CHAPTER 56
FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 93
AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT NOS. 1 AND 2
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 7, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO MANDATORY TRAPPER EDUCATION TRAINING BEFORE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE.
WHEREAS, inexperienced outdoorsmen are venturing into the field of trapping; and
WHEREAS, the risk of confrontations with land owners, the general public, are a genuine concern; and
WHEREAS, experienced trappers and Division of Fish and Wildlife, D.N.R.E.C. have concluded three Trapper Education courses; and
WHEREAS, instructors in Trapper Education have received accreditation from the State of Delaware.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section I. Amend §501(b) of Subchapter I, Chapter 5, Title 7, Delaware Code, by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
"Every resident required to obtain a trapping license who was born after January 1, 1978, shall have satisfactorily completed a course in trapping education approved by the Department before such person makes application for a trapping license."
Section 2. Amend §506 of Subchapter I, Chapter 5, Title 7, Delaware Code by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
"Every non-resident required to obtain a trapping license who was born after January 1, 1978, shall have satisfactorily completed a course in trapping education approved by the Department before such person makes application for a trapping license."
Approved June 30, 1993.