Title 23, Title 23: FISH AND GAME, WILD BIRDS AND ANIMALS

23:3-4.8. Effective date This act shall take effect on January 1, 1955. L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 7.

23:3-4.9. Special limited fishing licenses; issuance; fee The Director of the Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development may issue special limited licenses authorizing designated persons or members of an organized group of patients of a d…

23:3-41. License to operate fishpound nets; requirement for; issuance No person shall erect, set, operate or maintain a fishpound net in the waters of the Atlantic ocean, within 3 nautical miles from the coast line of this State, or in Sandy Hook or Raritan bay, without first obt…

23:3-46. Use of shirred or purse seines, otter or beam trawls without license prohibited No person shall take, or attempt to take, with shirred or purse seines, otter or beam trawls, any fish in any waters in the jurisdiction of this state, including the waters of the Atlantic oc…

23:3-47. Application for and granting of license; fee; term A person who intends to take fish with shirred or purse seines, otter or beam trawls in the waters of the Atlantic ocean within the jurisdiction of this State shall make application to the commissioner for a license for …

23:3-48. Menhaden fishing excepted Nothing in sections 23:3-46 to 23:3-49 of this title shall apply to vessels engaged in taking menhaden, but they shall be licensed to operate in the taking of menhaden pursuant to sections 23:3-50 to 23:3-53 of this title.

23:3-5. Button or tag worn by licensee The button or tag shall bear a number corresponding to the number of the license delivered to the applicant for a hunting license and any other matter the division determines. Amended by L.1951, c. 226, p. 799, s. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.

23:3-51 License to take menhaden, prohibited takings. 23:3-51. a. Any person who intends to take menhaden with a purse seine or shirred net from any State waters, including the waters of the Atlantic ocean within three nautical miles of the State coast line, shall apply to the co…

23:3-51.1 Rules, regulations for taking of menhaden. 3. The commissioner shall regulate the taking of menhaden, including the issuance and transfer of licenses for the taking of menhaden as prescribed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2010, c.72, by rule or regulation adopted pursuant…

23:3-51.10 Requirements for licensees relative to littering, cleanup. 12. a. The holder of a Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Vessel License or a Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Vessel Operator's License, issued pursuant to R.S.23:3-51, and the holder of a Menhaden Landing License, issu…

23:3-51.11 Annual State menhaden catch quota. 13. a. (1) The annual State menhaden catch quota shall be established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may request a quota transfer from other states or regions, in …

23:3-51.12 "Menhaden Marine Fisheries Management Account." 14. a. There is established within the General Fund, a separate, dedicated, and non-lapsing account to be known as the "Menhaden Marine Fisheries Management Account." This account shall be credited with: (1) all revenues …

23:3-51.13 Violations, penalties. 15. a. A person who violates any provision of R.S.23:3-51, R.S.23:3-52, or P.L.2013, c.74 (C.23:3-51.2 et al.)shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 73 of P.L.1979, c.199 (C.23:2B-14). In addition to those penalties, if a license…

23:3-51.14 Compliance with instructions, signals of law enforcement officer. 16. In order to facilitate enforcement of R.S.23:3-51 and P.L.2013, c.74 (C.23:3-51.2 et al.) the operator of, or any other person on board, a vessel that is subject to the provisions of R.S.23:3-51 or P…

23:3-51.15 Modifications of requirements by commissioner. 17. The commissioner may, with the approval of the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council, modify the requirements of R.S.23:3-51, R.S.23:3-52, and P.L.2013, c.74 (C.23:3-51.2 et al.) if such modifications are determined to b…

23:3-51.16 Menhaden Personal Use and Limited Sale License. 12. a. Any person who intends to take menhaden from any State waters, including the waters of the Atlantic ocean within three nautical miles of the State coast line, for personal use as bait, with the option to sell or ba…

23:3-51.17 Review of applicable laws, rules, regulations concerning menhaden. 13. Each year, the committee of the Marine Fisheries Council concerned with the menhaden fishery shall meet to review the current State laws and rules and regulations concerning menhaden, the implementa…

23:3-51.18 Reporting procedures and methods. 14. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall, in cooperation with the Marine Fisheries Council, establish reporting procedures and methods which allow a person to comply with all reporting requirements pursuant to P.L.2013, …

23:3-51.2 Definitions relative to taking of menhaden. 4. As used in R.S.23:3-51, section 3 of P.L.2010, c.72 (C.23:3-51.1), sections 4 through 17 of P.L.2013, c.74 (C.23:3-51.2 through C.23:3-51.15), and sections 12 through 14 of P.L.2014, c.57 (C.23:3-51.16 through C.23:3-51.18)…

23:3-51.3 Menhaden Landing License. 5. a. Except as provided pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2014, c.57 (C.23:3-51.16), no person shall land for the purposes of sale or barter, or otherwise sell or barter, more than 100 pounds of menhaden at any time in the State, unless the person…

23:3-51.4 Extension of time to renew Menhaden Landing License, Menhaden Personal Use and Limited Sale License. 6. a. A licensee who is eligible for renewal of their Menhaden Landing License or Menhaden Personal Use and Limited Sale License may request an extension of time to rene…

23:3-51.5 Transfer of license. 7. a. Upon application to, and approval by, the department, the holder of a Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Vessel License, issued pursuant to R.S.23:3-51, the holder of a Menhaden Landing License, issued pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2013, c.74 (C.23:3…

