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HB 278

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jun 10, 2026
Signed by Governor
Session
153
Introduced
Jan 27, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman· primary

Summary

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This Act makes multiple changes to Title 7 of the Delaware Code. First it increases recreational hunting opportunities and clarifies that Sunday hunting is permitted for all game animals and game birds that the Department has established hunting seasons for, while allowing private landowners and public agencies discretion when and where Sunday hunting is permitted without being overly burdensome. This Act amends and simplifies the caliber of handgun ammunition permitted for deer hunting as well as updates the use of other hunting implements consistent with new and improved technology. This Act removes European and snowshoe hares as game animals and includes skunks and weasels as such.

Co-sponsors (9)

William J. Carson · primary
Stell Parker Selby · primary
Brian Pettyjohn · primary
Nicole Poore · primary
David L. Wilson · primary
Kerri Evelyn Harris · primary
Franklin D. Cooke · primary
Claire Snyder-Hall · primary
Dave G. Lawson · primary

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