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NJ Rev Stat § 23:2B-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:2B-20 - Findings, declarations, determinations relative to horseshoe crab and shorebird conservation.

23:2B-20 Findings, declarations, determinations relative to horseshoe crab and shorebird conservation.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that each spring more than a million shorebirds of six species, including the red knot, ruddy turnstone, sanderling, semipalmated sandpiper, short-billed dowitcher, and dunlin, stop at Delaware Bay beaches and feed upon horseshoe crab eggs; that the red knot was once considered one of New Jersey's most abundant shorebirds; that this critical food source of horseshoe crab eggs consumed during the stopover of the red knot in New Jersey and Delaware is needed for the birds to gain sufficient weight to continue their migration north to breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic, survive until food becomes available, and successfully reproduce ; that surveys have shown that red knots migrating through the bay region have declined by more than 75 percent since 2000; and that state and international biologists fear that the red knot will become extinct as soon as 2010. The Legislature further finds and declares that the numbers of shorebirds other than the red knots that feed on horseshoe crab eggs on the Delaware Bay have declined by a highly significant 64 percent during the period of 1998 through 2007. The Legislature further finds and declares that shorebird populations have continued to decline, despite the fact that over the past two decades more than $3 million in public funds have been spent on the protection and restoration of shorebird populations and their habitats on New Jersey's Delaware Bay shore. The Legislature therefore determines that a moratorium on the harvest, landing and possession of horseshoe crabs is critical to ensure that more horseshoe crab eggs will be available as a food source, thus increasing the likelihood of survival of these shorebirds. L.2008, c.1, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:2B-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:2B-25 - "Marine Fisheries Program Support Account."

23:2B-25 "Marine Fisheries Program Support Account."  2. a. There is established within the General Fund, a separate, dedicated, and non-lapsing account to be known as the "Marine Fisheries Program Support Account." This account shall be credited with all revenues received from the issuance of Possession In Excess of Daily Limit Vessel Licenses pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.477 (C.23:2B-24). b. The moneys in the Marine Fisheries Program Support Account shall be allocated to the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Fisheries Administration within the Department of Environmental Protection, and shall be dedicated for the purposes of marine fisheries programs within the department. L.2019, c.477, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1 - License for hunting, fishing, or trapping; penalty; exceptions.

23:3-1 License for hunting, fishing, or trapping; penalty; exceptions.  23:3-1. a. A person shall not at any time hunt, take or attempt to take, kill or pursue, with a gun or any firearm of any kind or character, or with longbow and arrow, a wild bird, animal or fowl, or take or attempt to take any skunk, mink, muskrat, or other fur-bearing animal by means of a trap, or set a trap for any fur-bearing animal, nor shall any person above the age of 16 years at any time take or attempt to take fish in any of the fresh waters of this State by the method commonly known as angling with a hand line or rod and line, or with longbow and arrow, unless he has first procured a proper license. b. A person shall not engage in hunting, fishing, or trapping unless the appropriate license or tag as prescribed hereunder is visibly displayed in a holder in a conspicuous place on the outer clothing at the time of such hunting, fishing, or trapping. A licensee shall exhibit his license and tag for inspection to any conservation police officer, deputy conservation police officer, police officer, or other person requesting to see it. c. A person under 12 years of age shall not be issued a trapping license. d. A person who is on active duty with any branch or department of the armed service of the United States shall be entitled to hunt or fish upon obtaining the proper resident license therefor. e. Nothing in this section shall prevent the occupant of a farm in this State, who actually resides thereon, or the immediate members of his family who also reside thereon, from hunting for, taking, killing, or pursuing with a gun or firearm or a longbow and arrow on the farm a wild bird, animal or fowl, from taking any skunk, mink, muskrat, or other fur-bearing animal by means of a trap or from setting a trap for a fur-bearing animal on the farm, or from taking fish on the farm with hand line, rod and line, or longbow and arrow in the manner provided by law during the time when it is lawful so to do, without being licensed hereunder. The exemption provided pursuant to this subsection shall not apply to a person residing on the farm or in a tenant house thereon who is not a member of the occupant's family, nor to a servant of the occupant. f. (1) Any person found hunting, fishing, or trapping without the proper license or tag as may be required conspicuously displayed pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be liable to a penalty of $10 and costs, to be recovered pursuant to the provisions of Title 23, chapter 10, of the Revised Statutes. (2) Any person who violates any provision of this section for which a penalty is not otherwise expressly provided, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $200 for each offense. amended 1945, c.116; 1948, c.226, s.1; 1951, c.226, s.1; 1953, c.425; 1971, c.405, s.1; 1975, c.81; 1975, c.116, s.1; 1979, c.385, s.2; 1993, c.20, s.2; 1999, c.282, s.3; 2019, c.407, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1a - Fees; adjustment by council, once

