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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1a - Fees; adjustment by council, once

23:3-1a. Fees; adjustment by council, once
12. The Fish and Game Council may, on one occasion only at such time as may be deemed appropriate by the Fish and Game Council, by regulation adopted by August 1 of the preceding year, determine the fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags, certificates and stamps under R.S.23:3-3, R.S.23:3-4, section 2 of P.L.1951, c.226 (C.23:3-4.1), section 8 of P.L.1986, c.198 (C.23:3-4.11), R.S.23:3-25, section 7 of P.L.1986, c.198 (C.23:3-27.1), R.S.23:3-29, section 1 of P.L.1959, c.37 (C.23:3-56.1), section 3 of P.L.1952, c.328 (C.23:3-59), section 3 of P.L.1975, c.117 (C.23:3-61.3), section 2 of P.L.1970, c.247 (C.23:3-63), section 5 of P.L.1970, c.247 (C.23:3-66) and section 11 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1.1), in the following manner:
a. The amount of the applicable fee on the effective date of P.L.1991, c.286 (C.23:3-1a et al.) shall be the base fee.
b. The base fee may be adjusted on one occasion only at such time as may be deemed appropriate by the Fish and Game Council by adding to that base fee an amount equal to a percentage of the base fee as determined by the Fish and Game Council; provided, however, that the amount added shall not exceed an amount equal to 10% of the base fee.
c. Any adjustment in fees shall be rounded to the nearest $0.25.
L.1982,c.180,s.12; amended 1991,c.286,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1b - "Free fishing" days

23:3-1b. "Free fishing" days
The Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, after consultation with the Fish and Game Council, shall select two days in any given 12-month period, and consecutively thereafter, during which any person who has an actual and bona fide domicile in this State may fish in any of the waters of this State without procuring the license required pursuant to R.S. 23:3-1 et seq. or the special trout stamp required pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1952, c. 328 (C. 23:3-57), except if the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection determines that emergency conditions exist during any given 12-month period which make "free fishing" days ill-advised.
L. 1985, c. 352, s. 1, eff. Nov. 8, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1c - Application fee for each permit, license.

23:3-1c Application fee for each permit, license.
9. The division is authorized to charge a $2.00 nonrefundable application fee, in addition to any other permit or license fees authorized by law, for each permit or license, as follows:
duplicate hunting and fishing; falconry; beaver; otter; turkey; coyote; special season Canada goose; special season deer; rifle; semi-wild hunting preserve; commercial fishing preserve; commercial shooting preserve; senior citizen fishing; senior citizen clamming; field trial; horseback riding on wildlife management area; daily use permit for wildlife management area; clubhouse rental; fire on wildlife management area; fish stocking by clubs; lake lowering; alewife (for bait); carp and suckers; fish basket for eels, catfish, carp, and suckers; game animals and game birds - individual hobby, scientific holding, zoological, propagation and sale, animal exhibitor, animal theatrical agency, and fur farming; salvage - recover carcass; special purpose; scientific collecting - fish; crab pot (recreational); crab pot (commercial); menhaden netting; food fish netting; and commercial fish netting.
The amounts remitted to the State Treasury for these application fees shall be deposited to the credit of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund."
L.1986,c.198,s.9; amended 1999, c.282, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1d - Pennsylvania fishing license holders permitted to fish in Delaware river

23:3-1d. Pennsylvania fishing license holders permitted to fish in Delaware river
3. A valid fishing license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall constitute a proper license, as required pursuant to subsection a. of R.S. 23:3-1, to fish in the waters of the Delaware river within the jurisdiction of this State.
L.1993,c.20,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1e - Members of New Jersey National Guard, disabled veterans exempt from certain fees.

