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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:7A-1 - Definitions

23:7A-1. Definitions
1. As used in this act:
"Taking" means to hunt, capture, kill, trap, catch, net, possess, or collect, or to attempt to hunt, capture, kill, trap, catch, net, possess, or collect, wildlife.
"Wildlife" means any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, shellfish, mollusk, crustacean, or other wild animal, or any part, product, egg, or offspring, or the dead body or parts, thereof.
L.1993,c.11,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:7A-2 - Prevention of lawful taking of wildlife prohibited.

23:7A-2 Prevention of lawful taking of wildlife prohibited.
2. No person may, for the purpose of hindering or preventing the lawful taking of wildlife:
a. block, obstruct, or impede, or attempt to block, obstruct, or impede, a person lawfully taking wildlife;
b. erect a barrier with the intent to deny ingress to or egress from areas where wildlife may be lawfully taken;
c. make, or attempt to make, unauthorized physical contact with a person lawfully taking wildlife;
d. engage in, or attempt to engage in, theft, vandalism, or destruction of personal or real property;
e. disturb or alter, or attempt to disturb or alter, the condition or authorized placement of personal or real property intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife;
f. enter or remain upon public lands or waters, or upon private lands or waters without permission of the owner thereof or an agent of that landowner, where wildlife may be lawfully taken;
g. make or attempt to make loud noises or gestures, set out or attempt to set out animal baits, scents, or lures or human scent, use any other natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory, or physical stimuli, or engage in or attempt to engage in any other similar action or activity, in order to disturb, alarm, drive, attract, or affect the behavior of wildlife or disturb, alarm, disrupt, or annoy a person lawfully taking wildlife;
h. interject himself into the line of fire of a person lawfully taking wildlife; or
i. operate as defined in section 1 of P.L.2017, c.315 (C.2C:40-27) an unmanned aircraft system as defined in section 1 of P.L.2017, c.315 (C.2C:40-27).
Subsections a., b., e., f., g., and i. of this section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer or conservation police officer enforcing the laws of this State or any local ordinance, or a private landowner or agent thereof on land or waters owned by that private landowner.
L.1993, c.11, s.2; amended 2017, c.315, s.4; 2019, c.407, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:7A-3 - Violations, penalties

23:7A-3. Violations, penalties
3. a. The Director of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife may institute a civil action in the Superior Court for injunctive and other relief for a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.
b. A person who violates this act shall be guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense.
c. A person who violates this act shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense, to be collected in a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. The Superior Court and the municipal court for the municipality in which the violation occurred shall have jurisdiction to enforce "the penalty enforcement law."
d. For the purposes of subsections b. and c. of this section, if the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense.
e. In addition to bringing a civil action for injunctive relief or any other relief provided by law, a person who is adversely affected by a violation of this act may bring a civil action for damages, including punitive damages and special damages, against the violator. Special damages may include, but need not be limited to, expenditures of the affected person for license and permit fees, travel expenses, guide fees and expenses, and the cost of special equipment and supplies, to the extent any such expenditures were rendered futile by the action or activities of the violator.
L.1993,c.11,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-1 - Acquiring real estate; management and personnel; salaries; expenses

23:8-1. Acquiring real estate; management and personnel; salaries; expenses
The board may purchase suitable lands and erect buildings thereon in this state for the purpose of propagating game and fish. The lands and buildings shall be in charge of competent persons who shall, from time to time, engage, with the permission of the board, any additional help that may be necessary. The compensation of the head gamekeeper and the superintendent of the hatchery shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the schedules provided by the state civil service commission. All expenses incurred in carrying out this section shall be paid by the state treasurer on warrants of the state comptroller on bills properly approved by the board, out of the receipts of the board received through it.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-4 - Trespass on hatchery or game land; penalty

23:8-4. Trespass on hatchery or game land; penalty
No person shall trespass on any lands on which a fish hatchery or game farm is located and operated by the board, or damage, deface or remove a notice or signboard erected on these lands, under a penalty of fifty dollars for each offense.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-6 - Disposition of fish, game and eggs; use of proceeds

23:8-6. Disposition of fish, game and eggs; use of proceeds
The board may, when it deems proper, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any fish or fish eggs from the state hatchery, game birds or game animals, or the eggs of game birds from the state game farm, and any other products of the farms, and boats and personal property in general. The proceeds of the sales shall be reported by the board as receipts of the board and be paid into the state treasury, subject to the use of the board as other receipts.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-7 - Lands for game refuges; acquisition