23:3-1a. Fees; adjustment by council, once  12. The Fish and Game Council may, on one occasion only at such time as may be deemed appropriate by the Fish and Game Council, by regulation adopted by August 1 of the preceding year, determine the fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags, certificates and stamps under R.S.23:3-3, R.S.23:3-4, section 2 of P.L.1951, c.226 (C.23:3-4.1), section 8 of P.L.1986, c.198 (C.23:3-4.11), R.S.23:3-25, section 7 of P.L.1986, c.198 (C.23:3-27.1), R.S.23:3-29, section 1 of P.L.1959, c.37 (C.23:3-56.1), section 3 of P.L.1952, c.328 (C.23:3-59), section 3 of P.L.1975, c.117 (C.23:3-61.3), section 2 of P.L.1970, c.247 (C.23:3-63), section 5 of P.L.1970, c.247 (C.23:3-66) and section 11 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1.1), in the following manner:  a. The amount of the applicable fee on the effective date of P.L.1991, c.286 (C.23:3-1a et al.) shall be the base fee.  b. The base fee may be adjusted on one occasion only at such time as may be deemed appropriate by the Fish and Game Council by adding to that base fee an amount equal to a percentage of the base fee as determined by the Fish and Game Council; provided, however, that the amount added shall not exceed an amount equal to 10% of the base fee.  c. Any adjustment in fees shall be rounded to the nearest $0.25. L.1982,c.180,s.12; amended 1991,c.286,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1b - "Free fishing" days

23:3-1b. "Free fishing" days  The Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, after consultation with the Fish and Game Council, shall select two days in any given 12-month period, and consecutively thereafter, during which any person who has an actual and bona fide domicile in this State may fish in any of the waters of this State without procuring the license required pursuant to R.S. 23:3-1 et seq. or the special trout stamp required pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1952, c. 328 (C. 23:3-57), except if the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection determines that emergency conditions exist during any given 12-month period which make "free fishing" days ill-advised.  L. 1985, c. 352, s. 1, eff. Nov. 8, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1c - Application fee for each permit, license.

23:3-1c Application fee for each permit, license.  9. The division is authorized to charge a $2.00 nonrefundable application fee, in addition to any other permit or license fees authorized by law, for each permit or license, as follows:duplicate hunting and fishing; falconry; beaver; otter; turkey; coyote; special season Canada goose; special season deer; rifle; semi-wild hunting preserve; commercial fishing preserve; commercial shooting preserve; senior citizen fishing; senior citizen clamming; field trial; horseback riding on wildlife management area; daily use permit for wildlife management area; clubhouse rental; fire on wildlife management area; fish stocking by clubs; lake lowering; alewife (for bait); carp and suckers; fish basket for eels, catfish, carp, and suckers; game animals and game birds - individual hobby, scientific holding, zoological, propagation and sale, animal exhibitor, animal theatrical agency, and fur farming; salvage - recover carcass; special purpose; scientific collecting - fish; crab pot (recreational); crab pot (commercial); menhaden netting; food fish netting; and commercial fish netting. The amounts remitted to the State Treasury for these application fees shall be deposited to the credit of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund." L.1986,c.198,s.9; amended 1999, c.282, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1d - Pennsylvania fishing license holders permitted to fish in Delaware river

23:3-1d. Pennsylvania fishing license holders permitted to fish in Delaware river  3. A valid fishing license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall constitute a proper license, as required pursuant to subsection a. of R.S. 23:3-1, to fish in the waters of the Delaware river within the jurisdiction of this State.  L.1993,c.20,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1e (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1e - Members of New Jersey National Guard, disabled veterans exempt from certain fees.