23:3-1e Members of New Jersey National Guard, disabled veterans exempt from certain fees.
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no fee, including application fees and issuance fees, may be charged of an applicant for a license, permit, stamp, tag, or certificate to hunt, fish, trap, or otherwise lawfully take fish, game, or any other wildlife in the State, who is an active member of the New Jersey National Guard who has completed Initial Active Duty Training or who is a disabled veteran.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife shall prescribe by regulation the types of evidence that may be used to qualify persons for the benefits of this section.
b. As used in this act:
"Disabled veteran" means any resident of the State who has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has been declared by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or its successor, to have a service-connected disability of any degree; and
"Initial Active Duty Training" means Basic Military Training, for members of the New Jersey Air National Guard, and Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, for members of the New Jersey Army National Guard.
L.1993,c.303,s.1; amended 1999, c.282, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1f - Certification of reduction in "hunters' and anglers' license fund" for free NG licensees

23:3-1f. Certification of reduction in "hunters' and anglers' license fund" for free NG licensees
2. At the end of each fiscal year, the Director of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife shall certify to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury the amount that the "hunters' and anglers' license fund" has been reduced as a result of any license issued without charge pursuant to section 1 of this act. An amount equal to the amount certified shall be appropriated each year from the General Fund to the "hunters' and anglers' license fund" for additional operating costs.
L.1993,c.303,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1g - Fee for hunting migratory birds.

23:3-1g Fee for hunting migratory birds.
6. For the purpose of meeting the costs of complying with information collection activities mandated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program, the division is authorized to charge a fee of $2.00 to any person who hunts migratory birds, which fee shall be in addition to any other fees charged for licenses, permits, or stamps required by law to hunt migratory birds.
L.1999,c.282,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-1.1 - "All Around Sportsman License."

23:3-1.1 "All Around Sportsman License."
11. a. The division shall issue a special license combining the resident's firearm hunting license, the resident's bow and arrow license and the resident's fishing license as provided under R.S.23:3-4 into one license to be designated as the "All Around Sportsman License."
b. The "All Around Sportsman License" shall authorize its holder to hunt with a shotgun or bow and arrow and to angle or attempt to take fish in the fresh waters of this State at the time, and in the manner, provided by law and the State Fish and Game Code, except that this license shall not authorize its holder to take trout from the fresh waters of the State.
c. A resident of this State above the age of 16 years may procure the "All Around Sportsman License" from the division at Trenton or from its agents as designated by the division. It shall not be valid unless it contains the signature of the owner written in ink. Each license issued under this section shall expire on December 31 next following its issuance.
d. (1) The division shall determine the form of the "All Around Sportsman License." The fee for this license shall be $71.25 and an issuance fee of $1.00, or as adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a).
(2) The fee for an "All Around Sportsman License" shall be reduced by $10 when application therefor is made at the same time with: (1) another resident of this State who applies for a resident's fishing license, is above 16 years of age and below 65 years of age, and has not bought an "All Around Sportsman License" or resident's fishing license after 2010, or (2) a nonresident who applies for a nonresident's annual fishing license, is above 16 years of age, and has not bought a nonresident's annual fishing license after 2010. The fee for a resident's fishing license bought in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph shall be $10.75 and an issuance fee of $1.00, and the fee for a nonresident's annual fishing license bought in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph shall be $16.50 and an issuance fee of $1.00.
e. The amounts remitted to the State Treasury from the collection of any fee pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund."
L.1982, c.180, s.11; amended 1991, c.286, s.2; 1999, c. 282, s.7; 2015, c.99, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-2 - Minimum age for issuance of license; misrepresentation; penalty.

23:3-2 Minimum age for issuance of license; misrepresentation; penalty.
23:3-2. Except as provided in R.S.23:3-3, no license to hunt, pursue or kill with a gun or any firearm any game bird, wild animal or fowl in this State, shall be issued to a person under 16 years of age. An applicant for license who misrepresents his age shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars.
Amended 1999, c.282, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-3 - Youth hunting license.

