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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC, DDA prepare to respond to Delaware Supreme Court’s Dec. 7 decision allowing firearms in state parks and forests

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, December 22, 2017

DOVER – The Delaware Supreme Court, by decision dated Dec. 7, 2017 in the matter of Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club, LTD, overturned a Superior Court ruling and ended a ban on visitors’ possessing firearms in Delaware’s state parks and state forests. Pursuant to the ruling, visitors may now possess firearms unless they are prohibited by law due to a past conviction for a violent crime, active Protection from Abuse Order, or mental health commitment. Following the Court’s decision to invalidate the existing regulations limiting firearms in state parks and forests, and some Division of Fish & Wildlife properties, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) anticipate issuing interim firearm regulations. The interim regulations would respect the State Constitutional provisions on firearms cited by the Court, by implementing the State’s interest in ensuring the safety of the public in a less restrictive manner.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 11-17

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 22, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 11-17 made 1,122 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public.



DNREC updates information on nitrate levels found in water at private residences near Mountaire Farms’ Millsboro poultry plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is working with the Delaware Division of Public Health to sample water from wells at private residences in the vicinity of Mountaire Farms’ Millsboro poultry processing plant that was recently cited by DNREC for wastewater violations involving excessive levels of nitrates.



Seaford man pleads guilty to felony resisting arrest in connection with assault on DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

A Seaford man who assaulted a DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer Oct. 3 after he was found trespassing after hours in the Nanticoke Wildlife Area plead guilty and received a jail sentence this month.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 30 – Nov. 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Natural Resources Police officers made 1,988 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public between Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, including 52 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC, DDA prepare to respond to Delaware Supreme Court’s Dec. 7 decision allowing firearms in state parks and forests

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, December 22, 2017

DOVER – The Delaware Supreme Court, by decision dated Dec. 7, 2017 in the matter of Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club, LTD, overturned a Superior Court ruling and ended a ban on visitors’ possessing firearms in Delaware’s state parks and state forests. Pursuant to the ruling, visitors may now possess firearms unless they are prohibited by law due to a past conviction for a violent crime, active Protection from Abuse Order, or mental health commitment. Following the Court’s decision to invalidate the existing regulations limiting firearms in state parks and forests, and some Division of Fish & Wildlife properties, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) anticipate issuing interim firearm regulations. The interim regulations would respect the State Constitutional provisions on firearms cited by the Court, by implementing the State’s interest in ensuring the safety of the public in a less restrictive manner.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 11-17

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 22, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 11-17 made 1,122 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public.



DNREC updates information on nitrate levels found in water at private residences near Mountaire Farms’ Millsboro poultry plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is working with the Delaware Division of Public Health to sample water from wells at private residences in the vicinity of Mountaire Farms’ Millsboro poultry processing plant that was recently cited by DNREC for wastewater violations involving excessive levels of nitrates.



Seaford man pleads guilty to felony resisting arrest in connection with assault on DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

A Seaford man who assaulted a DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer Oct. 3 after he was found trespassing after hours in the Nanticoke Wildlife Area plead guilty and received a jail sentence this month.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 30 – Nov. 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Natural Resources Police officers made 1,988 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public between Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, including 52 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.