2017 Delaware Code
Title 3 - Agriculture
CHAPTER 77. STRAY LIVESTOCK
§ 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 $100 for each offense on any person owning livestock found to have run at large, on the public highways, or on unenclosed land within the State. For each subsequent offense occurring within 12 months of a prior offense, the person is subject to a civil penalty not less than $100 or more than $200 for each offense. The minimum civil penalty for a subsequent offense may not be subject to suspension.
(c) No civil penalty shall be assessed unless the person charged has been given notice and opportunity for a hearing on each charge under Chapter 101 of Title 29.
(d) All civil penalties collected under this chapter must be remitted to the Department or other assigned agency.
19 Del. Laws, c. 657, § 1; Code 1915, § 3632; Code 1935, § 4182; 3 Del. C. 1953, § 7701; 64 Del. Laws, c. 292, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 195, § 1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 37, § 2.;
