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NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-12 - Catching food fish with lines; season for game fish; fine

23:9-12. Catching food fish with lines; season for game fish; fine  It shall be lawful to catch food fish with rods and lines and hand lines, and trolling lines as described in section 23:9-6 of this Title, at any time of the year in the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls. No person shall fish for and take game fish, excepting during such periods as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed then except from June 15 to December 1, inclusive, in each year; provided, that any char, commonly called brook or speckled trout, or any form of trout, may only be taken between April 15 and July 31, both dates inclusive, in each year unless otherwise prescribed in said code. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of $10.00 for each and every fish so taken. Amended by L.1955, c. 99, p. 552, s. 4, eff. June 24, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-13 - Bag limit on game fish

23:9-13. Bag limit on game fish  No person shall take, catch, kill, or have in possession in any 1 day more than such number in all of black and Oswego bass, rock bass, calico bass and crappie, perch or wall-eyed pike, pickerel or trout as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if no such numbers are so prescribed then more than 10 in all of black and Oswego bass, 20 rock bass, 20 in all of calico bass and crappie, 10 pike perch or wall-eyed pike, 10 pike, 10 pickerel, or 20 trout, under a penalty of $20.00 for each fish so taken, caught, killed, or possessed in excess of the number permitted by this section. Amended by L.1955, c. 99, p. 552, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-14 - Use of eelpots and fyke nets; fine; forfeiture of appliances

23:9-14. Use of eelpots and fyke nets; fine; forfeiture of appliances  No person shall use eelpots and fyke nets, each without wings, in the Delaware river, above or below Trenton falls, during any period which shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if no such period is so prescribed then from June 1 to July 1, in each year, both dates inclusive, but it shall be lawful to use eelpots and fyke nets, each without wings, during any period which shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if no such period is so prescribed then from July 1 to May 31, both dates inclusive, in each year, for the purpose of catching carp, catfish, eels and suckers only. All other species of fish which may be caught in said nets must be returned unharmed immediately to the waters from which taken; provided, that the entrance of said eelpot or fyke net shall not be more than of such diameter and the outside diameter thereof shall not be more than of such dimensions as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if no such dimensions are so prescribed then that the entrance of said eelpot or fyke net shall not be more than 6 inches in diameter and the outside diameter not more than 30 inches. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of $20.00, together with a forfeiture of all nets, boats and other appliances used. Amended by L.1955, c. 99, p. 553, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-15 - Use of parallel nets prohibited; fine; forfeiture of appliances

23:9-15. Use of parallel nets prohibited; fine; forfeiture of appliances  No person shall use a parallel net, otherwise a net set approximately parallel with the shore in the Delaware river below Trenton falls and at low-water mark, between June first and August thirty-first in each year, and it shall be lawful to use such parallel net below Trenton falls from September first to May thirty-first, inclusive, next ensuing, in each year, for the purpose of taking carp only; provided, that the meshes of said net be not less than three and one-half inches stretched measure when being fished; provided, that seines not smaller than two and one-half inch mesh may be used from September first to May thirty-first of each year for the purpose of taking carp only; and provided, further, that no such net shall be set in such manner as to impede navigation. All other fish must be returned unharmed to the water beyond low-water mark. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars, together with a forfeiture of all nets and other appliances used.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-16 - Size of certain fish; fine

23:9-16. Size of certain fish; fine  No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take from the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls, in any manner whatsoever, any of the fish hereinafter described of greater weight or less length than shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if no such weight or length is so prescribed, then any striped bass, otherwise known as rockfish, weighing more than 20 pounds or measuring less than 10 inches in length, or any sturgeon less than 5 feet in length, or any black bass, or any small-mouth bass, large-mouth bass, otherwise known as Oswego or yellow bass, less than 9 inches in length, or any pike, or pickerel, or any pike perch, otherwise known as wall-eyed pike or Susquehanna salmon, less than 12 inches in length, or any calico or strawberry bass, crappie, white bass, rock bass, otherwise known as redeye or goggle-eye, or trout or char, less than 6 inches in length. Any fish of less length than those described, or any striped bass, commonly called rockfish, weighing more than such weight as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if no such weight is so prescribed then more than 20 pounds, which may be caught must be returned immediately to the water. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prevent the fishery authorities of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or of the State of New Jersey capturing fish of any size from said waters, or at any time of the year, or in any manner for propagating purposes and for stocking other waters in their respective States through their authorized representatives. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of $10.00 for each and every fish so caught and had in possession. Amended by L.1955, c. 99, p. 553, s. 7, eff. June 24, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-17 - Interference with or injury to nets; fine

23:9-17. Interference with or injury to nets; fine  No person shall, by boat, anchor, dredge, or otherwise, in the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls, willfully and without reasonable cause, interfere with, break, damage or destroy any drifting gill net or hauling seine or nets of any description being lawfully used. No person shall, in the Delaware river below Trenton falls, drift a gill net over the waters of a shore fishery while the hauling seine is being used. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of twenty dollars.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-19 - Purchase, sale or possession of fish except during lawful period prohibited; fine

