Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 212

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 152

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 7, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES BY ALLOWING AUTHORIZED AGENTS TO CHARGE A FEE OF NO MORE THAN FIFTY CENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §511, Chapter 5, Title 7, Delaware Code, by striking said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows:

"§511. Persons authorized to sell licenses; bonds; instructions; compensation

(a) The Department may authorize suitable persons to sell licenses whenever, in the discretion of the Department, such authorization is necessary or desirable to effectuate a convenient distribution of such license.

(b) Proprietors of sporting goods stores and all other persons authorized by the Department to sell licenses shall be required to give bond in the penal sum of $5,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties and for the prompt and correct remittance to the Department of the monies received from the sale of licenses.

(c) The Department from time to time shall issue instructions to persons authorized to sell licenses regarding the character of proof to be required of applicants as to citizenship and residence within the meaning of this Chapter.

(d) Persons authorized to sell licenses shall be entitled to add a surcharge to the license fee not to exceed fifty cents ($.50) for each such license issued."

Approved April 3, 1980.