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NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-58.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-58.1 - Hunting foxes with hounds and firearms; penalty

23:4-58.1. Hunting foxes with hounds and firearms; penalty  No person shall hunt foxes with hounds and firearms except during such time and period prescribed by the State Fish and Game Code, and, in the absence of such provisions in said code, no person shall hunt foxes with hounds and firearms except in daylight from November tenth to April thirtieth, but foxes shall not be hunted with hounds during the deer season. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00). Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1820, s. 66, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-58.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-58.3 - Killing other game while hunting foxes; penalty

23:4-58.3. Killing other game while hunting foxes; penalty  Any person hunting foxes who shall kill, injure, destroy or have in possession any bird or animal the killing of which is prohibited shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each bird or animal killed, injured, destroyed or had in possession.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-62.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-62.2 - Bounties or premium for killing prohibition

23:4-62.2. Bounties or premium for killing prohibition  No county or municipality shall hereafter pay any premium or bounty for the killing of any fox or woodchuck. L.1975, c. 164, s. 1, eff. July 23, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-63.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-63.1 - Penalty for liberating coyotes

23:4-63.1. Penalty for liberating coyotes  No person shall liberate a coyote within this State, under a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense. L.1939, c. 42, p. 61, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-63.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-63.2 - Possession of live coyote prohibited; penalty

23:4-63.2. Possession of live coyote prohibited; penalty  No person shall have a live coyote in possession in this State except by permission of the board, under a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each live coyote so had in possession. L.1939, c. 42, p. 61, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-63.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-63.5 - Right to use mechanical devices to repel marauding birds and other wildlife

23:4-63.5. Right to use mechanical devices to repel marauding birds and other wildlife  1. Any provision of law or municipal ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, any owner of lands used for agricultural purposes, shall pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, have the right to use certain noise making and other mechanical devices, including non-lethal propane-powered noise making devices, intended to scare or repel marauding birds or other wildlife so as to prevent the damage and destruction of crops and other property. L.1963, c.37, s.1; amended 2019, c.19, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-63.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-63.6 - Issuance of permits; cancellation; rules and regulations

23:4-63.6. Issuance of permits; cancellation; rules and regulations  2. The Division of Fish and Wildlife is authorized to issue permits to the owners of lands used for agricultural purposes for the use of such devices and no such device shall be used by any person without first obtaining such permit. Any person who violates this section shall be liable to a penalty of $20 for each such offense. Whenever the governing body of any municipality adopts a resolution pointing to undue hardship on nearby residents as a result of the use of any such device, and requests that the division deny or cancel the right to use such device, the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, after review of all available evidence, may deny or cancel a permit to use such device when he determines that the use thereof creates an undue hardship on nearby residents. In arriving at any such decision, the director may consult with any county or Statewide advisory group the director may designate to advise the director on such matters. The division shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the types and use of such devices as will insure the safety of the public. L.1963, c.37, s.2; amended 1970, c.164; 1979, c.385, s.6; 2019, c.19, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-63.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-63.7 - Disposal of dead wildlife by authorized personnel

23:4-63.7. Disposal of dead wildlife by authorized personnel  Except as provided in R.S. 23:4-23, nothing contained in the provisions of this Title shall be construed so as to prohibit or limit the disposal, by State or municipal police officers, or by personnel authorized thereby, of any wild bird, animal, fowl, or fur-bearing animal found dead on or along any public highway or on any private property, upon request of the owner thereof. L.1979, c. 304, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:4-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:4-64 - Sale of bittersweet prohibited; penalty; enforcement

23:4-64. Sale of bittersweet prohibited; penalty; enforcement  It shall be unlawful to take for the purpose of sale, sell, or expose for sale, any bittersweet growing in the wild, under a penalty of ten dollars for each offense. This section shall not apply to the sale of this vine in any form for medicinal purposes. This section shall be enforced by the persons authorized and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of this title (s. 23:10-1 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-1 - Open season for certain fish; penalty