23:3-3 Youth hunting license.
23:3-3. The division may, in its discretion, issue a youth hunting license to a citizen of the United States above 10 years and under 16 years of age, who has successfully completed a course in gun or bow and arrow safety, as the case may be, as required in accordance with this title. Persons above 10 years and under 14 years of age may obtain the license only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian. The license shall authorize a licensee above 10 years and under 14 years of age to hunt only when accompanied by a holder, above 21 years of age, of a regular resident's or nonresident's firearm or bow and arrow license, as the case may be. This license shall be void after December 31 of the year in which the licensee becomes 16 years of age.
Amended 1971, c.125, s.1;1971, c.381, s.1;1982, c.180, s.1;1991, c.286, s.3;1999, c.282, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-3.1 - Issuance of apprentice firearm, bow and arrow licenses.

23:3-3.1 Issuance of apprentice firearm, bow and arrow licenses.
2. a. The Division of Fish and Wildlife may, in its discretion, issue an apprentice firearm hunting license to a citizen of the United States above 14 years of age. The division shall not require an applicant to complete a course in gun safety as a condition of issuing an apprentice firearm hunting license to an applicant. The license shall authorize a licensee to hunt only with hounds or firearms and only when accompanied by a holder, above 21 years of age, of a regular resident's or nonresident's firearm hunting license. A person may not serve as an accompanying firearm hunting license holder to more than one holder of an apprentice firearm hunting license at a time. The apprentice firearm hunting license shall be void after December 31 of the year of its issuance and may be issued to a person only twice during the person's lifetime. The accompanying firearm hunting license holder shall be subject to all penalties for violations committed by the holder of the apprentice firearm hunting license while under their direct supervision.
As used in this subsection, "direct supervision" means the holder of the apprentice firearm hunting license and the accompanying firearm hunting license holder are hunting together as a unit at the same location.
b. The division may, its discretion, issue an apprentice bow and arrow license to a citizen of the United States above 14 years of age. The division shall not require an applicant to complete a course in bow and arrow safety as a condition of issuing an apprentice firearm hunting license to an applicant. The license shall authorize a licensee to hunt only with bow and arrow and only when accompanied by a holder, above 21 years of age, of a regular resident's or nonresident's bow and arrow license. The apprentice bow and arrow license shall be void after December 31 of the year of its issuance and may be issued to a person only twice during the person's lifetime.
L.2015, c.83, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.1 - One-day license; fee.

23:3-4.1 One-day license; fee.
2. The division may, in its discretion, issue a license to a person above the age of 16 years authorizing him to hunt for one day only in areas licensed under subsections b. and d. of R.S.23:3-29, or at a shoot to kill field trial which is being held under a proper permit from the division. The fee for this license shall be $11.50, or as adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a), and an issuance fee of $1.00. The fees collected hereunder shall be remitted to the State Treasurer, and placed to the credit of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund," and be disbursed by the State Treasurer on vouchers certified to by the division.
L.1951,c.226,s.2; amended 1975, c.116, s.3;1979, c.239, s.2;1982, c.180, s.3;1991, c.286, s.5;1999, c.282, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.2 - Applicants 10 or over; certificate showing completion of gun safety course.

23:3-4.2 Applicants 10 or over; certificate showing completion of gun safety course.
1. a. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in sections 23:3-1 to 23:3-22 of the Revised Statutes, concerning the issuance of resident or nonresident firearm hunting licenses, at the time an application for a firearm hunting license that is not an apprentice license is made by an applicant above the age of 10, to whom a license other than an apprentice license has not previously been issued, such applicant shall present to the issuing agent a certificate stating that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course in gun safety, which shall be signed by an agent of the Division of Fish and Wildlife designated for the purpose whose fitness to give instructions in safe gun handling has been determined by the Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Department of Environmental Protection. A person above the age of 10 who previously has held a license to engage in hunting, other than an apprentice license, shall not be entitled to purchase another such license in a subsequent year unless at the time of making application he shall submit to the license issuing agent his license of a previous year, or a certification from the Division of Fish and Wildlife stating that he held such a license.
b. An applicant for an apprentice firearm hunting license shall be exempt from the requirement to show that the person has completed a course in gun safety as provided in subsection a. of this section.
L.1954, c.57, s.1; amended 1971, c.381, s.2; 2015, c.83, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.3 - Instructors of methods of handling firearms

