{"data":{"id":"us-de/7-del.-c.-1702","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"7 Del. C. § 1702","heading":"Dogs on state coastal beaches.","body":"Whoever, being the owner, possessor, harborer or custodian of any dog, allows such dog to be upon the designated swimming or sunbathing area of a state coastal beach strand at any time between May 1 and September 30, inclusive, of any year, except when such dog is on said property on behalf of a law enforcement agency or a blind person, as defined in § 2101 of Title 31, is guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50. For each subsequent offense, the person shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100. “Coastal beach strand” shall mean all that coastal real property between the western base of the dunes and the low water mark except those lands within a municipality which has enacted an ordinance governing the activities of dogs on said real property.","path":["Title 7. Conservation","Game, Wildlife and Dogs","CHAPTER 17. Dogs"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c017/index.html#1702","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:09Z","sha256":"cc205eb956139d252bebd5a1b66f1bf7d163665457a519341813df6504586088","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/7-del.-c.-1701","next":"us-de/7-del.-c.-1703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}