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NJ Rev Stat § 49:5-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 49 - Sale of Securities|Section 49:5-19 - Application of Takeover Bid Disclosure Law

49:5-19. Application of Takeover Bid Disclosure Law  a. If the target company is a financial institution subject to regulation by the Commissioner of Banking, or a public utility corporation subject to regulation by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, or a transportation company subject to regulation by the Commissioner of Transportation, the bureau chief shall promptly furnish a copy of the registration statement filed under this act to the regulatory agency having supervision of the target company. Any hearing under this act involving any such target company shall be held jointly with the regulatory agency having supervision, and any determination following the hearing shall be made jointly with that regulatory agency. b. If the target company is a public utility, public utility holding company, national banking association, bank holding company, savings and loan association or savings and loan holding company subject to regulation by a Federal agency and the takeover of such company is subject to approval by that agency this act shall not apply. c. Where a takeover bid or takeover offer subject to the filing requirements of section 3 of this act is also subject to similar laws of another state, or to review by Federal agencies, or other State agencies; the bureau chief may, at his discretion, hold joint hearings and otherwise cooperate with such State and Federal agencies, provided such cooperation furthers the purposes of this act and does not impair the ability of the bureau chief to proceed and make all requisite findings under section 4 of this act. d. This act shall not apply to any offer involving a class vote by shareholders of the target company, pursuant to its articles of incorporation or the applicable corporation statute, on a merger, consolidation or sale of corporate assets in consideration of the issuance of securities of another corporation, or sale of its securities in exchange for cash or securities of another corporation. L.1977, c. 76, s. 19, eff. April 27, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-5 - Control, direction of shellfish industry, aquaculture; terms defined.

50:1-5 Control, direction of shellfish industry, aquaculture; terms defined.  50:1-5. a. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have full control and direction of the shellfish industry and resource and of the protection of shellfish throughout the entire State, subject to the provisions of this Title. The commissioner shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the preservation and improvement of the shellfish industry and resource of the State, after consultation with the Shellfisheries Council and subject to the disapproval, as hereinbefore provided, of the Marine Fisheries Council. With respect to aquaculture, the commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Shellfisheries Council, shall establish appropriate policies for the use of aquaculture leases in waters of the State and for lands underneath waters of the State, including but not limited to lease specifications, fees, and assignability and termination of lease agreements. The Department of Health and Senior Services, pursuant to R.S.24:2-1, shall regulate the safety of shellfish originating within the growing waters of the State, within interstate commerce and from international sources. b. For purposes of this Title: "Commissioner "means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. "Council" means the Shellfisheries Council created pursuant to R.S.50:1-18. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. "Shellfish" means any species of benthic mollusks, except for conchs (Busycon carica, Busycon contrarium and Busycotypus canaliculatum), the harvest of which is regulated pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1979, c.199 (C.23:2B-6), section 2 of P.L.1941, c.211 (C.23:5-24.2) and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and shall include, but not be limited to, hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), soft clams (Mya arenaria), surf clams (Spisula solidissma) and oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Amended 1979, c.199, s.14; 1996, c.112, s.1; 2007, c.338, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-22 - Offices; locations; records of leases and licenses.

50:1-22 Offices; locations; records of leases and licenses.  50:1-22. The commissioner shall establish and maintain several offices located at places convenient to persons engaged in the shellfish industry. The records of all leases and licenses issued shall be kept therein. One office shall be located in the area served by the Atlantic Coast Section and one office shall be located in the area served by the Delaware Bay Section of the Shellfisheries Council. Amended 1979, c.199, s.16. 2007, c.338, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-24 - Exclusive power to lease.

