Bridge.
§ 520. Injury to trees, shrubs, and landscaping.
§ 521. Snow removal in nonmunicipal residential communities.
§ 524. Removal of nonofficial signs from utility poles within state rights-of-way.
§ 525. Maintenance of clear zones within rights-of-way.
§ 527. Coordination with other statutes.
§ 528. Restrictions against vehicle sales activities on State rights-of-way.
§ 529. Inspection requirements for bridge owners.
§ 530. Dedication of right-of-way adjacent to a state highway.
§ 531. Connections to roads within restricted age communities.