23:8-7. Lands for game refuges; acquisition
The board may lease by agreement with the owner thereof any lands in this state suitable for game refuges and exercise control thereof during the lease. The board may also acquire in the name of the state, title by gift or grant to any such lands.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-8 - Fencing and notices

23:8-8. Fencing and notices
The game refuges may be surrounded by such wire or wires on the boundary thereof as the board in its discretion shall determine, and one notice reading "State Game Refuge, hunting is unlawful" , shall be posted at least every five hundred feet of the boundary of the refuge.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-9 - Lands of board deemed refuges

23:8-9. Lands of board deemed refuges
All lands acquired or controlled in any manner by the division are hereby constituted refuges for all birds and animals whose pursuit or taking is regulated or prohibited under the provisions of this Title.
Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1825, s. 74, eff. April 1, 1949.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-10 - Hunting or carrying gun in preserve prohibited

23:8-10. Hunting or carrying gun in preserve prohibited
No person shall at any time hunt, pursue, kill or take, or attempt to kill or take, within the limits of a game refuge, a bird or animal, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is regulated by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is regulated by law. No person shall at any time hunt, pursue, kill or take, or attempt to kill or take, within the limits of a game refuge, a bird or animal, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is prohibited by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any provision of said code to the contrary, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is prohibited by law. No person shall carry a shotgun or rifle within the limits of a game refuge unless authorized by the division.
Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1825, s. 75.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-11 - Violations; penalty

23:8-11. Violations; penalty
Any person who shall at any time hunt, pursue, kill or take, or attempt to kill or take, within the limits of a game refuge, a bird or animal, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is regulated by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is regulated by law; or who shall at any time hunt, pursue, kill or take, or attempt to kill or take, within the limits of a game refuge, a bird or animal, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is prohibited by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any provision of said code to the contrary, the hunting for, killing or taking of which is prohibited by law; or who violates any other provisions of this article, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1825, s. 76; L.1950, c. 67, p. 123, s. 5, eff. April 25, 1950.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-12 - Investigations as to fish culture by United States

23:8-12. Investigations as to fish culture by United States
The United States commissioner of fisheries and his authorized agents may conduct fish cultural operations and scientific investigations in the waters of this state in such manner and at such times as they consider necessary and proper, notwithstanding any law of this state to the contrary.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8-13 - Fishing by fish cultural stations

23:8-13. Fishing by fish cultural stations
The authorities in charge of a fish and shellfish cultural and biological station, having laboratory facilities of a scientific and biological character which will enable investigators to prosecute the necessary scientific and biological inquiries in connection therewith, may fish in any of the public waters of this state with dredging apparatus, seines, nets, trawls, surface trawls or any other device, for the sole purpose of obtaining the materials needed in carrying out the purposes and making the scientific investigations for which the station is established.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8A-1 - Sale, lease or exchange by commissioner; terms and conditions

23:8A-1. Sale, lease or exchange by commissioner; terms and conditions
1. In any case where the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection finds that the best interests of the State will be served thereby, he shall have the power and authority to sell, lease or exchange for other lands or property, any areas of land, water, or land and water, or any interest therein, belonging to the State, acquired exclusively for public hunting and fishing grounds and game refuges, and assigned to the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, provided, however, that the Fish and Game Council shall be given an opportunity to review any proposed sale, lease or exchange and to make recommendations thereon to the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection before such sale, lease, or exchange is executed, and that it shall be executed in accordance with P.L.1993, c.38 (C.13:1D-51 et al.). Such sales, leases or exchanges shall be made in the name of the State of New Jersey and executed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection at such price and upon such terms and conditions as shall be fixed by the State House Commission.
L.1958,c.93,s.1; amended 1960,c.178; 1993,c.38,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8A-2 - Title in name of state; use

23:8A-2. Title in name of state; use
Whenever lands are received in exchange, title to same shall be taken in the name of the State of New Jersey, and they shall be held for the use and purposes of the Division of Fish and Game.
L.1958, c. 93, p. 537, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:8A-3 - Disposition of proceeds from sale, lease or exchange; use

