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NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-6.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-6.3 - Rules, regulations; fee.

50:2-6.3 Rules, regulations; fee.  3. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection with the advice of the Shellfisheries Council shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations and amend or repeal such rules and regulations from time to time as required for the conservation, protection, management, and improvement of the surf clam resource and industry. These rules and regulations may include the imposition and collection of a per bushel fee for all surf clams harvested within the waters of this State, provided that the fee shall be in an amount not less than $0.125 nor more than $0.25 per bushel. Emergency rules or regulations may be adopted where immediate danger exists to the resource or industry. The surf clam license fee shall be fixed pursuant to rule or regulation in an amount not less than $600 or more than $1,000 per license issued to an individual or entity legally domiciled or incorporated in New Jersey. The surf clam bait license fee shall be fixed pursuant to rule or regulation in an amount not less than $100 or more than $200. L.1950, c.310, s.3; amended 1975, c.398, s.3; 1991, c.79, s.3; 2007, c.338, s.32.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-7 - Culling immediately after emptying tongs or dredges.

50:2-7 Culling immediately after emptying tongs or dredges.  50:2-7. All oysters, oyster shells and other material dredged, tonged or in any manner raised or taken from any of the beds and grounds above what is known as the southwest line in Delaware Bay, except in that area known as Section "E" as defined in R.S.50:1-23, or from any natural oyster bed or ground, shell bed or reef, where oysters naturally spawn and grow under the tidal waters of the State, shall be culled as soon as they are emptied out of the tongs or dredges on the culling board, conveyor, culling device, or deck of the boat or vessel employed for the purpose, and before they are shoveled back from the culling board or portion of the deck used for emptying the tongs or dredges. Amended 1979, c.199, s.33; 1981, c.62, s.2; 2007, c.338, s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-7.1 - Rules, regulations.

50:2-7.1 Rules, regulations.  34. The department, in consultation with the Shellfisheries Council, may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations regarding the use of leased bottom, including the removal of shell. L.2007, c.338, s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-8 - Percentage of shells; throwing back culled material.

50:2-8 Percentage of shells; throwing back culled material.  50:2-8. Such culling shall be so close that three bushels of oysters, oyster shells and other material taken from any part of a boat or vessel, after having been shoveled back from the culling board, conveyor, culling device or that part of the boat or vessel used for emptying the tongs and dredges, shall not contain more than 15% of shells and other material. All shells and other material, except oysters and clams, shall be immediately thrown back upon the beds or grounds from which they were taken. Amended 1979, c.199, s.34; 2007, c.338, s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-9 - Revocation of licenses on refusal to permit examination.

50:2-9 Revocation of licenses on refusal to permit examination.  50:2-9. When the person in charge of any boat or vessel licensed under the provisions of this Title, or any person holding a tonger's license, is hailed or signaled by any officer or other representative of the department and refuses to stop and permit the officers or representatives to board the boat, vessel or other craft and examine the oysters, oyster shells and other material thereon or if having permitted the officers or representatives to board, and a violation of R.S.50:2-7 or R.S.50:2-8 having been found, refuses to comply with an order to recull the oysters and oyster shells or immediately throw them upon the beds or grounds from which they were taken, the commissioner, in addition to the penalties provided in section 73 of P.L.1979, c.199 (C.23:2B-14), may revoke the license of the boat or vessel and the license of the tonger and the department may seize and secure the boat, vessel and equipment. The commissioner shall immediately thereafter give notice thereof to the Superior Court which shall summarily hear and determine whether there was a violation of this section, and if it does so determine, it may direct the confiscation and forfeiture of the vessel, boat and equipment for the use of the department. The commissioner may dispose of the confiscated and forfeited property at the commissioner's discretion. Amended 1979, c.199, s.35; 1980, c.120, s.3; 1991, c.91, s.475; 2007, c.338, s.36.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-10 - Taking shellfish with power boat.

