Del. Code tit. 7 § 2506

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 2506 - Marking of commercial lobster pots and vessels

The buoys of all lobster pots placed for commercial purposes shall be marked with the color code and number that is assigned to each commercial lobster pot licensee. All buoys must be of a positive flotation material. The lobstering vessel specified on the license shall display the color code assigned to the licensee on a panel measuring at least 2 feet by 2 feet. Said panel must be fully visible from either side of said vessel. It shall be unlawful for any person to lift any commercial lobster pot from a vessel other than the 1 corresponding to the color code on that pot buoy. Any pot attached to a buoy, which is not marked as specified in the regulation, may be confiscated by the Department. Any person guilty of removing lobsters from any commercial lobster pot from a vessel other than the 1 corresponding to the color code on that pot buoy shall be guilty of a Class C environmental violation.

7 Del. C. § 2506

Amended by Laws 2013, ch. 421,s 10, eff. 9/2/2014.
60 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 2.;