23:3-1e Members of New Jersey National Guard, disabled veterans exempt from certain fees.  1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no fee, including application fees and issuance fees, may be charged of an applicant for a license, permit, stamp, tag, or certificate to hunt, fish, trap, or otherwise lawfully take fish, game, or any other wildlife in the State, who is an active member of the New Jersey National Guard who has completed Initial Active Duty Training or who is a disabled veteran.  The Division of Fish and Wildlife shall prescribe by regulation the types of evidence that may be used to qualify persons for the benefits of this section.  b. As used in this act:  "Disabled veteran" means any resident of the State who has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has been declared by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or its successor, to have a service-connected disability of any degree; and "Initial Active Duty Training" means Basic Military Training, for members of the New Jersey Air National Guard, and Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, for members of the New Jersey Army National Guard.  L.1993,c.303,s.1; amended 1999, c.282, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1f (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1f - Certification of reduction in "hunters' and anglers' license fund" for free NG licensees

23:3-1f. Certification of reduction in "hunters' and anglers' license fund" for free NG licensees  2. At the end of each fiscal year, the Director of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife shall certify to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury the amount that the "hunters' and anglers' license fund" has been reduced as a result of any license issued without charge pursuant to section 1 of this act. An amount equal to the amount certified shall be appropriated each year from the General Fund to the "hunters' and anglers' license fund" for additional operating costs.  L.1993,c.303,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1g (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1g - Fee for hunting migratory birds.

23:3-1g Fee for hunting migratory birds.  6. For the purpose of meeting the costs of complying with information collection activities mandated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program, the division is authorized to charge a fee of $2.00 to any person who hunts migratory birds, which fee shall be in addition to any other fees charged for licenses, permits, or stamps required by law to hunt migratory birds. L.1999,c.282,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-1.1 - "All Around Sportsman License."

23:3-1.1 "All Around Sportsman License."  11. a. The division shall issue a special license combining the resident's firearm hunting license, the resident's bow and arrow license and the resident's fishing license as provided under R.S.23:3-4 into one license to be designated as the "All Around Sportsman License." b. The "All Around Sportsman License" shall authorize its holder to hunt with a shotgun or bow and arrow and to angle or attempt to take fish in the fresh waters of this State at the time, and in the manner, provided by law and the State Fish and Game Code, except that this license shall not authorize its holder to take trout from the fresh waters of the State. c. A resident of this State above the age of 16 years may procure the "All Around Sportsman License" from the division at Trenton or from its agents as designated by the division. It shall not be valid unless it contains the signature of the owner written in ink. Each license issued under this section shall expire on December 31 next following its issuance. d. (1) The division shall determine the form of the "All Around Sportsman License." The fee for this license shall be $71.25 and an issuance fee of $1.00, or as adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a). (2) The fee for an "All Around Sportsman License" shall be reduced by $10 when application therefor is made at the same time with: (1) another resident of this State who applies for a resident's fishing license, is above 16 years of age and below 65 years of age, and has not bought an "All Around Sportsman License" or resident's fishing license after 2010, or (2) a nonresident who applies for a nonresident's annual fishing license, is above 16 years of age, and has not bought a nonresident's annual fishing license after 2010. The fee for a resident's fishing license bought in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph shall be $10.75 and an issuance fee of $1.00, and the fee for a nonresident's annual fishing license bought in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph shall be $16.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00. e. The amounts remitted to the State Treasury from the collection of any fee pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund." L.1982, c.180, s.11; amended 1991, c.286, s.2; 1999, c. 282, s.7; 2015, c.99, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-2 - Minimum age for issuance of license; misrepresentation; penalty.

23:3-2 Minimum age for issuance of license; misrepresentation; penalty.  23:3-2. Except as provided in R.S.23:3-3, no license to hunt, pursue or kill with a gun or any firearm any game bird, wild animal or fowl in this State, shall be issued to a person under 16 years of age. An applicant for license who misrepresents his age shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars. Amended 1999, c.282, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-3 - Youth hunting license.

23:3-3 Youth hunting license.  23:3-3. The division may, in its discretion, issue a youth hunting license to a citizen of the United States above 10 years and under 16 years of age, who has successfully completed a course in gun or bow and arrow safety, as the case may be, as required in accordance with this title. Persons above 10 years and under 14 years of age may obtain the license only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian. The license shall authorize a licensee above 10 years and under 14 years of age to hunt only when accompanied by a holder, above 21 years of age, of a regular resident's or nonresident's firearm or bow and arrow license, as the case may be. This license shall be void after December 31 of the year in which the licensee becomes 16 years of age. Amended 1971, c.125, s.1;1971, c.381, s.1;1982, c.180, s.1;1991, c.286, s.3;1999, c.282, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-3.1 - Issuance of apprentice firearm, bow and arrow licenses.