50:2-10 Taking shellfish with power boat.  50:2-10. No boat, or vessel, propelled wholly or in part by steam, naphtha, gasoline, electricity or any other mechanical motive power, shall engage in the catching or taking of shellfish from any of the natural beds, under the tidal waters of this State, while so mechanically propelled, except as otherwise specifically provided in R.S.50:3-6 and R.S.50:4-2. Amended 1945, c.38, s.1; 1971, c.185, s.1; 2007, c.338, s.37.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-10.1 - Taking clams with power boats; permits.

50:2-10.1 Taking clams with power boats; permits.  50:2-10.1. No person shall use or employ any boat or other vessel propelled wholly or in part by steam, naphtha, gasoline, electricity or any other mechanical motive power, or any motor driven apparatus, for the purpose of catching or taking of clams from any of the waters of this State, whereby the soil or bottom on or in which the clams are found is agitated or disturbed by the propeller wheel or wheels of the boat or vessel or by any other motor or mechanically driven apparatus thereon for the purpose of catching or taking clams as aforesaid, except by permit issued by the department with the approval of the council for taking clams from the waters of the Delaware Bay. Amended 1979, c.199, s.36; 2007, c.338, s.38.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-11 - Taking shellfish after sunset, before sunrise or on Sunday; prohibited, limited exceptions for Sunday.

50:2-11 Taking shellfish after sunset, before sunrise or on Sunday; prohibited, limited exceptions for Sunday.  50:2-11. No person shall dredge upon, or throw, cast or drag an oyster dredge or any other instrument or appliance used for catching shellfish, or assist in so doing, or collect shellfish by any means, upon any of the lands lying under the tidal waters of this State before sunrise or after sunset, or at any time on Sunday, except that clams may be taken from the waters of Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Shrewsbury River or Navesink River on Sunday. The department, in consultation with the council, may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations for the harvest of oysters on Sunday during specific times, in specific areas, and using specific methods of harvest. The maintenance of leases, limited to the moving and planting of shell, oyster and clam seed and the use of bagless oyster scrapes, shall be permitted on Sunday. Amended 1973, c.352; 1975, c.398, s.5; 1979, c.199, s.37; 2007, c.338, s.39.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-12 - Sale, transport, etc. certain shellfish out-of-State prohibited; exceptions.

50:2-12 Sale, transport, etc. certain shellfish out-of-State prohibited; exceptions.  50:2-12. Seed oysters of any size and hard shell clams measuring less than 1.5 inches (38 millimeters) in length caught and taken from any of the unleased shellfish beds or grounds under the tidal waters of this State shall not be sold, purchased, transported, or taken out of this State, except for shellfish seed produced under an aquatic farmer license in a hatchery or on leased bottom using aquaculture methods approved by the commissioner. Amended 1979, c.199, s.38; 2007, c.338, s.40.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:2-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:2-18 - Adoption of rules, regulations relative to cultivation of certain shellfish.

50:2-18 Adoption of rules, regulations relative to cultivation of certain shellfish.  1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no later than September 24, 2016, the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to allow, under conditions deemed appropriate by the department, the cultivation of commercial shellfish species for research, educational, or restoration purposes in coastal and inner harbor waters classified as contaminated.  b. Within one year after adoption of the rules and regulations required pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the department shall review and revise them to provide improved and expanded research and restoration opportunities throughout the State based on comments received by the department from a community engagement process. The community engagement process shall include at least one public hearing, a public comment period, and consultations with organizations pursuing shellfish-related activities. L.2015, c.237, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-1 - Necessity for license and issuance thereof.

50:3-1 Necessity for license and issuance thereof.  50:3-1. No boat or vessel shall be used or employed in the catching or taking of oysters in the Delaware River, Delaware Bay or their tributaries in this State, without a license for that purpose issued by the commissioner. Amended 1979, c.199, s.39; 2007, c.338, s.42.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-2 - License, fee, issuance, disposition of fees.

