7 Del. Admin. Code § 3701-3702

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025
Section 3701-3702 - Definitions
1.0 "2 Consecutive Years", as it appears in 7 Del.C. § 1918 (c) shall mean any consecutive 24 month period.

"A Person's Intent to Sell Shellfisheries to Another" shall mean a person has in his possession a quantity of that species of shellfish in excess of the quantity specified under the definition of "Commercial Shellfishing" or this same person advertises for sale, offers for sale or completes the sale of any portion of that measure of shellfish to another person.

"Commercial Shellfishing" shall mean for any person to possess those species of shellfish in excess of the following quantities unless said person has a valid receipt for all shellfish above these quantities; or as otherwise provided by law or regulation:

* Oysters - one (1) bushel per vessel

* Blue Crabs - one (1) bushel per person

* Hard Clams - five hundred (500) clams per person

* Lobsters - two (2) lobsters per person

"Commercial Measure" shall mean that unit of measurement of a species of shellfish as described herein:

* Oysters - bushels

* Blue Crabs -bushels

* Clams - actual numbers or bushels

* Lobsters - actual numbers or pounds

* Blue Mussels - bushels or pounds

"Delaware Bay" shall mean all those waters and submerged lands under the jurisdiction of the State located within an area bordered on the North by a straight line drawn between Liston Point, Delaware and Hope Creek, New Jersey and bordered on the South by a line drawn from Cape May Inlet East Jetty Light to Cape May Harbor Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy 2CM; thence to the northernmost extremity of Cape Henlopen, but not including any tributaries thereto.

"Delaware River" shall mean all those waters and submerged lands under the jurisdictions of the State located within an area to the North of a straight line connecting Liston Point, Delaware and Hope Creek, New Jersey, but not including any tributaries thereto.

"New Licensee"

* shall mean for purposes of interpreting 7 Del.C. § 1918 (a), any person who has never been issued a commercial crab pot license or any person who has not been issued a valid commercial crab pot license by the Department before May 1, 1994 and annually thereafter when applying for the renewal of such license.

* shall mean for purposes of interpreting 7 Del.C. § 1918 (b), any person who has never been issued a commercial crab dredger's license or any person who has not been issued a valid crab dredger's license by the Department before May 1, 1994 and then annually thereafter when applying for the renewal of such license."

"Processing" shall mean, with respect to shellfish or shellfisheries products: Preparing, shucking, freezing, changing into different market forms, manufacturing, preserving, packing.

"Processor" shall mean any person engaged in the purchasing, or commercial, custom, or institutional processing of shellfish products.

"Recreational Purposes" shall mean the noncommercial use of shellfish that does not include the sale, trade or barter of shellfish in quantities less than the prescribed quantities for commercial shellfishing.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 3701-3702

14 DE Reg. 117 (08/01/10)