Del. Admin. Code tit. 7, 3000, 3500, 3512, 3512-3512

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Tautog; Size Limits, Creel Limits and Seasons

1.0 Notwithstanding the provisions of 7 Del.C.§ 939, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess any tautog, Tautoga onitis, less than fifteen (15) inches in total length.

2.0 Notwithstanding the provisions of 7Del.C.§§ 938, 939, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than five (5) tautog during the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on January 1 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on March 31, and during the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on July 17 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on August 31, and during the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on September 29 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, at or between the place where said tautog were caught and said person's personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging.

3.0 Notwithstanding the provisions of 7 Del.C. §§ 938, 939, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than three (3) tautog during the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on April 1 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on May 11, at or between the place where said tautog were caught and said person's personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging.

4.0 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 of this regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess any tautog during the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on May 12 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on July 16 and during the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. on September 1 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on September 28, except in said person's personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging.

Del. Admin. Code tit. 7, 3000, 3500, 3512, 3512-3512

1 DE Reg. 1771 (05/01/98)
6 DE Reg. 1360 (04/01/03)
11 DE Reg. 1257 (03/01/08)
15 DE Reg. 1177 (02/01/12)
16 DE Reg. 216 (08/01/12)