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NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-12 - Hunting certain game, except in manner provided by Code or with gun or bow and arrow, unlawful; penalty

23:4-12. Hunting certain game, except in manner provided by Code or with gun or bow and arrow, unlawful; penalty  No person, shall kill, destroy or injure, pursue with intent to kill or injure or in any manner attempt to take or injure, any anatidae commonly known as swans, geese, brant and river and sea ducks; rallidae, commonly known as rails, gallinules, coots and mud hens; limicolae, commonly known as shore birds, surf snipe or bay snipe, among them being yellowlegs plovers, willets, sandpipers, dowitchers or robin snipe, brown backs, curlews, turnstones or calico backs, godwits or marlin, tittlers and woodcocks; gallinae, commonly known as wild turkey, grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, partridge and quails; or any hare commonly known as rabbit; gray, black or fox squirrels; or any other game bird or game animal, except in the manner prescribed by the provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, except in the manner usually known as hunting with a gun, the gun being not larger than ten gauge and held at arm's length and fired from the shoulder without rest, or by the use of long bow and arrow, provided, however, it shall be unlawful for any person while hunting any wild bird or animal to have both a firearm and a bow and arrow in his possession or under his control in the woods or fields or on the water, under a penalty of $20.00 for each offense. Amended by L.1938, c. 102, p. 222, s. 1; L.1944, c. 163, p. 601, s. 2; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1809, s. 48; L.1950, c. 86, p. 153, s. 2, eff. April 28, 1950; L.1971, c. 252, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-13 - Regulations concerning guns

23:4-13. Regulations concerning guns  No person shall use in hunting any fowl or animals of any kind any firearm except as permitted by the provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, except a shotgun being not larger than ten gauge, and capable of holding not more than two cartridges at one time, or that may be fired more than twice without reloading, or use a silencer on any firearm when hunting for game or fowl, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; provided, however, that the division in its discretion may issue permits for the use of a rifle for shooting woodchucks only. No person shall have any missile larger than as permitted by the provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, larger than number four shot in possession in the woods or fields at any time other than during the open season for killing deer, under a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense. Amended by L.1946, c. 50, p. 107, s. 1; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1810, s. 49.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-13.1 - Clothing; outer garment of fluorescent hunter's orange

23:4-13.1. Clothing; outer garment of fluorescent hunter's orange  a. Any person while hunting deer, rabbit, hare, squirrel, fox, or game birds, other than waterfowl, with firearms in this State, shall wear a cap of fluorescent hunter's orange or some other outer garment containing at least 200 square inches of fluorescent hunter's orange material which shall be visible from all sides. The penalty for violation of this section shall be $50.00 for each offense. b. "Hunter's orange" means a daylight fluorescent orange color with a dominant wave length between 595 and 605 nanometers, excitation purity not less than 85%, and luminance factor of not less than 40%. L.1973, c. 169, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-14 - Use of ferrets prohibited; penalty

23:4-14. Use of ferrets prohibited; penalty  No person shall hunt, kill or destroy, or attempt to hunt, kill or destroy, a hare or rabbit with ferrets, or have a ferret in possession in the woods or fields, under a penalty of fifty dollars for each offense.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-15 - Baiting wild fowl prohibited; penalty

23:4-15. Baiting wild fowl prohibited; penalty  No person shall sow, deposit or place any rye, wheat, oats, corn or other cereal, except wild celery and wild rice, within four hundred feet of a gunning point in any of the salt or fresh waters of this state, or cause the same to be done, for the purpose of luring, decoying or baiting any goose, duck, swan, brant or other kind of waterfowl, so that the same may be shot at, killed or captured while feeding or attempting to feed thereon; or shoot at, kill or capture any goose, duck, swan, brant or other waterfowl while feeding or attempting to feed where any rye, wheat, oats, corn or other cereal, except wild celery and wild rice, is known to have been sown, deposited or placed in violation of this section, under a penalty of fifty dollars for each offense.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-16 - Prohibited hunting practices; penalty.