23:8A-3. Disposition of proceeds from sale, lease or exchange; use
All moneys received from any such sale or lease, or received as part of the consideration when an exchange of lands is made, shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and placed to the credit of a fund known as the "hunters' and anglers' license fund" created by and existing under the provisions of R.S. 23:3-11, said money to be used exclusively for such uses and purposes as are provided for by said act, and held and disbursed by the State Treasurer, on vouchers certified to by the division.
L.1958, c. 93, p. 537, s. 3. Amended by L.1975, c. 116, s. 13, eff. June 3, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-3 - Waters affected by article

23:9-3. Waters affected by article
The provisions of this article shall affect and apply only to the propagation, catching, taking and protection and destruction of fish in the waters of the Delaware river above and below Trenton falls, lying between the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the state of New Jersey.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-4 - Common rights to fish

23:9-4. Common rights to fish
The inhabitants of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the state of New Jersey shall have and enjoy a common right of fishery throughout, in and over the waters of the Delaware river above and below Trenton falls, between low-water mark on each side of said river between said states except so far as either state may have heretofore granted valid and subsisting private right of fishery.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-5 - Game, bait and food fish defined

23:9-5. Game, bait and food fish defined
As used in this article:
"Game fish" means black bass or small-mouth bass; large-mouth bass, otherwise called Oswego or yellow bass; strawberry or calico bass; rock bass, otherwise known as redeye or goggle-eye; white bass; crappie; pike perch, otherwise called wall-eyed pike or Susquehanna salmon; pike; pickerel; char, commonly called brook or speckled trout, or any form of trout.
"Bait fish" means all species of minnows, killifishes and stone catfish.
"Food fish" means all other species or varieties of fish whatsoever.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-6 - Manner and means of fishing for game fish; fine

23:9-6. Manner and means of fishing for game fish; fine
No person shall catch or fish for any game fish or any sunfish or any white or yellow perch in any part of the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls with any device or by any means or method whatsoever, except with such devices or by such means or method as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed, then except with rods and lines or hand lines, commonly called dipsey or throw lines, each having not more than 9 hooks, or with trolling lines with spoon or artificial bait having not more than 3 burrs of 3 hooks attached. The number of rods and lines, or the number of trolling lines shall not exceed such numbers as shall be prescribed in said code, or if none are so prescribed, then they shall not exceed 2 of 1 or the other device named. Any person violating any provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of $20.00.
Amended by L.1955, c. 99, p. 550, s. 1, eff. June 24, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-7 - Manner and means of fishing for bait fish; fine

23:9-7. Manner and means of fishing for bait fish; fine
No person shall fish for bait fish in the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls except with such devices as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed then except with the following devices, to wit: Rods and lines and hand lines with not more than 3 hooks attached; a minnow seine not more than 100 feet in length; a dip net not more than 5 feet square; a minnow trap, the opening of which shall not be more than 1 1/4 inches in diameter; a scoop net with a single handle and with a diameter of not more than 2 feet. Any person who uses any other device, method or means for catching bait fish, other than those specified in said code or in this section shall be subject to a fine of $20.00.
Amended by L.1955, c. 99, p. 550, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-8 - Manner and means of fishing for food fish; fine

23:9-8. Manner and means of fishing for food fish; fine
No person shall fish for food fish in the Delaware river below Trenton falls with any device, method or means, except as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed then excepting by the following devices and under regulations and restrictions hereinafter described, to wit: A seine, a gill net, an eelpot, or fyke net, each without wings, a parallel net, or stake net at the edge of low water, and rods and lines, or hand lines, otherwise known as dipsey or throw lines, each having not more than 3 hooks. No person shall fish for food fish above Trenton falls with any device, method or means except as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed in said code, then excepting the following devices and under regulations and restrictions hereinafter described, to wit: A seine, an eelpot or a fyke net, each without wings, and rods and lines or hand lines, otherwise known as dipsey or throw lines, each having not more than 3 hooks.
The number of rods and lines or hand lines shall not exceed such number as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed then they shall not exceed 3 of 1 or other device named.
Any person who shall use or employ any method or device for catching food fish other than such as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed then other than those named in this section, or shall use or employ any device prescribed in said code or named in this section contrary to the regulations or restrictions hereinafter mentioned, as the case may be, shall be subject to a fine of $20.00.
Amended by L.1955, c. 99, p. 551, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-9 - Taking sturgeon; taking other food fish with seine or gill net; fine; forfeiture of appliances