23:9-19. Purchase, sale or possession of fish except during lawful period prohibited; fine  No person shall purchase, sell or offer for sale, or have in possession any fresh dead game fish or food fish, except during the lawful period for catching the same and the space of six days after such period has expired. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars for each fish.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-20 - Concurrent jurisdiction of states; procedure for violations

23:9-20. Concurrent jurisdiction of states; procedure for violations  The commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the state of New Jersey shall have concurrent jurisdiction over all offenses and violations of this article, committed or attempted to be committed, by any person or persons fishing in the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls within the jurisdiction respectively of the said state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The procedure in the state of New Jersey for punishing violations of this article, as well as for the confiscation of boats, nets and other appliances, shall be the same in all respects as provided for in chapter 10 of this title (s. 23:10-1 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-21 - Interference with officers; fine

23:9-21. Interference with officers; fine  Any person or persons who shall by threat, menace or force, or in any manner attempt to deter or prevent any fish warden or other person authorized to make arrests for violation of the fish laws in either state, from enforcing or carrying into effect any provisions of this article, or who shall resist arrest or the seizure of boats or nets illegally used, shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-114 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-114 - License to take shad with net required

23:9-114. License to take shad with net required  It shall be unlawful for any person to fish with, fix, fasten, draw, or drift any net of whatever description for the purpose of taking shad in the waters of the Hudson river within the jurisdiction of the state of New Jersey without first having procured a license so to do.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-115 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-115 - License fee; season; lift period from Friday noon until Saturday midnight

23:9-115. License fee; season; lift period from Friday noon until Saturday midnight  Upon application to the commissioner and the payment of a fee of $60.00 for each net, the commissioner may issue, in his discretion, a license permitting the licensee to fish for shad, in the Hudson river, from March 15 to June 15; provided further, however, no net shall be set or put in position and no shad shall be taken during the period from Friday noon until Saturday midnight of each week; provided, however, that any net which has been set prior to Friday noon shall be permitted to remain in position and be lifted at the next high water; provided further, however, that the aforementioned 36-hour lift period shall be the minimum period and the maximum lift period shall be at the discretion of the commissioner. Amended by L.1941, c. 26, p. 53, s. 1; L.1941, c. 334, p. 891, s. 1, eff. Aug. 4, 1941; L.1975, c. 116, s. 14, eff. June 3, 1975; L.1979, c. 199, s. 71, eff. Sept. 19, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-120 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-120 - Arrest and punishment of violations on Hudson river between New Jersey and New York

23:9-120. Arrest and punishment of violations on Hudson river between New Jersey and New York  If and when the State of New York shall enact a similar law for the arrest and punishment of violations of the game or fish laws of this or the State of New York, committed or attempted to be committed by any person or persons fishing in that portion of the Hudson river lying between such States, any game protector, fish warden or other person of either State, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the game or fish laws of such States, shall have power and authority to make arrests on any part of such river between such States or the shores thereof and to take the person or persons so arrested for trial to the State in which the violation was committed and there to prosecute such person or persons according to the laws of such State. L.1938, c. 240, p. 544, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-121 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-121 - Arrest and punishment of violations on Delaware river between New Jersey and Pennsylvania

23:9-121. Arrest and punishment of violations on Delaware river between New Jersey and Pennsylvania  If and when the State of Pennsylvania shall enact a similar law for the arrest and punishment of violations of the game or fish laws of this State or the State of Pennsylvania, committed or attempted to be committed by any person or persons fishing in that portion of the Delaware river lying between such States, any game protector, fish warden or other person of either State, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the game or fish laws of such States, shall have power and authority to make arrests on any part of such river between such States or the shores thereof and to take the person or persons so arrested for trial to the State in which the violation was committed and there to prosecute such person or persons according to the laws of such State. L.1938, c. 240, p. 545, s. 2, eff. May 25, 1938.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9-126 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9-126 - Holders of New York fishing licenses; fishing in New Jersey part of Greenwood lake

23:9-126. Holders of New York fishing licenses; fishing in New Jersey part of Greenwood lake  Nothing contained in Title 23 of the Revised Statutes, to which this act is a supplement, relating to the necessity of procuring from the State of New Jersey a license to fish in the waters of this State, shall apply to persons holding a fishing license issued by New York, when fishing in that part of Greenwood lake which lies within this State, so long as persons holding fishing licenses issued by the State of New Jersey are not required to have New York licenses, when fishing in that part of Greenwood lake which lies within New York. L.1943, c. 93, p. 312, s. 1, eff. April 6, 1943.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9A-1 - Penalty for injury or death caused by negligent use of weapon

23:9A-1. Penalty for injury or death caused by negligent use of weapon  A person engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, or taking wildlife, who, through the negligent use of a firearm, bow and arrow, or other weapon shall cause injury or death to another person, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,000.00 and suspension of all license certificates, and all privileges, to take or possess wildlife for a period of five years for a first offense, and not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $4,000.00 and permanent revocation of all such license certificates and privileges for each subsequent offense.  A license certificate or privilege suspended pursuant to this section shall not be reinstated until the holder thereof has first completed, to the satisfaction of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, the approved remedial sportsmen education program established and conducted by the division pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1990, c.29 (C.23:3-22.3).  L.1957,c.196,s.3; amended 1990,c.29,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:9A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:9A-2 - Misuse of weapon while hunting; penalty

