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

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

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




Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds hunters snipe and woodcock seasons continue through Jan. 13, 2018

Fish & Wildlife reminds Delaware hunters that the state’s second season split for snipe and woodcock continues through Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 4-10

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 4-10 made 1,355 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 27-Dec. 3

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 27- Dec. 3 made 1,590 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public.







 Pages Tagged With: "outdoors and recreation"

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

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

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




Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds hunters snipe and woodcock seasons continue through Jan. 13, 2018

Fish & Wildlife reminds Delaware hunters that the state’s second season split for snipe and woodcock continues through Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 4-10

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 4-10 made 1,355 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 27-Dec. 3

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 27- Dec. 3 made 1,590 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public.