7 Del. Admin. Code § 3200-1.0
(Penalty Section 7 Del.C. § 2705(b))
The following definitions shall apply to terms in 7 Del.C. Ch. 27 relative to horseshoe crabs.
"Asian Horseshoe Crabs" means any of the following species Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, Tachypleus gigas, and Tachypleus tridentatus.
"Bait Saving Device" means any device that when so deployed in or on a pot reduces either the rate at which bait, meaning horseshoe crabs or parts thereof, must be replenished or reduces the number or quantity of horseshoe crabs used as bait.
"Collect" means to take live horseshoe crabs by hand without the aid of manual or mechanical equipment or devices during the times and at the places that horseshoe crab collection is allowed as described in Section 3.0.
"Dispose of said Crabs Properly" means bury on the beach, incorporate into soil as fertilizer or any other method approved by the Department.
"Dredge" means any device used to gather, scrape, scoop, fish for or otherwise take bottom dwelling horseshoe crabs or the act of using a dredge.
"Personal, Non-Commercial Use" means to be used as food, fertilizer or bait or otherwise properly disposed without trading, bartering, or selling by one individual to another, or without transporting, shipping, or causing to be transported or shipped, out of state.
"Take and Reduce to Possession" means the removal of any horseshoe crab with the intent to keep or harvest the horseshoe crab.
7 Del. Admin. Code § 3200-1.0
10 DE Reg. 1029 (12/01/06)
11 DE Reg. 685 (11/01/07)
17 DE Reg. 441 (10/1/2013)
26 DE Reg. 1068 (6/1/2023) (Final)