50:1-24 Exclusive power to lease.  50:1-24. The power granted by this Title to the council, subject to the provisions of R.S.50:1-18, to lease lands under the tidal waters of this State for the planting and culture of shellfish is exclusive, and no other State agency may, in the name of the State or otherwise, give, grant or convey to any person the exclusive right to plant or take shellfish from any of those waters; and no grant or lease of lands under tidewater, whereon there are natural oyster beds, shall be made by any other State agency except for the purpose of building wharves, bulkheads or piers. Amended 1979, c.199, s.17; 2007, c.338, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-25 - Residency requirement for leases.

50:1-25 Residency requirement for leases.  50:1-25. No lease shall be granted to any person who is not at the time of granting the lease legally domiciled or incorporated in this State. Amended 1979, c.199, s.18. 2007, c.338, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-27 - Fixing term, rental and acreage.

50:1-27 Fixing term, rental and acreage.  50:1-27. The council, with the approval of the commissioner, shall fix the term for which leases may be granted, the rental to be paid, the maximum size of any single ground to be leased, and the total acreage which may be leased to any person or persons. Amended 1979, c.199, s.19; 2007, c.338, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-28 - Measuring and mapping of leased lands.

50:1-28 Measuring and mapping of leased lands.  50:1-28. The commissioner shall cause the leased lands to be measured, and the metes and bounds thereof ascertained and recorded so that the limits thereof may be accurately fixed and easily located. The official survey base shall be the "New Jersey system of plane coordinates" as defined in article 2 of chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Revised Statutes. The department shall survey parcels of bottom not leased at the time of application. The commissioner shall cause the leased lands to be mapped, and the maps to be filed in the office of the department. The expense of surveying, measuring, locating and mapping any ground or grounds shall be paid by the applicant therefor before the applicant shall be entitled to a lease or leases for the ground or grounds. Amended 1979, c.199, s.20; 2007, c.338, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-29 - Recording of leases and assignments thereof.

50:1-29 Recording of leases and assignments thereof.  50:1-29. The commissioner shall cause leases, and assignments and transfers thereof, to be recorded in books kept in the offices of the department. No assignment or transfer of any ground or lease therefor shall be valid unless approved by the commissioner and the council and forthwith recorded in the office of the department. Amended 1979, c.199, s.21; 2007, c.338, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-30 - Lease of condemned lands.

50:1-30 Lease of condemned lands.  50:1-30. The council, with the approval of the commissioner, may lease to applicants therefor any of the lands of this State that have been or may hereafter be condemned pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes. Amended 1979, c.199, s.22; 2007, c.338, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-31 - Removal of shellfish from leased condemned lands.

50:1-31 Removal of shellfish from leased condemned lands.  50:1-31. The commissioner may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations for the removal and distribution of shellfish from lands leased under R.S.50:1-30, as in the commissioner's judgment will be in accord with the object of the condemnation. The rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with those adopted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes. Amended 1979, c.199, s.23; 2007, c.338, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-33 - Fishing rights preserved; lessees' remedies.

50:1-33 Fishing rights preserved; lessees' remedies.  50:1-33. Nothing contained in this Title shall be construed to prevent the catching and taking of free swimming fish from the tidal waters of this State in any lawful manner. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or prohibit lessees from pursuing either criminal or civil actions, or both, that may be available for damage to aquaculture gear and aquatic livestock on shellfish leases. Amended 2007, c.338, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-34 - Permission requied to plant, lodge foreign shellfish; rules, regulations.

50:1-34 Permission requied to plant, lodge foreign shellfish; rules, regulations.  50:1-34. a. No shellfish, native to, or brought directly or indirectly from, any foreign country or any other state, shall be planted or lodged in the waters of this State without written permission issued by the commissioner, after notice to the council. Application for such permission shall be made in writing, and shall state: (1) The species of shellfish; (2) The location from which they were, or are to be, immediately taken; (3) The source from which they were originally obtained; and (4) The geographic area to which the species or strain is native. The same information shall be shown upon a tag attached to or upon the billing accompanying each shipment upon its arrival in this State. b. The department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with the provisions of the "New Jersey Aquaculture Development Act," P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-1 et al.), rules and regulations governing the importation and transportation of the products of commercial aquaculture. Amended 1979, c.199, s.24; 2007, c.338, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-35 - Permission for planting, lodging foreign shellfish; conditions.

