Title 50, Title 50: SHELLFISHERIES - POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT, SHELLFISHERIES COUNCIL, LEASING, AND PLANTING

50:3-13 Dredging by person other than lessee prohibited in certain areas; exceptions. 50:3-13. No person shall dredge upon or throw, cast or drag an oyster or clam dredge, or any other instrument or appliance used for catching shellfish, in that area known as Section "E" as defin…

50:3-14 Hand tongs required in certain beds. 50:3-14. a. No person shall use or cause to be used any dredge, drag, scrape or other instrument, except hand tongs, for the purpose of catching shellfish from the following named beds, creeks, and rivers of this State, along the shore…

50:3-15 Closed season; exceptions. 50:3-15. No person shall gather, scrape, rake or tong any oysters in or upon the beds, rivers or creeks of this State named in R.S.50:3-14, for and during the period from June 30 until September 1 in each and every year. This closed season shall…

50:3-15.1 Minimum size of oysters which may be taken; exception. 3. a. No oysters which measure less than three inches from hinge to mouth shall at any time be taken from the waters in or upon any of the beds, rivers or creeks of this State named in R.S.50:3-14, or be in the poss…

50:3-16.1 Areas, described, named. 1. The area southwest of the Clam Line and southeast of the Brandywine-Dennis Creek Line more fully described by coordinates and bearings taken from the official survey base known as the "New Jersey system of plane coordinates" as defined in art…

50:3-16.10 Description of Area No. 2, Natural Seed Bed. 10. Area No. 2--Natural Seed Bed Area is described as follows: Beginning at a point (X=108,274.8)(Y=29,097.81) said point being the intersection of the Clam Line with the Brandywine-Dennis Creek Line; and running thence S 67…

50:3-16.12 Description of Area No. 3, Shellfish Dredging. 12. Area No. 3-- Shellfish Dredging Area is described as follows: Beginning at a point (X=103,856.4)(Y=24,466.84) said point being on the Brandywine-Dennis Creek Line; and running thence S 60° 44' 12.53" E 11,938.89 meters…

50:3-16.13 Taking of shellfish in Areas Nos. 2 and 3. 13. It shall be lawful to catch and take shellfish in that portion of the Delaware Bay, hereinbefore described as Areas Nos. 2 and 3, upon compliance with the provisions of this Title and any rules and regulations issued pursu…

50:3-16.14 License required for taking shellfish from Areas Nos. 2 and 3; fees on harvest. 14. a. No person shall catch or take any shellfish from the natural shellfish beds, contained within Areas Nos. 2 and 3, unless there shall have been first issued by the department for each…

50:3-16.15 Application for license for Areas Nos. 2 and 3; oath. 15. Application for a license for Areas Nos. 2 and 3 shall be made to the department on a form prescribed by the department by the owner of the vessel to be licensed or the master or captain of the vessel acting for…

50:3-16.16 License; application; fee. 16. Each application for a license for Areas Nos. 2 and 3 shall be accompanied by a license fee in an amount to be fixed by the council but not less than $4 per ton on the gross tonnage measurement of the boat or vessel to be licensed but a m…

50:3-16.17 Revocation of license, grounds. 17. The department may revoke any license for Areas Nos. 2 and 3 issued under P.L.1966, c.52 (C.50:3-16.1 et seq.) by reason of a false oath made by any owner or master in applying therefor, or for any other violation of P.L.1966, c.52 (…

50:3-16.18 Limits on size of oysters taken. 18. No oyster that measures less than 3 inches from hinge to bill shall at any time be taken from the waters of Areas Nos. 2 and 3 or be possessed by any person after being so taken, except spats or blisters, adhering so closely as to b…

50:3-16.19 Time for taking shellfish. 19. No shellfish shall be dredged for or harvested in Areas Nos. 2 and 3 except between sunrise and sunset on the days of the week, except Saturdays and Sundays, during the months beginning with the month of October in one year and ending wit…

50:3-16.20 Size of dredge. 20. No person shall use any dredge for the purpose of catching or taking shellfish from Areas Nos. 2 and 3, the tooth bar of which dredge measures more than 54 inches across from center of bolt hole to center of bolt hole where the frame thereof is fast…

50:3-16.21 Prohibition on taking, catching shellfish. 21. The council may, subject to the approval of the commissioner, by rule or regulation, prohibit the taking or catching of shellfish in Area No. 1 or Areas Nos. 2 and 3 at such times as, in the judgment of the council, may be…

50:3-16.22 Applications for license; filing, recording. 22. All applications for licenses for Area No. 1 and for Areas Nos. 2 and 3 made under P.L.1966, c.52 (C.50:3-16.1 et seq.) shall be filed, and all licenses issued under P.L.1966, c.52 (C.50:3-16.1 et seq.) shall be recorded…

50:3-16.3 Description of tongers area No.1. 3. Area No. 1--Tongers Area is described as follows: Beginning at a point (X=111,656.5)(Y=27,699.12) said point located on the Clam Line 1 1/2 nautical miles off shore; and running thence S 67° 31' 50.66" E 9,119.92 meters to a point wh…