23:4-16 Prohibited hunting practices; penalty.  23:4-16. a. No person, either in or on a motor vehicle or vehicle of any kind whatsoever, or by the aid or use of a light carried on or attached to a motor vehicle or vehicle of any kind, shall hunt for, pursue, shoot, shoot at, kill, capture, injure or destroy wildlife. b. No person shall use any portable light or lights for the purpose of hunting for any wildlife excepting raccoon and opossum, or other species as provided by the State Game Code. c. No person shall, for the purpose of hunting, taking or killing any wildlife, cast an arrow or discharge any firearm from or across any State, county, municipal, or publicly travelled road or highway. d. (1) No person, except the owner or lessee of the building and persons specifically authorized by him in writing, which writing shall be in the person's possession, shall, for the purpose of hunting, taking or killing any wildlife, have in his possession a loaded firearm while within 450 feet of any occupied building in this State, or of any school playground.  (2) No person, except the owner or lessee of the building and persons specifically authorized by him in writing, which writing shall be in the person's possession, shall, for the purpose of hunting, taking or killing any wildlife, have in his possession a nocked arrow while within 150 feet of any occupied building in this State, or within 450 feet of any school playground, and a nocked arrow shall only be cast when a person is in an elevated position so that any arrow is aimed in a downward angle. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, "occupied building" means any building constructed or adapted for overnight accommodation of a person, or for operating a business or engaging in an activity therein, whether or not a person is actually present. e. A person who violates subsection a., b., or c. of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $200 for the first offense, and not less than $200 nor more than $500 for each subsequent offense. A person who violates subsection d. of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $300 for the first offense, and not less than $300 nor more than $1500 and permanent revocation of all license certificates required, and all privileges, to take or possess wildlife for each subsequent offense. amended 1939, c.252; 1946, c.171; 1957, c.44; 1967, c.172; 1971, c.252, s.2; 1979, c.385, s.4; 1990, c.29, s.2; 2010, c.53.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-18 - Hunting migratory waterfowl; lying in wait; hours; penalty

23:4-18. Hunting migratory waterfowl; lying in wait; hours; penalty  No person hunting or gunning after geese, duck, brant or other migratory waterfowl shall place a boat, sinkbox, seaweed, or other vessel or construction in which he may lie in wait to kill the same, at a distance of more than one hundred feet from ice, marsh or meadow, bar or bank, not covered with water, or shall, with intent to capture or kill the same, hunt after or pursue the same in any manner except between the hours as fixed by regulations under the provisions of an Act of Congress relating to migratory birds, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Amended by L.1942, c. 105, p. 366, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1942.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-19 - Pursuing game birds in power boats or aircraft prohibited; penalty

23:4-19. Pursuing game birds in power boats or aircraft prohibited; penalty  No person shall pursue any goose, duck, brant or other kind of game bird, or shoot, shoot at, kill or wound the same from a boat or vessel propelled by any means, other than by oars or paddles, or from a boat, vessel or other structure anchored or staked upon the waters of any of the bays, sounds, coves, ponds, rivers, creeks or streams of the state at a greater distance than one hundred feet from ice, marsh or meadow, bar or bank, or naturally heaped seaweed not covered with water, under a penalty of twenty dollars for each offense. No person shall, while in an airplane, hydroplane or other device propelled in any manner through the air, pursue, shoot, shoot at, kill or injure any of such game birds under a penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-20 - Trapped or snared game; possession or sale; setting traps

23:4-20. Trapped or snared game; possession or sale; setting traps  No person shall have in possession, sell or offer for sale a game bird or game animal enumerated in this chapter, after the same has been caught or trapped by means of a snare, snood, net, trap or other device, or set a snare, snood, net, trap or other device for catching or trapping the same, under a penalty of twenty dollars for each bird or animal so had in possession, sold or exposed for sale, or for any trap or snare so set. The penalties provided herein for the possession of such game shall not apply to a dealer in or purchaser of any rabbit or hare upon proof that the rabbit or hare was not trapped in this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-21 - Trapping hare by children

23:4-21. Trapping hare by children  A person owning or in possession of a farm may permit any person under fifteen years of age connected with his household to catch hares, commonly called rabbits, in box traps, within the limits of the farm during the time and under the conditions in which it is lawful to shoot or catch the same.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22 - "Pole traps" prohibited; penalty