23:3-3.1 Issuance of apprentice firearm, bow and arrow licenses.  2. a. The Division of Fish and Wildlife may, in its discretion, issue an apprentice firearm hunting license to a citizen of the United States above 14 years of age. The division shall not require an applicant to complete a course in gun safety as a condition of issuing an apprentice firearm hunting license to an applicant. The license shall authorize a licensee to hunt only with hounds or firearms and only when accompanied by a holder, above 21 years of age, of a regular resident's or nonresident's firearm hunting license. A person may not serve as an accompanying firearm hunting license holder to more than one holder of an apprentice firearm hunting license at a time. The apprentice firearm hunting license shall be void after December 31 of the year of its issuance and may be issued to a person only twice during the person's lifetime. The accompanying firearm hunting license holder shall be subject to all penalties for violations committed by the holder of the apprentice firearm hunting license while under their direct supervision. As used in this subsection, "direct supervision" means the holder of the apprentice firearm hunting license and the accompanying firearm hunting license holder are hunting together as a unit at the same location. b. The division may, its discretion, issue an apprentice bow and arrow license to a citizen of the United States above 14 years of age. The division shall not require an applicant to complete a course in bow and arrow safety as a condition of issuing an apprentice firearm hunting license to an applicant. The license shall authorize a licensee to hunt only with bow and arrow and only when accompanied by a holder, above 21 years of age, of a regular resident's or nonresident's bow and arrow license. The apprentice bow and arrow license shall be void after December 31 of the year of its issuance and may be issued to a person only twice during the person's lifetime. L.2015, c.83, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-4.1 - One-day license; fee.

23:3-4.1 One-day license; fee.  2. The division may, in its discretion, issue a license to a person above the age of 16 years authorizing him to hunt for one day only in areas licensed under subsections b. and d. of R.S.23:3-29, or at a shoot to kill field trial which is being held under a proper permit from the division. The fee for this license shall be $11.50, or as adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a), and an issuance fee of $1.00. The fees collected hereunder shall be remitted to the State Treasurer, and placed to the credit of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund," and be disbursed by the State Treasurer on vouchers certified to by the division. L.1951,c.226,s.2; amended 1975, c.116, s.3;1979, c.239, s.2;1982, c.180, s.3;1991, c.286, s.5;1999, c.282, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-4.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-4.2 - Applicants 10 or over; certificate showing completion of gun safety course.

23:3-4.2 Applicants 10 or over; certificate showing completion of gun safety course.  1. a. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in sections 23:3-1 to 23:3-22 of the Revised Statutes, concerning the issuance of resident or nonresident firearm hunting licenses, at the time an application for a firearm hunting license that is not an apprentice license is made by an applicant above the age of 10, to whom a license other than an apprentice license has not previously been issued, such applicant shall present to the issuing agent a certificate stating that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course in gun safety, which shall be signed by an agent of the Division of Fish and Wildlife designated for the purpose whose fitness to give instructions in safe gun handling has been determined by the Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Department of Environmental Protection. A person above the age of 10 who previously has held a license to engage in hunting, other than an apprentice license, shall not be entitled to purchase another such license in a subsequent year unless at the time of making application he shall submit to the license issuing agent his license of a previous year, or a certification from the Division of Fish and Wildlife stating that he held such a license. b. An applicant for an apprentice firearm hunting license shall be exempt from the requirement to show that the person has completed a course in gun safety as provided in subsection a. of this section.  L.1954, c.57, s.1; amended 1971, c.381, s.2; 2015, c.83, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-4.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-4.3 - Instructors of methods of handling firearms

23:3-4.3. Instructors of methods of handling firearms  The Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall have authority to designate duly qualified persons to act as its agents in the giving of instructions of methods of handling firearms, and the issuance of certificates, and a certificate shall not be issued to any person until in the opinion of his instructor, he has qualified therefor. L.1954, c. 57, p. 406, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-4.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-4.4 - Forwarding of certificates

23:3-4.4. Forwarding of certificates  The license issuing clerk or agent designated under section 23:3-7 of the Revised Statutes to issue licenses shall forward such certificates to the division, attached to his monthly report covering sale of licenses. L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:3-4.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:3-4.5 - Instruction and certificate to be without charge

23:3-4.5. Instruction and certificate to be without charge  No charge shall be made for any certificate or instruction given to a person to qualify him to purchase a hunting license. L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 4.