No child shall be brought or received into the State for the purpose of adoption without the approval of the Department, pursuant to § 381 of Title 31. No petition for adoption of a child brought or received into this State in violation of this section shall be presented or granted.
Code 1935, § 3551P; 48 Del. Laws, c. 134, § 3; 13 Del. C. 1953, § 926; 57 Del. Laws, c. 363, § 7; 60 Del. Laws, c. 241, § 6; 64 Del. Laws, c. 108, § 10; 68 Del. Laws, c. 259, § 1.