23:9-9. Taking sturgeon; taking other food fish with seine or gill net; fine; forfeiture of appliances
No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take sturgeon from the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls, with any device excepting a seine or gill net, the meshes of which shall not be less than thirteen inches stretched measure while being fished, or catch and take or attempt to catch and take any other food fish from said waters with a seine the meshes of which shall be less than two and one-half inches stretched measure while being fished, or any gill net the meshes of which shall be less than five and one-quarter inches stretched measure while being fished; provided, that gill nets with a mesh not smaller than three inches may be used from March first to June tenth in each year for the purpose of taking herring only. No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take any food fish, except sturgeon, by means of a seine or gill net between June tenth in each and every year and March first next ensuing, provided that suckers may be taken with a seine only from October fifteenth in each and every year to March fifteenth next ensuing.
No person shall use gill nets as provided in this section in the Delaware river above Trenton falls.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars, together with a forfeiture of all nets, boats and appliances used.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-10 - Use of certain nets prohibited; fine; forfeiture of appliances

23:9-10. Use of certain nets prohibited; fine; forfeiture of appliances
No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take fish of any kind from the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls, with a pound net or net of any character which is anchored or staked, or fastened down in any manner, permanently or otherwise, or use any net so anchored or fastened down in any manner. No net of any kind or character shall be used for the purpose of catching and taking fish in said waters within one-half mile above or below the mouth of any river, creek or stream emptying into said Delaware river above or below Trenton falls. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of twenty dollars, together with the forfeiture of boats, nets and other appliances used.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:9-11 - Prohibited hours for fishing; fine; forfeiture of appliances

23:9-11. Prohibited hours for fishing; fine; forfeiture of appliances
No person shall catch and take or attempt to catch and take fish of any kind or description from the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls, by means of a net, or use a net of any character in the waters aforesaid between Saturday at two P.M. and twelve o'clock midnight Sunday night in each week. 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, boats and other appliances used.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:10-19 - Use of moneys recovered for violations

23:10-19. Use of moneys recovered for violations
All moneys recovered for violations of this Title, or any provision of any law supplementary thereto, or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code shall, except as otherwise specifically provided, be paid to the Division of Fish and Game for its use and purposes.
Any court or person receiving such moneys for violations of this Title, or any provision of any law supplementary thereto, or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code, who fails to forward the same to the Division of Fish and Game within thirty days after receipt of same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by L.1948, c. 448, p. 1830, s. 87, eff. April 1, 1949.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:10-20 - Searches and seizures; immunity from civil suit.

23:10-20 Searches and seizures; immunity from civil suit.
23:10-20. A member of the Fish and Game Council and any conservation police officer may, without warrant search and examine any boat, conveyance, vehicle, fish box, fish basket, game bag, game coat, or other receptacle for game and fish, when he has reason to believe that a provision of this Title, or any law supplementary thereto, or the State Fish and Game Code has been violated, and shall seize and take possession of any firearms, bows and arrows, shells or cartridges, fishing rods and reels, fishing lines, knives, lights, slingshots, traps, spears, spear guns, or any other article or equipment that has been illegally used or any bird, animal or fish unlawfully caught, taken, killed, had in possession or under control, shipped or about to be shipped. A court, upon receiving proof of probable cause for believing in the concealment of a bird, animal or fish so unlawfully caught, taken, killed, had in possession or under control, shipped or about to be shipped, shall issue a search warrant and cause a search to be made in any place, and to that end, may, after demand and refusal, cause any building, inclosure, or car to be entered, and any apartment, chest, box, locker, crate, basket, or package to be broken open and its contents examined by a member of the Fish and Game Council or any conservation police officer. All firearms, bows and arrows, shells or cartridges, fishing rods and reels, fishing lines, knives, lights, slingshots, traps, spears, spear guns, or any other article or equipment that has been illegally used and seized by a member of the council or any conservation police officer shall be returned to the defendant when and if the case has been dismissed, if he has been found not guilty, or if he has been convicted and has paid the penalty and costs imposed, if any.
The member of the council or conservation police officer shall not be liable for damages by reason of any such search or the seizure of any nets or fishing, hunting or trapping apparatus in accordance herewith.
amended 1948, c.448, ss.88,122,123; 1972, c.184; 2019, c.407, s.14.