23:3-51.6 Monthly report by licensee to commissioner. 8. a. The holder of a Menhaden Landing License or the holder of a Menhaden Personal Use and Limited Sale License shall submit a monthly report to the commissioner, on a form developed by the commissioner. The licensee shall at…

23:3-51.7 Menhaden Dealer License. 9. a. No person shall purchase or barter for menhaden landed in the State, as the first point of sale, unless the person is in possession of a Menhaden Dealer License. No menhaden landed in the State shall be sold or traded to any person who is …

23:3-51.8 Weekly report by holders of Menhaden Dealer License. 10. a. The holder of a Menhaden Dealer License shall submit a weekly report to the commissioner, on forms developed by the commissioner. The licensee shall attest to the validity of the information contained in the we…

23:3-51.9 Permitted removal of fish harvested. 11. Removal, from a purse seine, of fish harvested from the waters of the State shall be by brailing or dip net only. No fish pump shall be on board any vessel operating under a license, for the purpose of taking menhaden for bait or…

23:3-52 Fee. 23:3-52. a. Except as provided by subsection b. of this section, the fees for a Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Vessel License, issued pursuant to R.S.23:3-51, shall be as follows: (1) For vessels owned by a resident of New Jersey: (a) $125 for each vessel not less than…

23:3-54. Issuance of permit to take carp and suckers The board may, in its discretion, issue to a properly accredited person a permit to take carp and suckers from the ponds, lakes or streams of this state by means of a net, the mesh of which shall not be less than two and one-ha…

23:3-55. Issuance of permit to take suckers, catfish, carp and eels The board may, in its discretion, issue permits to catch suckers, catfish, carp and eels from August fifteenth to November fifteenth, by or with the use of what is commonly known as a fish basket with wing walls,…

23:3-56. Penalty for noncompliance A person holding a permit issued under sections 23:3-54 and 23:3-55 of this title, who fails to comply strictly with the provisions of said sections 23:3-54 and 23:3-55 relating to the catching of fish under the permit, shall be liable to a pena…

23:3-56.1 Limited deer license, fees; exemption. 1. a. When the Fish and Game Council has established a season for deer of either sex and has fixed a certain number of permits to be issued for that harvest, the division is authorized to charge a fee of $26.00, or as adjusted by t…

23:3-56.2. Possession, transfer and display of license; violations; penalty Any person, including members of the armed services, who shall hunt for, pursue, shoot at, take, kill or wound, or attempt to take, kill or wound a deer as permitted by this section or the State Fish and …

23:3-57 "Special trout fishing stamp." 1. No person, above the age of 16 years or under the age of 70 years, shall take or attempt to take trout in any of the fresh waters of this State, unless he has first procured, as hereinafter provided, a special trout stamp, in addition to …

23:3-58. Form and issuance of stamps The stamp shall be procured from the clerks and agents designated to issue licenses under section 23:3-7 of the Revised Statutes, and the Division of Fish and Game shall determine the form of the stamp and prepare same for issuance. L.1952, c.…

23:3-59 Fee for trout stamps. 3. The fee for this stamp shall be $10.50 for residents and $20.00 for nonresidents, or as adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a). The amounts remitted to the State Treasury for stamps issued under…

23:3-6. License blanks and buttons or tags The division shall determine the form of the license and button or tag, prepare the license blanks and buttons or tags, and furnish license blanks and buttons or tags to the clerk of each county and municipality, and any agent designated…

23:3-60. Altering or changing stamp Any person who alters or changes in any manner or loans or transfers to another, a stamp issued under this act, and any person who takes trout during the period prescribed in section one from the fresh waters of the State without having a stamp…

23:3-61. Effective date This act shall take effect January first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three. L.1952, c. 328, p. 1053, s. 5.

23:3-61.1 "Special pheasant and quail stamp." 1. No person above the age of 16 years shall at any time hunt for, pursue, kill, take, or attempt to take with a firearm or bow and arrow, or have in possession, any pheasant or quail while present in such division wildlife management…

23:3-61.2. Special pheasant and quail stamp; privileges of holder; procurement; signature of owner a. The stamp issued pursuant hereto shall be known as the "special pheasant and quail stamp" and shall authorize the holder to hunt pheasant and quail during seasons prescribed in t…

23:3-61.3 Fee for pheasant and quail stamps. 3. The fee for this stamp shall be $40.00, or as adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a). The amounts remitted to the State Treasury for special pheasant and quail stamps shall be dep…

23:3-61.4. Violations; penalty A person who at any time alters, loans, or transfers to another a "special pheasant and quail stamp," or who hunts for, pursues, kills, takes or attempts to take with a firearm or bow or arrow, or has in possession, a pheasant or quail in such wildl…

23:3-62. Fishing preserve waters defined "Fishing preserve waters" means any artificial or man-made body of water, not to exceed 10 acres in size, lying wholly within the boundaries of lands owned by one individual, operated for the purpose of permitting the owner to provide fish…

23:3-63 Fishing preserve license. 2. (a) The division may, in its discretion, after application on forms furnished by it, issue to an owner of such fishing preserve waters a fishing preserve license permitting the holder thereof to manage such fishing preserve waters and to posse…

23:3-64. Taking of fish by licensee A licensee or any member of his immediate family may, without license issued under Revised Statutes 23:3-1, or other license or permit to take fish by net or device, take fish of any size, in any manner, at any time permitted by the preserve li…

23:3-65. Sale of fish by licensee or taking of fish by non-licensee (a) Any licensee, during the term of his license may sell fish taken from the licensed fishing preserve waters and may grant permission to other persons to take fish in or from the licensed fishing preserve water…