It's the Law: Delaware Boating Regulations

BR-10. Boat Ramps and Parking Lots Administered by Division

Section 1. Applicability.

This regulation applies to boat ramps, parking lots, and seawalls or other mooring facilities administered by the Division.

Section 2. Boat Ramps and Mooring Facilities.

(a) Whoever uses a boat ramp, seawall, or other mooring facility shall do so on a first-come, first-serve basis.

(b) No person shall leave a vessel unattended at any seawall or other mooring facility. Disabled vessels shall clear the area as soon as possible.

(c) No person shall use any seawall or other mooring facility except for vessels loading and unloading and as a holding area for vessels waiting to use boat ramps.

(d) No person shall moor or conduct repairs to a vessel in any area which interferes with vessel traffic at a boat ramp. Ramp space shall be kept clear at all times for usage of vessels being launched or recovered.

(e) Vessels left abandoned at any seawall or other mooring facility or found adrift shall be removed at the owner’s expense. Vessels left unattended at any seawall or other mooring facility in excess of 48 hours without contacting the Division or a Fish and Wildlife Agent shall be deemed abandoned.

Section 3. Parking Lots.

(a) No person shall park a vehicle or boat trailer in an undesignated parking space.

(b) No person shall park, stop, or stand a vehicle or boat trailer in front of a boat ramp except in designated areas.

(c) No person shall park a vehicle or boat trailer in such a manner as to impede traffic.

(d) No person shall camp overnight in a parking lot.

(e) No person shall abandon a vehicle or boat trailer in a parking lot. If a vehicle or boat trailer is abandoned, it will be removed at the owner’s expense. Vehicles or boat trailers left unattended in a parking lot for in excess of 48 hours without contacting the Division or a Fish and Wildlife Agent shall be deemed abandoned.

(f) Operators of emergency vehicles shall have priority over all other vehicles. Vessel operators shall clear passage for emergency vehicles on their approach or when directed by an enforcement officer.