23:5-1. Open season for certain fish; penalty  No person shall catch, take, kill or have in possession any: a. Black bass, Oswego bass, white bass, rock bass, calico bass or crappie, except during such period as prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, except from June fifteenth to November thirtieth, or b. Trout or landlocked salmon, except during such period as prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, except from April fifteenth to July fifteenth, and from September first to September thirtieth; provided, however, no person shall catch, take, kill or have in their possession any trout or landlocked salmon mentioned in this paragraph on the first day of any open season before eight ante meridian, or c. Pike perch, pike or pickerel, except during such period as prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, except from May twentieth to November thirtieth and from the first Saturday in January to the last Sunday in January, or Angle in the streams stocked with trout with fly, bait or lure during such period as prohibited therefor by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, between the first day of March and April fourteenth, both dates inclusive; Under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each fish so unlawfully caught, taken, killed or had in possession or for the attempt to catch, take or kill any such fish, or for any other violation of this section. Amended by L.1939, c. 327, s. 1; L.1946, c. 47, p. 105, s. 1; L.1947, c. 48, p. 165, s. 1; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1820, s. 67, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-2 - Sale of propagated trout or landlocked salmon; tagging

23:5-2. Sale of propagated trout or landlocked salmon; tagging  Trout or landlocked salmon which has been artificially propagated may be sold at any time for food purposes, if properly tagged, pursuant to the authority and in accordance with regulations adopted by the board, or of any duly authorized board, commission or officer of another state in which the trout or landlocked salmon has been propagated. The tag shall be removed only by the consumer, and when so removed shall be destroyed.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-3 - Fishing through ice

23:5-3. Fishing through ice  No person shall take or attempt to take a fish from any of the waters of this State by any means or in any manner through an opening in the ice in these waters, or beneath the ice, prohibited by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, no person shall take or attempt to take a fish from any of the waters of this State by a line with hooks attached thereto, or by any other device, net or tackle operated through an opening in the ice in these waters, or drawn beneath the ice, excepting that: a. Carp and suckers may be taken through or under the ice by the means, in the manner and during the period, prescribed by said code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, with a net through or under the ice between December first and March first next ensuing in each year; b. Suckers may be taken through the ice by the means and during the period prescribed by said code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, by means of hooks directly attached to a rigid handle, the hooks not to exceed three in number, between December first and March first; c. Pike perch, pike and pickerel may be taken through the ice by the means and during the period prescribed by said code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, in the manner known as angling with hand lines or with rod and line, between the first Saturday in January and the last Sunday in January, the number of lines not to exceed ten in number, each of which lines shall not have more than one hook attached. No person shall take, kill, catch or have in possession on one day during such period prescribed by said code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, from the first Saturday in January and the last Sunday in January, more than the number of perch, pike perch or pickerel, permitted by said code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, more than ten in the aggregate of perch and pike perch, and ten in the aggregate of pike and pickerel. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each fish unlawfully taken or possessed. Amended by L.1939, c. 327, s. 2; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1821, s. 68, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-7 - Minimum size of certain fish; penalty

23:5-7. Minimum size of certain fish; penalty  No person shall kill, sell, expose for sale or have in possession any black bass, Oswego bass or white bass measuring less than the number of inches prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, measuring less than nine inches in length, or any strawberry or calico bass, or crappie measuring less than the number of inches prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, measuring less than six inches in length, or any pike perch, pike or pickerel measuring less than the number of inches prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, measuring less than twelve inches in length, or any trout measuring less than the number of inches prescribed by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, measuring less than seven inches in length, except for the purpose of stocking the waters of this State therewith, and then only at the direction of the division or upon license first obtained from the division under penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each fish so unlawfully killed, sold, exposed for sale or had in possession. The esox fasciatus, commonly known as Long Island pickerel, varied and grass pike, is not included among the fish protected by this section. Amended by L.1946, c. 74, p. 264, s. 1; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1822, s. 69, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-9 - Lobster restrictions