50:1-35 Permission for planting, lodging foreign shellfish; conditions.  50:1-35. The commissioner may issue such permission after due inspection and examination of the nature, species, quantity, source, location of proposed planting or lodging, and the condition of the shellfish and after the commissioner's determination that the same will not be detrimental to the native shellfish or to the shellfish industry of this State. The permission shall specify the nature, species, quantity and proposed location of planting or lodgment of the shellfish. Amended 1979, c.199, s.25; 2007, c.338, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:1-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:1-36 - Costs of inspection.

50:1-36 Costs of inspection.  50:1-36. The commissioner shall charge, and collect in advance, for the issuance of such permission, such sum of money as may be necessary to defray the cost of the inspection, examination and certification. Amended 1979, c.199, s.26; 2007, c.338, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-1 - License required for catching, taking shellfish, conditions.

50:2-1 License required for catching, taking shellfish, conditions.  50:2-1. No person shall catch or take shellfish from any of the natural grounds in the waters of this State, without first obtaining a license from the commissioner. Such licenses shall grant the privilege of taking shellfish upon any natural ground of this State in waters classified as "Approved" or "Seasonally Approved," as defined in rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), except such as may be leased by the council. Any person whose shellfish license or harvesting privileges have been revoked or suspended in another state shall not be eligible for any New Jersey shellfish license during the period of revocation or suspension in the other state. This section shall not preclude the department from establishing licenses for the harvest of specific shellfish from specific areas by specific means. Amended 1979, c.199, s.27; 2007, c.338, s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-2 - Recreational, commercial shellfish licenses; aquatic farmer license.

50:2-2 Recreational, commercial shellfish licenses; aquatic farmer license.  50:2-2. The licenses required for the various categories of harvesting, collecting, or culture of shellfish shall be as follows: a. Recreational shellfish license. No resident's recreational shellfish license shall be granted to any applicant who does not present satisfactory evidence that the person is legally domiciled in this State and pay the license fee required pursuant to R.S.50:2-3. A nonresident's recreational shellfish license shall be effective only in the months of June, July, August, and September in any calendar year and shall not be granted to a nonresident of this State without the payment of the license fee required pursuant to R.S.50:2-3. No holder of any recreational shellfish license may take more than 150 shellfish per day or shall sell or offer for sale shellfish taken under the license and any such sale or offer for sale shall constitute ground for the revocation of the license. No person shall take or catch more than 150 shellfish per day or sell any shellfish unless the person is a holder of a commercial shellfish license.  b. Commercial shellfish license. No resident's commercial shellfish license shall be granted to any applicant who does not present satisfactory evidence that the person is legally domiciled or incorporated in this State and pay the license fee required pursuant to R.S.50.2-3. No nonresident's commercial shellfish license shall be granted to any applicant who does not pay the license fee required pursuant to R.S.50.2-3. c. Aquatic farmer license. No aquatic farmer license shall be granted to any applicant except as provided pursuant to the "New Jersey Aquaculture Development Act," P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-1 et al.) and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Amended 1950, c.217; 1951, c.269; 1979, c.199, s.28; 1988, c.35, s.1; 2007, c.338, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-3 - License fees.

50:2-3 License fees.  50:2-3. The license fee shall be fixed by the commissioner, with the approval of the council, at not less than $10 or more than $20 for a resident's recreational shellfish license, at not less than $20 or more than $40 for a nonresident's recreational shellfish license, at not less than $50 or more than $100 for a resident's commercial shellfish license, and at not less than $250 or more than $500 for a nonresident's commercial shellfish license. No fee shall be charged for a recreational shellfish license to a person who is 62 or more years of age, provided the person is a resident of this State. A juvenile recreational shellfish license shall be available for $2 for resident or nonresident persons under 14 years of age. Amended 1971, c.392; 1973, c.282; 1979, c.199, s.29; 1988, c.35, s.2; 2007, c.338, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-3.1 - "Shellfisheries Law Enforcement Fund."

