Title 3 — Agriculture
54 chapters · 326 sections in this title.
3 Del. C. § 7700. Definitions
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§ 7700. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agent of the department” means a person who acts on behalf of the Department to carry out its activities. (2) “At large” means livestock that strays from confinement or restraint and from the property of the owner including livest…
3 Del. C. § 7701. Permitting livestock to run at large; civil penalty.
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§ 7701. Permitting livestock to run at large; civil penalty. (a) It is unlawful to allow livestock to run at large on the public highways or on unenclosed lands within the State. (b) The Secretary of Agriculture may impose a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $500 fo…
3 Del. C. § 7702. Taking up and impounding livestock at large.
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§ 7702. Taking up and impounding livestock at large. (a) Any person or agent of the Department may take up any livestock found running at large, upon the public highways, or on unenclosed lands within this State and impound the same. Such person or agent of the Department may dem…
3 Del. C. § 7703. Damage by livestock at large.
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§ 7703. Damage by livestock at large. (a) Upon the application of any person, or the person’s agent, sustaining any damage by reason of the livestock running at large contrary to this chapter, the person or person’s agent may seek restitution from a Justice of the Peace Court or …
3 Del. C. § 7704. Livestock disposition.
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§ 7704. Livestock disposition. (a) If the livestock is not claimed and all legal charges satisfied in accordance with this chapter within 7 days, the person having the livestock in charge shall have the option to turn over ownership for adoption or advertise the livestock to be s…
3 Del. C. § 7705. Exceptions.
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§ 7705. Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply to livestock in the care of a drover using due diligence in the control thereof, or to livestock which accidentally escapes from the care of the drover. Proof of these circumstances shall always be admitted so that no injustice to …
3 Del. C. § 7706. Accidental escape of livestock; liability of owners.
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§ 7706. Accidental escape of livestock; liability of owners. An owner, or other person in charge of livestock, who receives 25% or more of the person’s annual gross income from the sale of agricultural products or the resale of animals grown, raised, or produced for food, fiber, …
3 Del. C. § 7707. Enforcement; disposition of civil penalties.
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§ 7707. Enforcement; disposition of civil penalties. The Department has the authority for administering and enforcing this chapter and may promulgate regulations to administer and enforce this chapter. The Delaware State Police, local police officers of the community in which the…
3 Del. C. § 7708. [Reserved.]
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§ 7708. [Reserved.]