SPONSOR: |
Rep. Q. Johnson & Sen. Hall-Long |
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Reps.
Baumbach, Spiegelman, Smyk, Viola, Wilson; Sens. Ennis, Lopez, Sokola |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
HOUSE BILL NO. 199 |
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STATE SHELL. |
WHEREAS,
the channeled whelk is a beautiful sea creature integral to the ecology and
economy of the State of Delaware; and
WHEREAS, the warm estuarine
waters and sandy sediments of Delaware Bay provide excellent habitat for the
channeled whelk and our beaches are graced by their unique shells; and
WHEREAS, whelks are harvested
every year all along the east coast, including thousands of pounds by Delaware
watermen, and whelk is exported every year to other countries;
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 3,
Title 29 of the Delaware Code by inserting a new section 324 as shown by
underlining as follows:
§ 324. State shell.
The shell of the channeled whelk (Busycotypus
canaliculatus) shall be the official shell of the State.
SYNOPSIS
This bill declares that the shell of the channeled whelk, which contributes to the beauty of our seashores, as well as to the marine economy of the State of Delaware, shall be the official shell of the State. |