50:2-3.1 "Shellfisheries Law Enforcement Fund."  3. The "Shellfisheries Law Enforcement Fund" is established in the Department of Environmental Protection. All shellfish license fees collected pursuant to R.S.50:2-3 shall be deposited in the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be allocated by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to the Division of Fish and Wildlife to enforce the laws necessary for the protection of the shellfish resources of the State, to enforce the prohibition of taking shellfish from any shellfish bed condemned by the department pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.321 (C.58:24-2), to increase the effectiveness of the relay and depuration programs, and to enhance the productivity of the shellfish beds in the State. L.1988, c.35, s.3; amended 2007, c.338, s.27.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-4 - Terms, requisites, record of license.

50:2-4 Terms, requisites, record of license.  50:2-4. Each license shall be for the term of one year from January 1 of the year of issue, and shall be granted by the commissioner. Each license shall be numbered and shall state the name and residence of the licensee, and a record thereof shall be kept by the commissioner. Amended 1979, c.199, s.30; 2007, c.338, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-5 - Accessibility, inspection of license.

50:2-5 Accessibility, inspection of license.  50:2-5. Each licensee shall have the license readily accessible and shall exhibit it immediately for inspection to any officer or employee of the department or other person requesting to see the license. Amended 1939, c.242; 1979, c.199, s.31; 2007, c.338, s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-6.1 - License required for taking surf clams; exceptions, regulations.

50:2-6.1 License required for taking surf clams; exceptions, regulations.  1. No person shall take, harvest or dredge for surf clams (Spisula solidissima) from any waters of this State without first obtaining a surf clam license from the commissioner, except that the holder of a recreational shellfish license may harvest up to 150 surf clams per day from waters classified as "Approved," as defined in rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), with hand implements only. The commissioner may issue licenses for the harvesting of surf clams within the waters of this State. The license shall be issued on a seasonal basis pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner. Such licenses shall grant the privilege of gathering surf clams by dredging, but only in the Atlantic Ocean, but not in the Delaware Bay north and west of the COLREGS demarcation line which runs from Cape May Point Lighthouse in Cape May, New Jersey to Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse at Cape Henlopen, Delaware or in the Sandy Hook Bay west of a line from the west point of Sandy Hook to Roamer Shoal Lighthouse. No boat or vessel shall be licensed under P.L.1950, c.310 (C.50:2-6.1 et seq.) unless its bona fide owner is an individual or entity legally domiciled or incorporated in this State. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations regarding the issuance procedures of such licenses. The commissioner may issue permits for surf clam research, inventory and educational projects. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the activities of those projects. L.1950, c.310, s.1; amended 1975, c.398, s.1; 1979, c.199, s.32; 1991, c.79, s.1; 2007, c.338, s.30.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-6.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-6.2 - Dredging license, limitations; seasons.

50:2-6.2 Dredging license, limitations; seasons.  2. Any such licensed dredging operation shall be limited to the use of dredges that shall conform to any limits established by the commissioner by rule or regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner may adopt rules or regulations fixing the hours during which dredging will be permitted. No such dredging operation shall be permitted at any time between June 1 and September 30 in each year, unless changed by emergency order or regulation. Unless otherwise provided by rule or regulation, all surf clams harvested within the waters of New Jersey (three nautical miles) shall not be taken into another state or the waters thereof until the clams have been first landed in New Jersey. It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if a harvest vessel is observed by radar or other means leaving the waters of New Jersey and entering the waters of another state any time prior to landing. L.1950, c.310, s.2; amended 1975, c.398, s.2; 1980, c.132; 1991, c.79, s.2; 2007, c.338, s.31.