(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to fish, use, employ or attempt to fish, use or employ any purse seine to take or attempt to take menhaden in the tidal waters of this State.
(b)-(h) [Repealed.]
(i) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a Class A environmental misdemeanor.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 9. FINFISHING IN TIDAL WATERS
§ 901. Purpose of chapter; policy of State; interstate fishery management plan; advisory committee.
§ 902. Application of chapter.
§ 903. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; authority; permits; regulations.
§ 903A. Striped bass quotas and tags.
§ 904. Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries; establishment; organization; authority.
§ 907. Equipment and methods used for fishing for game fish.
§ 908. Equipment and methods used for fishing for bait fish.
§ 909. Fishing for bait fish in tidal waters.
§ 910. Types of fishing equipment and methods used for fishing for food fish.
§ 912. Sale, trade and/or barter of game fish.
§ 913. Sale, trade and/or barter of food fish.
§ 914. Commercial food fishing license; requirements and fees.
§ 915. Food fishing equipment permit; requirements, fees and restrictions.
§ 916. Finfisheries Development Fund.
§ 917. Areas restricted for using certain fishing equipment.
§ 918. Interfering with fishing equipment.
§ 919. Menhaden fishing; penalties.
§ 921. Identification requirements for equipment.
§ 922. Length restrictions on certain nets.
§ 923. Gill nets; restrictions on use; seasons.
§ 924. Unattended fishing equipment.
§ 926. Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty.
§ 927. Fishing with trawl nets, purse seines, run around gill nets; penalty; exceptions.
§ 928. Interstate transfer of finfish.
§ 928A. Trade in shark fins; penalty.
§ 929. Size limits on finfish; exceptions [Subject to the provisions of 64 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 4].
§ 930. Striped bass spawning areas.
§ 931. Theft and attempted theft of fishing equipment or finfish from fishing equipment.
§ 933. Search of persons, boats, vessels and commercial facilities.
§ 934. Seizure and forfeiture of finfish.
§ 935. Sale of seized finfish.
§ 937. Suspension or refusal to issue commercial finfishing license.
§ 938. Creel limits on finfish; exceptions.
§ 939. Fishing seasons; exception.
§ 940. Food fish dealer permits.
§ 941. Headboat/charter boat fishing permits; reporting requirements.