50:3-2 License, fee, issuance, disposition of fees.  50:3-2. The Delaware Bay Section of the Shellfisheries Council may fix the license fee at any sum, except that the fee shall be not less than $10, or less than $2 per gross ton of the boat or vessel, whichever is greater, for boats or vessels required to be licensed under R.S.50:3-1. No license shall be issued for a period longer than one year. All licenses shall be numbered and recorded by the commissioner. All fees for licenses collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the "Oyster Resource Development Account," established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1996, c.112 (C.23:3-12.2), and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of that section. Amended 1979, c.199, s.40; 1996, c.112, s.3; 2007, c.338, s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-3 - State residence, incorporation of vessel owners; statement; revocation of license.

50:3-3 State residence, incorporation of vessel owners; statement; revocation of license.  50:3-3. The commissioner, before issuing a license to any boat or vessel as provided in this article, shall cause the owner thereof to file with the commissioner a statement that the boat or vessel is wholly owned by legally domiciled residents or by any entity incorporated in this State; and no boat or vessel owned wholly or in part by a nonresident and licensed in any other state to catch oysters on natural beds or grounds in that other state shall be licensed in this State within the same year in which the license to catch oysters in the other state shall have been or shall be issued. The commissioner may revoke a license issued by reason of a false statement filed by any applicant. Amended 1979, c.199, s.41; 2007, c.338, s.44.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-5 - Revocation of license.

50:3-5 Revocation of license.  50:3-5. The commissioner may revoke the license of any boat or vessel issued as provided in this article, the owner, captain, master or person in charge of which boat or vessel shall violate or cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions of this Title or any rule or regulation of the department, and the commissioner may refuse thereafter to allow any license to be issued to the boat or vessel for such period of time as the commissioner shall fix. Amended 1979, c.199, s.42; 2007, c.338, s.45.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-6 - Dredging equipment, taking of shellfish; regulated.

50:3-6 Dredging equipment, taking of shellfish; regulated.  50:3-6. No boat or vessel shall be operated in the catching or taking of shellfish from any of the natural beds under the tidal waters of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay and their tributaries, in this State, while equipped with more than two dredges at any one time. No dredging shall be permitted within the beds, creeks and rivers, described in R.S.50:3-14, with the exception of the Cohansey River and the lands under the waters of Delaware Bay in the section known as Areas 1, 2 and 3, described in R.S.50:1-23. Shellfish may be caught and taken from the Cohansey River and Areas 1, 2, and 3 by means of such boats and dredges beginning at 6:00 Ante Meridian Standard Time, quitting at 2:30 Post Meridian Standard Time Monday through Friday during the months of May and June, subject to the power of the Shellfisheries Council, by rule or regulation, to prohibit the taking or catching of shellfish in such manner from any of those beds and for such time as, in the judgment of the council, may be necessary in order to close the beds for purposes of conservation. Amended 1945, c.38, s.2; 1953, c.260, s.2; 2007, c.338, s.46.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-7 - Size of dredge regulated.

50:3-7 Size of dredge regulated.  50:3-7. No person shall use any dredge for the purpose of catching or taking shellfish from any of the natural beds or grounds in Delaware Bay or Delaware River above the line running direct from the mouth of Straight Creek to Cross Ledge Shoal Old Lighthouse, commonly known and hereinafter referred to as the "southwest line," except in that area known as Section "E" as defined in R.S.50:1-23, the tooth bar of which dredge measures more than 54 inches across from center of bolt hole to center of bolt hole where the frame thereof is fastened to the tooth bar, or any dredge which measures more than 5 feet 2 inches in width from the extreme outside to outside of frame, or any dredge which measures more than 21 inches from center of tooth bar to center of cross bar, or any dredge the bag of which contains more than 17 rows of 2 inch rings, or any dredge the rings of which are less than 2 inches in diameter, inside measurement, or any dredge the bag of which measures more than 5 feet around the bag from center of tooth bar to center of cross bar, or any dredge which weighs more than 250 pounds. Amended 1979, c.199, s.43; 1981, c.62, s.3; 2007, c.338, s.47.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-8 - Season for taking oysters.

