Delaware Administrative Code

Waste Management Section 1375 Regulations Governing Hazardous Substance Cleanup 1.0 General Provisions 1.1 Statement of Authority and Purpose 1.1.1 The Regulations Governing Hazardous Substance Cleanup (Regulations) are promulgated in accordance with 7 Del.C. Ch. 91 , Delaware Ha…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories 14.0 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Source Miscellaneous Parts or Products Surface Coating Operations 14.1 Applicability. 14.1.…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories 15.0 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Source Motor Vehicle or Mobile Equipment Surface Coating Operations 15.1 Applicability. 15.…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories 16.0 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Source Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Products Manufacturing Operations 16.1 Applic…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories 17.0 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Source Prepared Feeds Manufacturing Facilities 17.1 Applicability. 17.1.1 The provisions of…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories 2.0 Reserved

Regulation_ 501 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Division of Energy and Climate 2000 Division of Energy and Climate 2101 Regulations for State Energy Conservation Code 1.0 Purpose and Statutory Authority 1.1 The purpose of this regulation is to provide th…

2000 Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy 2103 Regulations for the Green Energy Fund 1.0 Purpose This regulation provides rules governing applications for and disbursement of Green Energy Fund grants and loans for renewable energy projects and encouraging energy efficiency in …

2000 Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy 2104 Environmental Standards for Eligible Energy Resources 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to prescribe procedures relating to the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act pursuant to 26 Del.C. Ch. 1, Subchapter IIIA . Th…

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Energy and Climate 2000 Division of Energy and Climate 2105 Regulations Governing Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification Procedures and Standards 1.0 Authority This regulation is promulgated pursuant to 29 D…

Delaware Coastal Programs 2201 Delaware Coastal Management Program Federal Consistency Policies and Procedures Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy Delaware Coastal Programs Authority: National Oceanic and Atmo…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories 3.0 General Provisions 3.1 Applicability. 3.1.1 General. 3.1.1.1 Terms used throughout this regulation are defined in 4.2 of this regulation or in the Cl…

3000 Division of Fish and Wildlife 3100 Boating 1.0 General (Formerly BR-1) (Penalty Section 23 Del.C. §2125 ) 1.1 Code of Federal Regulations. This regulation references provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), last amended July 2, 2025, for U.S.C. Titles 33 and 46…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3200 Horseshoe Crabs 1.0 Definitions (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §2705(b) ) The following definitions shall apply to terms in 7 Del.C. Ch. 27 relative to horseshoe crabs. " Asian Horseshoe Crabs " means any of the following species Carcinoscorpius rotu…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3300 Non-Tidal Finfish 3301 Definitions 1.0 For purposes of Regulations 3301 through 3311, the following words and terms shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “ Administered by the Division ” means owned, l…

Regulation_ 514 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3502-3507 Bass (Striped Bass; Black Sea Bass) 3502 Striped Bass Spawning Season and Area Restrictions. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 The spawnin…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3511-3512 Flounder (Summer Flounder; Winter Flounder) 3511 Summer Flounder Size Limits; Possession Limits; Season (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 It shall be unlawful for any recreational fisherman to have in possession …

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Bluefish 3516 Bluefish Possession Limits. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 Unless otherwise authorized, it shall be unlawful for any recreational fisherman to have in possession more than five (5) bluefish ( Pomatomus sal…

3517 Spot 1.0 Spot Recreational Possession Limit . (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.1 Unless otherwise authorized, it is unlawful for any recreational fisherman to take and reduce to possession more than 50 spot per day (a day being 24 hours) from the tidal waters of this…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3518 Black Drum Size Limit; Possession Limit; Landing Limit; Dealer Limit 3518 Black Drum Size Limit; Possession Limit; Landing Limit; Dealer Limit (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) 1.0 Size limit It shall be unlawful for a pers…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3519 Atlantic Croaker (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2)) 1.0 Recreational Possession Limit Unless otherwise authorized, it is unlawful for any recreational fisherman to take and reduce to possession more than 50 Atlantic croaker…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3521-3576 Weakfish and Spotted Sea Trout 3521 Weakfish Size Limits; Possession Limits; Seasons. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 It is unlawful for any person to possess weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, taken with a hook and …

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Scup 3526 Scup Size Limit. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 It shall be unlawful for any recreational fisherman to have in possession any scup, Stenotomus chrysops , that measures less than 9 inches, total length. 25 DE R…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Tautog 3531 Tautog 1.0 Recreational and Commercial Size Limits 1.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of 7 Del.C. § §929 and 939 , it is unlawful for any person to possess any tautog, Tautoga onitis , less than sixteen (16) inches in t…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3536-3564 Equipment and Fishing Gear 3536 Fish Pot Requirements (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2)) 1.0 It shall be unlawful for any person to fish, set, place, use or tend any fish pot in the tidal waters of this state unless sa…