50:3-16.4 Taking of shellfish in Area No.1. 4. It shall be lawful to catch or take shellfish in Area No. 1 by the use of a Shinnecock Rake, hand tongs or one mechanically-retrieved hand scrape or dredge per vessel, weight not to exceed 60 pounds, the tooth bar of which shall not …

50:3-16.5 Necessity of license for taking shellfish; report; fee. 5. a. No person shall catch or take any shellfish from the natural shellfish beds contained within Area No. 1 unless there shall have been first issued by the department for each boat or vessel, so to be used or em…

50:3-16.6 Application for Area No.1 license. 6. Application for a license for Area No. 1 shall be made to the department on a form prescribed by the department by the owner of the vessel to be licensed or the master or captain of the vessel acting for the owner, which application…

50:3-16.7 Fee for Area No. 1 license. 7. Each application for a license for Area No. 1 shall be accompanied by a license fee in an amount to be fixed by the council but not less than $4 per ton on the gross tonnage measurement of the boat or vessel to be licensed but a minimum fe…

50:3-16.8 Revocation of Area No. 1 license. 8. The department may revoke any license for Area No. 1 issued under P.L.1966, c.52 (C.50:3-16.1 et seq.) by reason of a false oath made by any owner or master in applying therefor, or for any other violation of P.L.1966, c.52 (C.50:3-1…

50:3-16.9 Time for taking oysters. 9. No oysters shall be dredged for or harvested in Area No. 1 except between the hours of 6 o'clock ante meridian and 2:30 o'clock post meridian, Standard Time, on the days of the week, except Saturdays and Sundays. The department, in consultati…

50:3-2 License, fee, issuance, disposition of fees. 50:3-2. The Delaware Bay Section of the Shellfisheries Council may fix the license fee at any sum, except that the fee shall be not less than $10, or less than $2 per gross ton of the boat or vessel, whichever is greater, for bo…

50:3-20.10 Definitions. 1. As used in P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.): "Oyster dealer" means any person who, for himself or as an agent or broker, purchases from oyster planters, within this State, oysters so originating, in the shells, for purpose of resale or shipment for…

50:3-20.11 Licensure for oyster shucking house, planter, dealer. 2. No person shall operate within this State an oyster shucking house or engage in or carry on the business of an oyster planter or an oyster dealer, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10), without…

50:3-20.12 Term of license. 3. Such license, when issued, shall authorize the licensee to operate the oyster shucking house therein named or to engage in and conduct the business of an oyster planter or an oyster dealer, as the case may be, for the term of one year beginning on J…

50:3-20.13 Issuance of license, disposition of fees. 4. The license required pursuant to P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.) to conduct an oyster shucking house or to engage in and conduct the business of an oyster planter or an oyster dealer shall be issued upon the payment of…

50:3-20.21 Use of license fees. 12. All moneys received as license fees under the provisions of P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.10 et seq.) shall be used by the commissioner for the purchase of either cultch or oysters, or both, which shall be spread over and planted in natural oyster …

50:3-20.22 Rules and regulations. 13. The commissioner may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations for the carrying out of the purposes of, and enforcement of, the provisions of P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.1…

50:3-20.26. Repeal "An act for the preservation and improvement of certain of the natural oyster beds and seed grounds of this State and providing for the issuance of licenses to persons engaged in the business of opening, shucking, processing and packing of oysters, taken from t…

50:3-3 State residence, incorporation of vessel owners; statement; revocation of license. 50:3-3. The commissioner, before issuing a license to any boat or vessel as provided in this article, shall cause the owner thereof to file with the commissioner a statement that the boat or…

50:3-5 Revocation of license. 50:3-5. The commissioner may revoke the license of any boat or vessel issued as provided in this article, the owner, captain, master or person in charge of which boat or vessel shall violate or cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions of …

50:3-6 Dredging equipment, taking of shellfish; regulated. 50:3-6. No boat or vessel shall be operated in the catching or taking of shellfish from any of the natural beds under the tidal waters of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay and their tributaries, in this State, while equipp…

50:3-7 Size of dredge regulated. 50:3-7. No person shall use any dredge for the purpose of catching or taking shellfish from any of the natural beds or grounds in Delaware Bay or Delaware River above the line running direct from the mouth of Straight Creek to Cross Ledge Shoal Ol…

50:3-8 Season for taking oysters. 50:3-8. Except in that area known as Section "E" as defined in R.S.50:1-23, no person shall catch, take, or attempt to catch or take oysters from any of the lands lying under the tidal waters of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay or their tributari…

50:3-9 Possession, sale of oysters taken out of season; prohibition. 50:3-9. No person shall possess, sell or offer for sale any oysters caught or taken from any natural oyster bed or ground where oysters naturally spawn and grow under the tidal waters of the Delaware River, Dela…