{"data":{"id":"us-de/7-del.-c.-501","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"7 Del. C. § 501","heading":"Licenses.","body":"(a) Every resident of this State, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, must obtain a general license before hunting, trapping, fishing, clamming, or crabbing in this State; and every resident who was born after January 1, 1967, must satisfactorily complete not less than 10 hours of approved instruction, the safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, hunter responsibility, principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification and a hands-on live firing experience by a trained firearms instructor before such person makes application for a hunting license. Proof of completion of authorized hunter education courses of other states or Canadian provinces shall be accepted and deemed having met the instruction requirement.\n(b) Commencing July 1, 1986, every resident, except as otherwise provided, must obtain a trapping license before trapping any animals regulated by this title. Every resident who was born after January 1, 1978, must satisfactorily complete a course in trapping education approved by the Department before such person makes application for a trapping license.","path":["Title 7. Conservation","Game, Wildlife and Dogs","CHAPTER 5. Licenses","Subchapter I. Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses, Tags, and Stamps; Public Lands Use Fees"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c005/sc01/index.html#501","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:08Z","sha256":"968c3d077563031708afba7def245fbfa839756cf40b2c2d736a1903cbe37c59","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/7-del.-c.-204","next":"us-de/7-del.-c.-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}