23:5-9. Lobster restrictions  23:5-9. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.57). b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.57). c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.57). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.57). e. (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations providing for the taking and management of the lobster of the genus and species Homarus americanus in the State. (2) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall regulate the lobster fishery in accordance with State policy as set forth in section 2 of P.L.1979, c.199 (C.23:2B-2). (3) The department shall prepare and issue an annual report on the taking, management, and status of lobster in the State. Copies of the report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the Senate Environment Committee and the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, or their successors as designated by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, respectively, and shall be made available to the public upon request. Amended 1942, c.110; 1977, c.11; 1979, c.199, s.67; 1983, c.366, s.1; 1996, c.21; 2002, c.57.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-10 - Trout, perch, pickerel, bass, crappie or salmon; limit

23:5-10. Trout, perch, pickerel, bass, crappie or salmon; limit  No person shall take, catch or kill in one day more than the number of trout, pike perch, pickerel, rock bass, crappie, calico bass, salmon, black bass or Oswego bass permitted by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, more than ten trout, ten pike perch, ten pickerel, twenty rock bass, twenty in the aggregate of crappie and calico bass, ten salmon or ten in the aggregate of black bass and Oswego bass, and under no circumstances shall any person take, catch or kill in any one day more than the number of fish, commonly classed as fresh water game and food fish, permitted by the provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, more than twenty-five in the aggregate of fish commonly classed as fresh water game and food fish, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each fish so taken, caught or killed in excess of the number permitted by the respective provisions of said code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, in excess of the number permitted by this section. Amended 1939, c.327, s.3; 1948, c. 448, p. 1823, s. 70, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-11 - Fishing, except angling, prohibited; penalty; exceptions

23:5-11. Fishing, except angling, prohibited; penalty; exceptions  Except as otherwise provided in section 23:5-3 of this Title, no person shall take or attempt to take fish from any of the waters of this State by any means prohibited by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, by means of any contrivance, except in the manner commonly known as angling with hand line or with rod and line, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Eels may be caught at any time by means of wicker eel baskets anchored on the bottom of streams and ponds, and minnows and other bait fish may be taken by such means, in such manner, in such waters, and under such circumstances prescribed by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code with a seine not over fifty feet in length in all ponds and lakes which have an area of over one hundred acres, and in all other waters with a seine not over thirty feet in length, but in every such case, all trout, pickerel, bass, pike and pike perch captured therein shall be immediately released therefrom uninjured as far as practicable. Fish may also be taken in any manner under the direction of or by permission given by the Division of Fish and Game for stocking purposes. Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1824, s. 71.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-13 - Set lines in waters having certain fish prohibited; number of hooks

23:5-13. Set lines in waters having certain fish prohibited; number of hooks  No person shall put, place, use or maintain in any of the waters of this State inhabited by pickerel, pike, pike perch, black bass, Oswego bass, white bass, calico bass, perch or trout, a set line, or use upon a line for the taking of fish in these waters a contrivance having more than nine hooks, or more than three burrs of three hooks attached thereto, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Amended by L.1952, c. 103, p. 444, s. 1, eff. April 28, 1952.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-14 - Carp or tench as bait; penalty

23:5-14. Carp or tench as bait; penalty  No person shall use the young of any species of carp or tench for bait in any of the waters of this state, or take to any of such waters the young of any species of carp or tench for the purpose of using the same for bait or for any other purpose, under a penalty of twenty dollars for every such fish so used for bait or taken to such waters.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-15 - Artificial bait; number of hooks; penalty

23:5-15. Artificial bait; number of hooks; penalty  No person shall use, have in possession or offer or expose for sale, any artificial bait with more than nine hooks or more than three burrs of three hooks attached thereto, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Amended by L.1946, c. 166, p. 735, s. 1, eff. April 25, 1946.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-15.1 - Possession of unlawful bait; penalty

23:5-15.1. Possession of unlawful bait; penalty  No person shall have in possession any natural bait, live or preserved, any metal, plastic or wooden lures, plugs, spinners, flies, or any such contrivance that might be attached to a line or placed upon a hook for the purpose of catching fish, other than those specified as legal while angling in waters designated as having such restrictions under the Fish and Game Code, under a penalty of $20.00 for each offense. L.1970, c. 150, s. 1, approved July 24, 1970.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-16 - Taking eels in tidal waters with certain devices