23:3-4.3. Instructors of methods of handling firearms
The Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall have authority to designate duly qualified persons to act as its agents in the giving of instructions of methods of handling firearms, and the issuance of certificates, and a certificate shall not be issued to any person until in the opinion of his instructor, he has qualified therefor.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 406, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.4 - Forwarding of certificates

23:3-4.4. Forwarding of certificates
The license issuing clerk or agent designated under section 23:3-7 of the Revised Statutes to issue licenses shall forward such certificates to the division, attached to his monthly report covering sale of licenses.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.5 - Instruction and certificate to be without charge

23:3-4.5. Instruction and certificate to be without charge
No charge shall be made for any certificate or instruction given to a person to qualify him to purchase a hunting license.
L.1954, c. 57, p. 407, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.6 - Application to issuance of youth hunting licenses.

23:3-4.6 Application to issuance of youth hunting licenses.
5. This act shall also apply to the issuance of youth hunting licenses under R.S.23:3-3, and all applicants for such licenses shall be required to first complete the gun safety course.
L.1954,c.57,s.5; amended 1971, c.381, s.3; 1999, c.282, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.7 - Conditions for issuance of firearm hunting license; fines.

23:3-4.7 Conditions for issuance of firearm hunting license; fines.
6. No license issuing agent shall issue a firearm hunting license, other than an apprentice license, to a person above the age of 10, unless the person has submitted a firearm hunting license of a previous year that is not an apprentice license, or a certificate showing that he has successfully completed a course in gun safety given by an individual duly designated by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. Any person above the age of 10 who obtains a hunting license under false information within the scope of this act shall be subject to a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $200 for each offense.
L.1954, c.57, s.6; amended 1971, c.381, s.4; 2015, c.83, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.9 - Special limited fishing licenses; issuance; fee

23:3-4.9. Special limited fishing licenses; issuance; fee
The Director of the Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development may issue special limited licenses authorizing designated persons or members of an organized group of patients of a duly organized hospital or home, to fish in a specified place or places on a designated date or dates, when such persons or groups are properly escorted and supervised and such activity is part of a program of therapy, rehabilitation or recreation approved by the hospital or home.
Special limited fishing licenses shall be issued upon application therefor made to the Division of Fish and Game in accordance with rules and regulations to be issued by the director. No fee shall be charged for such license or for the issuance thereof.
L.1958, c. 48, p. 156, s. 1, eff. May 26, 1958.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.10 - Migrant or farm labor camp resident; issuance of license

23:3-4.10. Migrant or farm labor camp resident; issuance of license
The division may, in its discretion, issue a resident's fishing license or resident's family fishing license to a citizen of the United States above 14 years of age who is a resident of an approved migrant labor camp or farm labor camp, as defined in P.L.1945, chapter 71, as amended (C. 34:9A-2) and may appoint special licensing agents for issuance of such licenses.
L.1970, c. 198, s. 1, eff. Sept. 11, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-4.11 - Rifle permit; fee.

23:3-4.11 Rifle permit; fee.
8. All persons in possession of a muzzleloader rifle or other rifle while hunting or trapping shall have in their possession, in addition to the appropriate and valid firearm hunting license or trapping license, an appropriate and valid rifle permit. The division is authorized to charge a fee of $17.00 for each permit issued, except that a person under 16 years of age shall be charged a fee of $8.00. A rifle permit issued hereunder shall be valid for a period not to exceed two years. The amount remitted to the State Treasury for rifle permits shall be deposited to the credit of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund."
The fee for a permit issued pursuant to this section may be adjusted by the Fish and Game Council pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.180 (C.23:3-1a).
L.1986,c.198,s.8; amended 1991, c.286, s.6; 1999, c.282, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-5 - Button or tag worn by licensee

23:3-5. Button or tag worn by licensee
The button or tag shall bear a number corresponding to the number of the license delivered to the applicant for a hunting license and any other matter the division determines.
Amended by L.1951, c. 226, p. 799, s. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-6 - License blanks and buttons or tags