23:4-22. "Pole traps" prohibited; penalty  No person shall set or use any snare, snood, net, trap or other device for the catching or trapping of a bird or animal above the level of the surrounding ground and commonly known as "pole traps" . Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the setting of traps or snares on the ground or prohibit trapping by the board or its employees on fish hatcheries or game farms. A person violating this section shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars for each snare, snood, net, trap or device so set or used.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.1 - Animal trap of steel-jaw leghold type; prohibition of manufacture, sale, possession, importation or transportation

23:4-22.1. Animal trap of steel-jaw leghold type; prohibition of manufacture, sale, possession, importation or transportation  No person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, possess, import or transport an animal trap of the steel-jaw leghold type.  L.1984, c. 37, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.2 - Prohibition of taking or attempting to take any animal

23:4-22.2. Prohibition of taking or attempting to take any animal  No person shall take or attempt to take any animal by means of a trap of the steel-jaw leghold type. L.1984, c. 37, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.3 - Possession as prima facie evidence

23:4-22.3. Possession as prima facie evidence  The possession of a trap of the steel-jaw leghold type shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of section 2 of this amendatory and supplementary act except under the circumstances indicated by section 5 of this amendatory and supplementary act. L.1984, c. 37, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.4 - Study to develop better trap; traps not classified as steel-jaw leghold traps

23:4-22.4. Study to develop better trap; traps not classified as steel-jaw leghold traps  The Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University, shall direct the Department of Wildlife Management at Cook College to conduct a study to identify or develop an animal trap which substantially reduces injury and pain to both targeted and nontargeted animals which are caught in the trap and which could serve as an alternative to the steel-jaw leghold type animal trap. The results of this study shall be published in a report to the New Jersey Fish and Game Council, hereinafter referred to as the "council," in the Department of Environmental Protection within one year of the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act. For the purposes of this amendatory and supplementary act, the steel-jaw leghold type animal trap does not mean mouse and rat traps designed for use in or under buildings.  L.1984, c. 37, s. 4, eff. April 27, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.5 - Allowable uses and possessions

23:4-22.5. Allowable uses and possessions  This amendatory and supplementary act shall not be construed to prevent the use of steel-jaw leghold traps for the purpose of exhibition by humane or educational institutions and organizations, or the possession of such traps by a person in the act of turning over the traps to a law enforcement agency. L.1984, c. 37, s. 5, eff. April 27, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.6 - Rules and regulations; contents

23:4-22.6. Rules and regulations; contents  The council shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act. These regulations shall provide at least the following: If the study conducted pursuant to section 4 of this amendatory and supplementary act identifies or develops a suitable alternative animal trap, the council shall establish a program for the phased withdrawal of the steel-jaw leghold animal trap from use in the State which prescribes the conditions under which the suitable alternative may be used, which withdrawal must occur within 18 months of the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act. L.1984, c. 37, s. 6, eff. April 27, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.7 - Violations; penalties

23:4-22.7. Violations; penalties  A person using a steel-jaw leghold type animal trap in violation of any rule or regulation under this amendatory and supplementary act shall, for each illegal trap involved, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $250.00 for a first offense; not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 for a second offense; not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,500.00 for a third or subsequent offense. L.1984, c. 37, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-22.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-22.8 - Confiscation of equipment, pelts or animals

23:4-22.8. Confiscation of equipment, pelts or animals  All equipment used in, or animals and pelts obtained by a violation of section 2 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be confiscated by any law enforcement agency enforcing this amendatory and supplementary act. This bill shall not be construed to authorize the confiscation of animals and pelts other than those which have been obtained in violation of section 2 of this amendatory and supplementary act and which are either held by a trap or in the possession of a violator. L.1984, c. 37, s. 8, eff. April 27, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-23 - Mutilating game prohibited; deer

