2025 Delaware Code
Title 7 - Conservation
Chapter 5. LICENSES
Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees
§ 509. Complimentary licenses.

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7 DE Code § 509 (2025)
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§ 509. Complimentary licenses.

(a) The Department may issue annually, complimentary hunting and fishing licenses to any of the following:

(1) The President of the United States;

(2) The governor of any state;

(3) Authorized officials of the game and fish departments of other states; and

(4) Authorized officials of the United States Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who are nonresidents of the State.

(b) The complimentary licenses shall not be transferable, shall be issued on such form as the Department designates, and without the payment of any fee therefor and when so issued shall be valid authority for the holder or holders thereof to hunt and fish in the State in accordance with the laws of the State. Not more than 50 such complimentary licenses shall be issued in any 1 calendar year.

(c) The Secretary may also issue letter permits, valid for up to 3 days, to visiting state and federal dignitaries. The number of outstanding permits shall not exceed 10 at any time.

Code 1935, § 2804A;  45 Del. Laws, c. 216, § 1;  7 Del. C. 1953, § 511;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, § 36;  59 Del. Laws, c. 110, §§ 1-3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 18; 
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