City of Lewes, DE
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2023-01-09
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 63 Beaches
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Article IX Fishing on Beach
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Elections
- Ch 9 Code of Conduct
- Ch 15 Emergency Operations
- Ch 33 Planning Commission
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 40 Parks and Recreation Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 56 Amusement Parks
- Ch 59 Animals
- Ch 63 Beaches
- Ch 63 Art IX Fishing on Beach
- § 63-20 Fishing on beach prohibited.
- § 63-21 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 64 Beneficial Use Appeals
- Ch 65 Bicycles
- Ch 68 (Reserved)
- Ch 70 Building Code
- Ch 73 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 79 Canal Excavations
- Ch 80 Community Events
- Ch 86 Docks
- Ch 88 Dogs
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Emergency Measures
- Ch 95 Environmental Protection
- Ch 97 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 106 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 108 Gasoline, Storage of
- Ch 115 Junkyards
- Ch 118 (Reserved)
- Ch 121 (Reserved)
- Ch 123 Loitering
- Ch 125 Massage Parlors
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Mercantile Licensing
- Ch 132 Noise
- Ch 137 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 142 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 145 Plumbing
- Ch 148 Property Maintenance
- Ch 150 Rental Licensing
- Ch 158 Sewers
- Ch 167 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 170 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 172 Taxation
- Ch 175 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 177 Trees
- Ch 178 Trespassing
- Ch 181 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 183 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 186 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 191 Water and Sewer Connections
- Ch 197 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 7-10-1989; amended
in its entirety 8-14-1989]
[Amended 5-13-2019]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
fish or permit or cause any person, firm or corporation to fish in
that area of Lewes Beach extending from the eastern boundary of the
development known as "Pilot Point" to 340 feet eastward of the westerlymost
boundary line of the property of Lewes Yacht Club from 8:00 a.m.,
prevailing time, until 6:30 p.m., prevailing time, on the same day
from May 1 to September 30, both dates inclusive, of each year.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not
less than $25 nor more than $50 or be imprisoned for a term not less
than 10 days nor more than 20 days and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
For the purposes of this article, each day that a violation of any
of the provisions of this article continues shall be deemed to be
a separate and distinct offense.