23:4-23. Mutilating game prohibited; deer  No person in this State shall remove the skin or feathers, or in any way mutilate the body of a wild bird or animal killed, caught or taken while hunting, for the purpose of concealing its identity or sex, under a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00). A person's possession of a wild bird or animal or part thereof that has been plucked, skinned or mutilated in the woods, fields, or meadows or on the waters of this State shall be prima facie evidence that he has violated this section. The removal of the entrails of a deer shall not be considered a violation of this section, but the carcass shall not be otherwise mutilated, cut up or divided until the Division of Fish and Game or one of its members or a fish and game warden has received notification or report of the killing from the person who killed it, together with all information as required. Any person having any part or portion of a deer in his or her possession, or under his control, or in any room, house, tent, camp, or building of any description, or in any conveyance while in the woods or fields or on the roads or highways during the open season for the killing of deer and during the day next following the last day of such open season shall be required to furnish satisfactory proof that the same came from a legally killed deer that has been properly reported and failing to do so shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Amended by L.1938, c. 304, p. 698, s. 1; L.1946, c. 48, p. 106, s. 1, eff. April 4, 1946.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-24 - Hunting, certain, prohibited on Sundays; penalty; exemptions.

23:4-24 Hunting, certain, prohibited on Sundays; penalty; exemptions.  23:4-24. a. No person shall hunt with a hound or with firearms or weapons of any kind, or carry a gun in the woods or fields or on the waters on Sunday, under a penalty of $50 for each offense; except that this section shall not apply to : (1) any person hunting raccoon between midnight on Saturday and sunrise on Sunday during the season prescribed in R.S.23:4-1; (2) a person possessing a valid and proper rifle permit licensed to trap fur-bearing animals pursuant to the provisions of R.S.23:3-1 using a .22 caliber rifle and .22 caliber short rimfire cartridges to humanely dispatch legally trapped animals; or (3) a person using a bow and arrow to hunt deer during any bow and arrow hunting season for deer prescribed by the State Fish and Game Code, provided the person possesses a valid bow and arrow license, or a valid "All Around Sportsman License" if applicable, issued by the division, abides by all applicable provisions of the code, and is hunting on a State wildlife management area or on private property.  b. This section shall not prevent farm land owners, lessees actually occupying or farming the land, members of their immediate families, or their farm employees from hunting and destroying at any time and in any manner crows, woodchuck, fox and vermin on that land.  Amended 1953, c.402; 1959, c.71; 1996, c.97; 2009, c.48.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-24.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-24.1 - Carrying loaded firearms in vehicle for hunting purposes prohibited; proof

23:4-24.1. Carrying loaded firearms in vehicle for hunting purposes prohibited; proof  No person shall, for the purpose of hunting for, pursuing, taking or killing, or attempting to hunt, pursue, take or kill any bird or animal, have, in an automobile or vehicle of any kind, any shotgun or rifle loaded with missiles of any kind, under a penalty of not less than $20.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense. For the purpose of this act, whenever a person is found with such loaded shotgun or rifle in possession in a vehicle, the same shall be conclusive proof that the person was in the act of pursuing or taking birds or animals. L.1939, c. 172, p. 523, s. 1. Amended by L.1971, c. 252, s. 3, eff. June 30, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-24.1a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-24.1a - Improper transportation of firearm in motor vehicle; penalty

23:4-24.1a. Improper transportation of firearm in motor vehicle; penalty  In addition to the requirements of section 1 of P.L.1939, c.172 (C.23:4-24.1), no person may transport, possess, or have in their control a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is unloaded and contained in a closed and securely fastened case, or locked in the trunk of the motor vehicle. A person violating this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00.  L.1990,c.29,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-24.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-24.2 - Shooting or taking game bird or animal from tree or structure within 300 feet of baited area

23:4-24.2. Shooting or taking game bird or animal from tree or structure within 300 feet of baited area  No person shall, except under emergency conditions authorized by the Division of Fish and Game, kill, destroy, injure, shoot, shoot at, take, wound, or attempt to take, kill, or wound a game bird or game animal, or have in his possession or control any firearm or other weapon of any kind, while elevated in a standing tree, or in a structure of any kind within 300 feet of a baited area under a penalty of $50.00 for each offense. L.1970, c. 180, s. 1, eff. Aug. 13, 1970.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-24.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-24.3 - Baited area defined

23:4-24.3. Baited area defined  For the purpose of this act, "baited area" shall mean the presence of placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered agricultural products, salt, or other edible lure whatsoever capable of attracting, or enticing such birds or animals. Growing and unharvested crops shall not be considered baiting or feeding game birds or game animals. L.1970, c. 180, s. 2, eff. Aug. 13, 1970.