3000 Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Sharks 3541 Atlantic Sharks (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 Definitions: “ Aggregated large coastal species ” means any of the following species of sharks or parts thereof: Nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum Blackt…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3542 Tilefish 1.0 Tilefish possession limits 1.1 It is unlawful for a recreational finfisherman to possess aboard a vessel more than eight golden tilefish ( Lopholatilus chamaelonticeps ), unless otherwise authorized by the Departm…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Invasive Finfish 3545 Invasive Finfish (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. 936(b)(2)) 1.0 Definitions For the purpose of Tidal Finfish Regulation 3545, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning ascribed to them, unless…

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Division of Fish and Wildlife Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3550 Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) 1.0 Recreational Possession Limits 1.1 It is unlawful for a recreational fisherman to possess more than 1 Cob…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Red Drum 3551 Red Drum Size Limits; Creel Limits. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 Unless otherwise authorized, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess any red drum, ( Sciaenops ocellatus ), that measures less than…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Spanish Mackerel 3552 Spanish Mackerel Size Limit and Possession Requirements. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 Unless otherwise authorized, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess any Spanish mackerel, ( Scomberom…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish River Herring 3553 River Herring Creel Limit (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. 936(b)(2)) It shall be unlawful for any person to have in possession any blueback herring and/or alewife ( Alosa aestivalis and/or Alosa pseudoharengus ), colle…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish License Lotteries and Tidal Water Fisherman Registry 3565 License Lotteries For Apprentices. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 The first lottery for available commercial gill net permits and authorization for commercial ho…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Sturgeon 3571 Atlantic Sturgeon Moratorium on Possession. (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §936(b)(2) ) 1.0 It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest, possess, or land any Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus, or part thereof. 2.…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish Spiny Dogfish 3581 Spiny Dogfish 1.0 It shall be unlawful for any commercial fisherman to harvest, land or possess any spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias , in Delaware except in those sizes, seasons, and quantities permitted in accor…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3588 Atlantic Menhaden 1.0 Atlantic Menhaden Quota 1.1 The annual quota for Atlantic menhaden shall be determined in accordance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic …

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3500 Tidal Finfish 3591-3593 Shad 3591 American Shad and Hickory Shad Creel Limits. 1.0 It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a valid commercial foodfishing license to have in possession more than 2 American shad and more than 10 hick…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 3700 Shellfish 3000 Division of Fish and Wildlife 3700 Shellfish '; document.write (setPDFLink(strFile)); // --> 3701 General 1.0 An individual must be at least 16 years of age in order to qualify for any of the following licens…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3700 Shellfish 3710 Conch 3711 Conch Minimum Size Limits (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §1912 ) 1.0 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any channeled conch, Busycotypus canaliculatum , that measures less than six (6) inches in length or 3 1/8 i…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 3700 Shellfish 3700 Shellfish '; document.write (setPDFLink(strFile)); // --> 3715 Crabs 3716 Crab Pot Number Buoys And Vessel Panel Color Code And Number Requirements (revisions published May 1, 2008 to 3716 will take effect Ja…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3700 Shellfish 3723 Jonah Crab (Cancer borealis) 1.0 Jonah Crab Landing Permits 1.1 The Department may only issue a Directed Jonah Crab Landing Permit to those vessels and lobster permit holders that held a valid Delaware Commercial Lobster Pot Licen…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 3700 Shellfish 3000 Division of Fish and Wildlife 3700 Shellfish '; document.write (setPDFLink(strFile)); // --> 3725 Hard Clams 3726 Hard Clams - Season And Limits For Commercial Clam Tong/rake License (Penalty Section 7 Del.C.…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3700 Shellfish 3755 Lobsters ( Homarus americanus ) 1.0 Lobsters Pot Design (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §1912 ) 1.1 It is unlawful for any person to set, tend or conduct shellfishing for lobsters with any pot or trap in the waters under the jurisdictio…

Division of Fish and Wildlife 3700 Shellfish 3765 Oysters 3766 Natural Oyster Beds - Location (Penalty Section 7 Del.C. §1912 ) 1.0 Natural oyster beds shall mean those shellfish grounds located to the North of the “East Line” in Delaware Bay and River and shellfish grounds locat…

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Division of Fish and Wildlife Division of Fish and Wildlife 3800 Shellfish Aquaculture 3801 Shellfish Aquaculture 1.0 Introduction These regulations provide for a shellfish aquaculture industry in Delaware's Inland Bays th…

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Division of Fish and Wildlife Division of Fish and Wildlife 3900 Wildlife 1.0 Definitions For purposes of Regulations 1.0 through 24.0, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them: "Administered…

Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1138 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories 4.0 Requirements for Case-By-Case Control Technology Determinations for Major Sources 4.1 Overview of 4.0 of this regulation The 4.0 of this regulation c…