23:5-16. Taking eels in tidal waters with certain devices  No person shall catch or take, or attempt to catch or take, eels from the tidal waters of this State by means or use of a dredge, rake, spear or other device attached to or drawn by a boat or vessel. Amended by L.1979, c. 199, s. 68, eff. Sept. 19, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-17 - Fishing at night for certain fish prohibited; penalty

23:5-17. Fishing at night for certain fish prohibited; penalty  No person shall take, in any manner, any trout, bass, pike perch, pike or pickerel during such hours as is prohibited by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, between nine o'clock in the evening and daylight of the morning following, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each fish so taken. Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1824, s. 72, eff. April 1, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-24.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-24.1 - License to fish with net; possession

23:5-24.1. License to fish with net; possession  No person shall fish with, set, fix, fasten, draw, or drift any net of any description whatsoever, from or in the inland marine waters, bays, coves, rivers, or creeks, or in the Atlantic ocean within 3 nautical miles of the coast line, unless he shall first have procured a license as hereinafter provided or as otherwise provided by this Title, and shall have received the required license and have it in possession at the time of fishing. L.1941, c. 211, p. 610, s. 1. Amended by L.1948, c. 175, p. 917, s. 1, eff. June 12, 1948; L.1979, c. 10, s. 1, eff. Feb. 5, 1979; L.1980, c. 120, s. 1, eff. Sept. 29, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 23:5-24.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals|Section 23:5-24.2 - Fish-netting license fees

23:5-24.2. Fish-netting license fees  A person intending to take fish with a net in the waters aforesaid shall, except as hereinafter provided, apply to the commissioner for a license therefor, and the commissioner upon receipt of the application and the fee hereinafter prescribed may in his discretion issue licenses for the taking of fish with nets.  a. The commissioner shall establish resident fees within the following ranges:  (1) Haul seines, $25.00 to $50.00 per net;  (2) Fykes, $12.00 to $30.00 per net;  (3) Miniature fykes or pots, $100.00 to $200.00 regardless of the number, provided that not more than two miniature fykes or pots may be used for the taking of eels for bait without a license. Eels taken without a license may not be sold or used for barter;  (4) Bait nets, $10.00 to $50.00 per license;  (5) Drifting gill nets, $20.00 to $50.00 per net;  (6) Staked or anchored gill nets, $3.00 to $10.00 per net;  (7) Pound net, $100.00 to $200.00 per net;  (8) Wire pound net, $25.00 to $100.00 per net;  (9) Parallel nets, $10.00 to $30.00 per net;  (10) Lobster or fish pots, $100.00 to $200.00 regardless of the number of pots used;  (11) Horseshoe crab dredge, $15.00 to $30.00 per vessel;  (12) Shrimp trawl, $12.00 to $30.00 per net.  b. No license shall be required for the following:  (1) Dip nets 24 inches in diameter or less used for the taking of herring for live bait;  (2) Bait seines 50 feet long or less;  (3) Cast nets 20 feet in diameter or less;  (4) Lift or umbrella nets four feet square or less;  (5) Five killi-pots or less measuring not over 10 inches in diameter or 25 inches in length, if cylindrical or 2,000 cubic inches for any other conformation.  Fish taken under this subsection may not be sold or used for barter.  c. Nonresident license fees shall be the same as resident fees if a resident of this State may obtain a license to fish for similar species of fish with similar gear in the nonresident applicant's state for the same fee as a resident of that state. Otherwise, the license fee for a nonresident is 10 times the license fee charged to a resident.  The commissioner may, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.  L. 1941, c. 211, s.2; amended by 1942, c. 174, s. 1; 1948, c. 175, s. 2; 1948, c. 472; 1951, c. 53; 1953, c. 258; 1966, c. 207, s. 1; 1967, c. 302; 1975, c. 116, s. 12; 1979, c. 199, s. 69; 1980, c. 120,s. 2; 1983, c. 366, s. 2; 1985, c. 108; 1987, c. 68, s. 1.