50:3-8 Season for taking oysters.  50:3-8. Except in that area known as Section "E" as defined in R.S.50:1-23, no person shall catch, take, or attempt to catch or take oysters from any of the lands lying under the tidal waters of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay or their tributaries, above the southwest line, except at the times and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner after consultation with the Delaware Bay Section of the Shellfisheries Council. Amended 1981, c.62, s.4; 1995, c.67, s.1; 1996, c.112, s.4; 2007, c.338, s.48.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-9 - Possession, sale of oysters taken out of season; prohibition.

50:3-9 Possession, sale of oysters taken out of season; prohibition.  50:3-9. No person shall possess, sell or offer for sale any oysters caught or taken from any natural oyster bed or ground where oysters naturally spawn and grow under the tidal waters of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay or Maurice River Cove above the southwest line, except from and including April first to and including June thirtieth of each year or as otherwise determined by the commissioner after consultation with the Delaware Bay Section of the Shellfisheries Council. Amended 1995, c.67, s.2; 2007, c.338, s.49.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-10 - Title to lands under tidal waters.

50:3-10 Title to lands under tidal waters.  50:3-10. Nothing in this Title shall strengthen, confirm or verify the title of any person to any lands lying under the tidal waters of the Delaware River or Delaware Bay, above the southwest line. Amended 2007, c.338, s.50.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-11 - Seasonal limit to taking oysters from certain areas; exception.

50:3-11 Seasonal limit to taking oysters from certain areas; exception.  50:3-11. No oysters shall be dredged for, caught or taken from that area known as Section "E" as defined in R.S.50:1-23 or from any of the lands lying under the tidal waters of the Delaware Bay and Maurice River Cove below a line running direct from the mouth of Straight Creek to Cross Ledge Shoal Old Lighthouse, commonly known and hereinafter referred to as the "southwest line," at any time except from September 1 to June 30 then next, both inclusive, of each year; unless authorized by the commissioner after consultation with the Delaware Bay Section of the Shellfisheries Council. Amended 1975, c.134; 1979, c.199, s.44; 1981, c.62, s.5; 1996, c.112, s.5; 2007, c.338, s.51.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-12 - Permission to inspect unleased grounds.

50:3-12 Permission to inspect unleased grounds.  50:3-12. The department, after consultation with the council, may upon application give permission, in writing, to any prospective lessee to examine and inspect, with proper appliances, any of the unleased lands of the State below the southwest line and the area known as Section "E" as defined in R.S.50:1-23 for the purpose of determining their suitability or adaptability for oyster culture or propagation; but no oysters shall be permanently removed from any of those lands by virtue of any such permit. Any individual given such permission shall be required to notify the department via telephone each day prior to conducting an inspection. Amended 1979, c.199, s.45; 2007, c.338, s.52.
NJ Rev Stat § 50:3-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 50 - Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting|Section 50:3-13 - Dredging by person other than lessee prohibited in certain areas; exceptions.

50:3-13 Dredging by person other than lessee prohibited in certain areas; exceptions.  50:3-13. No person shall dredge upon or throw, cast or drag an oyster or clam dredge, or any other instrument or appliance used for catching shellfish, in that area known as Section "E" as defined in R.S.50:1-23 or upon any of the land of the State lying under the tidal waters of the Delaware Bay, in this State, below the southwest line, other than land or ground for which the person then holds a lease from the Shellfisheries Council under this Title. A lessee may, however, authorize another individual to dredge for shellfish on the lease using authorized gear during the authorized season. Any such authorization shall be in writing, signed by all parties on forms provided by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, and shall be in the dredger's possession at all times during dredging operations. Amended 1953, c.262, s.1; 1979, c.199, s.46; 1981, c.62, s.6; 2007, c.338, s.53.