Public Hearing: Proposed Wildlife Regulations Amendments

Name: Public Hearing: Proposed Wildlife Regulations Amendments
Start: 2025-08-27T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-27T18:30:00-04:00
Location: A Virtual Hearing

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Date and Time:

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
6 pm

Location:

A Virtual Hearing
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, Delaware

Details:

The DNREC Div. of Fish and Wildlife will conduct a public hearing (Docket #2025-R-F-0011) on proposed amendments to Delaware Wildlife regulations (DE Admin. Code 3900). Public comment period closed.

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The proposed changes include

Expanding the age range for the participation of youth hunters in special hunt days for waterfowl, turkeys, and deer
Updating text related to hunting gamebirds on Sundays
Eliminating outdated text related to harvest reporting
Permitting motorized carts on lands administered by the Division of Fish and Wildlife
Fixing typos related to method of take and issuance of permits for releasing gamebirds
Extending the hunting season for coyotes to better manage the species and provide increased opportunities for hunters

The proposed amendments may be inspected online starting August 1, 2025, in the Delaware Register of Regulations or in-person, by appointment only, by contacting Joe Rogerson, by phone at 302-739-9912 or by email at Joseph.Rogerson@delaware.gov.

The Department will accept public comment through Sept. 12, 2025. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the address on this page.

Public Hearing Officer

Lisa Vest
DNREC Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901

Transcript

Public Hearing Transcript

DNREC Exhibits

Exhibit 1: A copy of approved Start Action Notice #2025-06 pertaining to the proposed amendments.

Exhibit 2: A copy of the Regulatory Flexibility Analysis/Regulatory Impact Statement corresponding to the proposed action and as published in the Aug. 1, 2025 Delaware Register of Regulations.

Exhibit 3: A copy of Register Notice SAN #2025-06 and the proposed amendment to 7 DE Admin. Code 3900 Wildlife as published in the Aug. 1, 2025 Delaware Register of Regulations.

Exhibit 4: Notice of the public hearing as it appeared on the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar on Aug. 12, 2025.

Exhibit 5: Notice of the hearing as published in the Delaware State News, in the News Journal and on the DNREC website. (August 1, 2025)

Exhibit 6: Notice of intent to amend regulations that pertain to 7 DE Admin. Code 3900 Wildlife as it appeared on the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Facebook page. (Aug. 5, 2025)

Exhibit 7: Reminder of Public Hearing to amend regulations that pertain to 7 DE Admin. Code 3900 Wildlife as it appeared on the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Facebook page. (Aug. 22, 2025)

Exhibit 7: DNREC Public Hearing Presentation