The open season during which it shall be lawful to catch, kill or pursue or attempt to catch, kill or pursue muskrat, or to hunt red fox by chase only shall, respectively, be as follows, including, in each instance, the days defining the open season:
(1) Muskrat. In New Castle County, December 1 to March 10, next following, but in embanked meadows or marshes in New Castle County, the open season shall be from December 1 to March 20, next following; in Kent and Sussex Counties, December 15 to March 15, next following.
(2) Red fox. October 1 to April 30, next following, red fox hunting whenever so permitted and whether occurring on public or private lands as provided herein, shall be permitted by chase only from 1/2 hour before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset. Red fox hunting shall be permitted only on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday during such time when it is lawful to take deer with a firearm or archery. However, red fox shall not be hunted by chase at all during deer hunting season that takes place in October, November or December. Notwithstanding the foregoing, red fox may be killed in accordance with § 788 of this title. The Division of Fish and Wildlife shall determine those public lands that are available for fox hunting by chase during any deer hunting season. From January through April, fox hunting by chase during deer hunting season shall be permissible on private lands only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday if the owner of the private land has authorized such hunting to occur thereon.
26 Del. Laws, c. 165, § 3; 27 Del. Laws, c. 158, § 2; 27 Del. Laws, c. 159; Code 1915, § 2375; 37 Del. Laws, c. 220, § 1; 38 Del. Laws, c. 145, § 1; Code 1935, § 2821; 41 Del. Laws, c. 177, § 3; 44 Del. Laws, c. 147, § 1; 45 Del. Laws, c. 202, § 1; 45 Del. Laws, c. 206, § 1; 47 Del. Laws, c. 175, § 1; 47 Del. Laws, c. 394, § 2; 48 Del. Laws, c. 172, §§ 1, 2; 48 Del. Laws, c. 272, § 1; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 703; 51 Del. Laws, c. 123, § 3; 55 Del. Laws, c. 25; 68 Del. Laws, c. 15, § 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 43; 72 Del. Laws, c. 332, § 1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§ 1, 2.
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