23:3-6. License blanks and buttons or tags
The division shall determine the form of the license and button or tag, prepare the license blanks and buttons or tags, and furnish license blanks and buttons or tags to the clerk of each county and municipality, and any agent designated by the Division of Fish and Game to issue licenses. Additional license blanks and buttons or tags shall be furnished by the division to such clerks and agents upon request, as required.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 710, s. 1; L.1951, c. 226, p. 799, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7 - Issuance of license and buttons or tags

23:3-7. Issuance of license and buttons or tags
The licenses and buttons or tags shall be procured from the clerk of any county or municipality or from any agent designated by the Division of Fish and Game to issue licenses. The license shall state the name, age, occupation and residence of the licensee and any other facts the division requires. It shall be signed by the licensee in ink and shall be signed by the clerk or agent issuing same.
The applicant for a license shall report to the person issuing it all information requested on said license, and the issuing agency shall fill out this report on the blank provided before issuing a license to the applicant. Every applicant for a license shall prove to the satisfaction of the clerk or agent to whom application is made for a license, that he is entitled to the license for which he applies.
Amended by L.1947, c. 64, p. 217, s. 1; L.1947, c. 159, p. 711, s. 2; L.1951, c. 226, p. 799, s. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.1 - Certificate of completion of bow and arrow safety course.

23:3-7.1 Certificate of completion of bow and arrow safety course.
1. a. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in sections 23:3-1 to 23:3-22 of the Revised Statutes, concerning the issuance of resident or nonresident bow and arrow licenses, any person applying for a bow and arrow license, other than an apprentice license, must present to the issuing agent either a certificate stating that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course in bow and arrow safety and proficiency, which shall be signed by an agent of the Division of Fish and Wildlife designated for the purpose whose fitness to give instructions in bow handling has been determined by the Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Department of Environmental Protection, or a previously issued bow and arrow license that is not an apprentice license.
b. An applicant for an apprentice bow and arrow license shall be exempt from the requirement to show that the person has completed a course in bow and arrow safety and proficiency as provided in subsection a. of this section.
L.1957, c.195, s.1; amended 2015, c.83, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.2 - Instruction agents; issuance of certificates

23:3-7.2. Instruction agents; issuance of certificates
The Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall have authority to designate duly qualified persons to act as its agents in the giving of the instructions of methods of handling bows and arrows, and the issuance of certificates, and a certificate shall not be issued to any person until in the opinion of his instructor, he has qualified therefor.
L.1957, c. 195, p. 699, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.3 - Forwarding certificates to division

23:3-7.3. Forwarding certificates to division
The license issuing clerk or agent designated under section 23:3-7 of the Revised Statutes to issue licenses shall forward such certificates to the division, attached to his monthly report covering sale of licenses.
L.1957, c. 195, p. 699, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.4 - Charge for certificate or instruction

23:3-7.4. Charge for certificate or instruction
No charge shall be made for any certificate or instruction given to a person to qualify him to purchase a bow and arrow license.
L.1957, c. 195, p. 699, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.5 - Application to issuance of youth hunting licenses.

23:3-7.5 Application to issuance of youth hunting licenses.
5. This act shall also apply to the issuance of youth hunting licenses under R.S.23:3-3, and all applicants for such licenses shall be required to first complete the bow and arrow safety and proficiency course.
L.1957,c.195,s.5; amended 1971, c.381, s.5; 1999, c.282, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.6 - Requirements for issuance of bow and arrow license; fines.

23:3-7.6 Requirements for issuance of bow and arrow license; fines.
6. No license issuing agent shall issue a bow and arrow license, other than an apprentice license, to any person, unless the person has submitted a bow and arrow license of a previous year that is not an apprentice license, or presents a certificate showing that he has successfully completed a course in bow and arrow safety and proficiency, given by an individual duly designated by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. Any person who obtains a bow and arrow hunting license under false information within the scope of this act shall be subject to a fine of $20.
L.1957, c.195, s.6; amended 2015, c.83, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.8 - Trapping license; application; certificate of completion of course in trapping methods; renewal