23:9A-2. Misuse of weapon while hunting; penalty  A person engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, or taking wildlife who shoots or discharges a firearm, bow and arrow, or other weapon in a careless manner or without due caution and circumspection shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 and the suspension of all license certificates, and all privileges, to take or possess wildlife for a period of two years, in addition to any suspension required under the authority of R.S.23:3-22.  A license certificate or privilege suspended pursuant to this section shall not be reinstated until the holder thereof has first completed, to the satisfaction of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, the approved remedial sportsmen education program established and conducted by the division pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1990, c.29 (C.23:3-22.3).  L.1990,c.29,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-1 - Provisions of title enforced and penalties recovered in accordance with chapter

23:10-1. Provisions of title enforced and penalties recovered in accordance with chapter  All provisions contained in this Title, in any law supplementary thereto and in the State Fish and Game Code for the protection of fish, game and birds, or in any manner prohibiting or regulating the taking or possession of the same, shall, except as otherwise specifically provided, be enforced and all penalties for the violations thereof shall be recovered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1826, s. 77, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-2 - Jurisdiction

23:10-2. Jurisdiction  23:10-2. The Superior Court and municipal court, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "court," shall, except as otherwise specifically provided, have jurisdiction to try and punish any person violating any provision of this Title, any provision of any law supplementary thereto or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code, and every penalty prescribed for such violation may be enforced and recovered before such court in a summary proceeding in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.) either in the county or municipality where the offense is committed or where the offender is first apprehended or where he may reside.  Amended 1948,c.448,s.78; 1953,c.23,s.6; 1991,c.91,s.282.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-3 - Who may institute proceedings

23:10-3. Who may institute proceedings  Proceedings for the recovery of penalties for the violation of any provision of this Title, any provision of any law supplementary thereto, or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code shall be brought in the name of the State, by a duly commissioned warden, deputy warden, police officer, constable or a member of any regularly incorporated fish and game protective association, or the fish and game protector as prosecutor, and no such proceeding shall be instituted by any other person unless specifically authorized by law. Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1826, s. 79.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-4 - Process and proceedings on Sunday

23:10-4. Process and proceedings on Sunday  Proceedings under this chapter may be instituted on any day of the week including Sunday and process may be served on Sunday.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-5 - Arrest on view without warrant; interference with or resisting officer

23:10-5. Arrest on view without warrant; interference with or resisting officer  Any constable, police officer, fish and game warden, protector, or deputy warden, or any officer or member of any incorporated game protective society may, for a violation of any provision of this Title, or any provision of any law supplementary thereto, or of any provision of the State Fish and Game Code committed within the view of any such officer or person, arrest, without warrant, the offender and carry him before a court in the county wherein such arrest is made. Any person or persons who shall, by threat, menace or force, or in any manner, attempt to deter or prevent any fish and game warden or other person authorized to make arrests for violation of the fish and game laws of this State, or any provision of any law supplementary thereto, or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code from enforcing or carrying into effect any provisions of this Title, or any provision of any law supplementary thereto, or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code or who shall resist arrest or the seizure of boats or nets or other apparatus illegally used, shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Amended by L. 1939, c.106, s.1; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1827, s. 80; L.1953, c. 23, p. 452, s. 7, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-12 - Incriminating testimony

23:10-12. Incriminating testimony  No person shall be excused from giving evidence in any proceeding under this chapter, on the ground that it might tend to convict him or render him liable to prosecution hereunder, but such evidence shall not be received against him in any such prosecution.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-14 - Commitment for nonpayment of penalties

23:10-14. Commitment for nonpayment of penalties  If any person shall fail to pay the penalty or penalties so imposed, together with the costs of proceedings, the court shall commit him to the common jail of the county where such conviction is had, for a period not exceeding ninety days, or until the penalty and costs are paid.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-15 - Release on probation; payment of fine in installments

23:10-15. Release on probation; payment of fine in installments  If the record of a person convicted of a violation of this Title, or any provision of any law supplementary thereto, or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code shall, in the judgment of the court in which the conviction is had, so justify, the court may order him to be released on probation under the care of the probation officer of the county, the payment of a fine and costs of proceedings to be paid to the probation officer in weekly installments of such sum as he may determine. This money shall inure to the benefit of the Division of Fish and Game, and the probation officer shall account for and turn over the same or any other money collected by him on account thereof to the Division of Fish and Game for its uses and purposes. Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1830, s. 86, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:10-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:10-17 - Powers and fees for service of process of certain officers

23:10-17. Powers and fees for service of process of certain officers  The fish and game protector, fish and game wardens and deputy wardens shall have the same power as constables and be entitled to the same fees for the service of process in proceedings under this chapter as are provided by law for constables in the court in which the proceedings are had.