Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 194 - UNLAWFUL SHOOTING OF FOXES PURSUED BY DOGS

AN ACT TO AMEND 2385, SECTION 28 OF CHAPTER 74 OF THE REVISED CODE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL SHOOTING OF FOX PURSUED BY DOGS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

Section 1. That 2385, Section 28 of Chapter 74 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of said Section and in lieu thereof substituting the following to be styled as 2385, Section 28:

2385. Section 28. Fox Pursued by Dogs; Unlawful to Shoot, Etc.:--It shall be unlawful to shoot at, kill or destroy any red fox while such fox is being chased or pursued by dog or dogs.

Whoever shall violate the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace shall be fined a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($5a00), and in default of payment of said fine and costs shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty days.

Approved April 12, 1935.