7 Del. Admin. Code § 3200-6.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 3200-6.0 - Possession Limit Of Horseshoe Crabs, Exceptions

(Penalty Section 7 Del.C. § 2705(b))

6.1 Unless otherwise authorized, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess a horseshoe crab, except a person with a validated receipt from a person with a valid horseshoe crab commercial collecting or dredge permit for the number of horseshoe crabs in the receipt-holder's possession. A receipt shall contain the name, address and signature of the supplier, the date and the number of horseshoe crabs obtained.

6.2 Any person who has been issued a valid commercial eel fishing license by the Department or the person's alternate while in the presence of the licensee, is exempt from the prohibition on the possession of horseshoe crabs, provided the commercial eel fishing licensee has submitted all required reports of the licensee and the licensee's alternate's previous week's harvest of horseshoe crabs with the Department in accordance with Section 10.0 of this regulation. Any person who has been issued a commercial eel fishing license and the person's alternate while in the presence of the licensee, may collect horseshoe crabs by hand without a horseshoe crab commercial collecting permit provided all horseshoe crabs taken are for personal, non-commercial use, as bait for the licensee's eel pots fished in this state.

6.3 It shall be unlawful for any person with a valid commercial eel fishing license to be assisted in collecting horseshoe crabs by any person who is not listed on his commercial eel fishing license as the alternate.

6.4 Any person with both a valid commercial eel fishing license and a valid commercial horseshoe crab collecting permit shall be considered as a commercial horseshoe crab collecting permittee for purposes of enforcing the provisions of 7 Del.C. Ch. 27 or shellfish regulations pertaining to horseshoe crabs.

6.5 It shall be unlawful for any person with a valid commercial eel fishing license to commingle any horseshoe crabs collected either by the commercial eel fishing licensee or by the licensee's alternate with horseshoe crabs either collected by a person with a valid horseshoe crab dredge permit or by a person with a valid commercial horseshoe crab collecting permit.

6.6 It shall be unlawful for any person with a valid horseshoe crab dredge permit or with a valid commercial horseshoe crab collecting permit to commingle any horseshoe crab dredged or collected by the horseshoe crab dredge permittee or horseshoe crab collecting permittee with horseshoe crabs collected by any person with a valid commercial eel fishing license.

6.7 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than 3,000 horseshoe crabs except in a stationary cold storage or freezer facility.

6.8 It shall be unlawful for any person to collect or attempt to collect more than 3,000 horseshoe crabs during any 24 hour period beginning at 12:01 AM and continuing through midnight next ensuing.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 3200-6.0

1 DE Reg. 1412 (04/01/98)
3 DE Reg. 1567 (05/01/00)
3 DE Reg. 1092 (02/01/00)
3 DE Reg. 1567 (05/01/00)
7 DE Reg. 220 (08/01/03)
10 DE Reg. 1029 (12/01/06)
11 DE Reg. 685 (11/01/07)
26 DE Reg. 1068 (6/1/2023) (Final)