{"data":{"id":"us-de/7-del.-c.-556","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"7 Del. C. § 556","heading":"Use of drugs on protected wildlife.","body":"(a) It is unlawful to administer any drug to protected wildlife without written authorization from the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife except in accordance with a permit issued under the provisions of this title or regulations adopted by the Department. This prohibition includes drugs used for fertility control, disease prevention or treatment, immobilization, or growth stimulation. Nothing in this section prohibits the treatment of sick or injured wild animals by licensed veterinarians or wildlife rehabilitators permitted by the Department. This section does not limit the Department, the United States, or Commercial Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators, as authorized by the Department, in the performance of their official duties related to public health, wildlife management, or wildlife removal. For the purposes of this section, the term “drug” means any chemical substance, other than food, that affects the structure or biological function of protected wildlife.\n(b) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B environmental misdemeanor for each offense.","path":["Title 7. Conservation","Game, Wildlife and Dogs","CHAPTER 5. Licenses","Subchapter IV. Taking Protected Wildlife, Finfish and Shellfish for Scientific, Education or Propagating Purposes"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c005/sc04/index.html#556","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:08Z","sha256":"3cb22938ad3495004725070e2646d769c19ba5f9341be8c113ad5e17c62cbc10","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/7-del.-c.-555","next":"us-de/7-del.-c.-565"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}