The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife (Division) will conduct a public hearing to consider comments from the public on proposed revisions to 7 DE Admin. Code 3900: Wildlife.

The Division proposes to make changes to 8 subsections of the regulation that pertain to the management and conservation of wildlife including activities involving youth hunting, updating text related to hunting gamebirds on Sundays, eliminating outdated text related to harvest reporting, permitting motorized carts on lands administered by the Division, fixing typos related to method of take and issuance of permits for releasing gamebirds, and 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 at regulations.delaware.gov/register/current_issue 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 virtual public hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The web link to the virtual hearing can be accessed through the DNREC Public Hearings site at de.gov/dnrechearings. If prompted for a Meeting ID, please use: 827 9247 1910 and a Passcode of: 109943. To access the audio-only portion of the virtual hearing, dial 1-646-931-3860 and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode noted previously. Language assistance is available by request within 10 business days of the hearing. Closed captioning is available via the Zoom virtual meeting tool.

Those wishing to offer verbal comments during DNREC public hearings must pre-register no later than noon of the date of the virtual hearing at de.gov/dnreccomments or by telephone at 302-739-9001.

The Department will accept public comment through the close of business on Friday, September 12, 2025. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, or by using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the following address:

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

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