CHAPTER 220

FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME

AN ACT Prohibiting the Killing of Raccoons and Oppossums or Destroying Their Dens During Certain Hours of the Day.

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

Section 1. It shall be unlawful to kill any raccoon or Raccoons and oppossum, or needlessly destroy, break or interfere with any den or lair of any raccoon or oppossum, or to set fire to, burn or otherwise mutilate any tree, living or dead, stump or log for the purpose of killing or destroying in any way any such raccoon or oppossum at any time of the year, between one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset.

Section 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed as to such inconsistency only.

Approved March 23, 1931.