23:3-7.8. Trapping license; application; certificate of completion of course in trapping methods; renewal
Notwithstanding any provisions contained in R.S. 23:3-1 to 23:3-22, concerning the issuance of a resident or nonresident trapping license, at the time an application for license is made by an applicant of the age of 12 years or over, to whom a trapping license has not previously been issued, such applicant shall present to the issuing agent a certificate stating that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course in trapping methods which shall be signed by an agent of the Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fisheries designated for that purpose, whose fitness to give instructions in proper trapping methods has been determined by the division. A person of the age of 12 years or over who previously had a license to engage in trapping issued to him, shall not be entitled to purchase another such license in a subsequent year unless at the time of making application he shall submit to the license issuing agent his license of a previous year, or a certification from the division stating that he held such license.
L.1977, c. 320, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.9 - Designation of agents to give instructions and issue certificates

23:3-7.9. Designation of agents to give instructions and issue certificates
The division shall have authority to designate duly qualified persons to act as its agents in the giving of instructions in methods of trapping and the issuance of certificates, and a certificate shall not be issued to any person until in the opinion of his instructor he has qualified therefor.
L.1977, c. 320, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.10 - Certificate; forwarding to division

23:3-7.10. Certificate; forwarding to division
The license issuing clerk or agent designated under R.S. 23:3-7 to issue licenses shall forward such certificate to the division with his monthly returns.
L.1977, c. 320, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-7.12 - Issuance of license; submission of license of previous year or certificate; obtaining under false information; penalty

23:3-7.12. Issuance of license; submission of license of previous year or certificate; obtaining under false information; penalty
No license agent shall issue a trapping license to a person of the age of 12 years or over, who has not submitted his trapping license of a previous year, or a certificate showing that he has successfully completed a course in trapping methods given by an individual duly designated by the Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fisheries, and any person on reaching 12 years of age who obtains a trapping license under false information within the scope of this act shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.
L.1977, c. 320, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-8 - Stubs attached to license; spoiled blanks

23:3-8. Stubs attached to license; spoiled blanks
Every license blank shall have attached to it a return stub, containing blanks which shall be filled in by the clerk or agent issuing the license, at the time the license is issued, showing where, when, to whom and by whom the license was issued, and any information the division requires. In case a license blank is spoiled, the license blank and button or tag bearing the same serial number shall be marked "spoiled" diagonally across its face, and both stubs bearing the same serial number shall be similarly marked.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 711, s. 3; L.1951, c. 226, p. 800, s. 7; L.1952, c. 172, p. 547, s. 1, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-9 - Monthly returns to division; retention of issuance fees

23:3-9. Monthly returns to division; retention of issuance fees
On or before the tenth day of each month the clerk of every county and every municipality, and every designated agent of the division, shall send the fees collected for all licenses issued during the preceding month, except the issuance fees, which may be retained by them and every license blank and button or tag that has been spoiled during the preceding month, to the division, together with a list showing the serial number of each license issued and paid for, and the number of spoiled license blanks returned. The issuance fees may be retained by the clerks of every county and of every municipality, but in the case of the agents designated by the division to issue licenses the retention of the issuance fees shall be at the discretion of the division.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 712, s. 4; L.1951, c. 226, p. 800, s. 8; L.1952, c. 172, p. 547, s. 2; L.1960, c. 107, p. 596, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-10 - Division's monthly return to state treasurer

23:3-10. Division's monthly return to state treasurer
On or before the twentieth day of each month the Division of Fish and Game shall send to the State Treasurer all fees received by it for licenses reported issued by clerks and agents during the preceding month. The division shall retain the original reports of the agents and clerks, also the spoiled license blanks and corresponding buttons or tags until such time as the State Auditor shall have made an audit of the account, and, thereafter, may destroy such reports and spoiled license blanks and corresponding buttons or tags.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 712, s. 5; L.1948, c. 151, p. 880, s. 1; L.1951, c. 226, p. 801, s. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-11 - Disposition of fees

23:3-11. Disposition of fees
All fees for licenses and permits received by the Division of Fish, Game and Shellfisheries, remitted to the State Treasurer shall be placed to the credit of a fund to be known as the "hunters' and anglers' license fund," which fund shall be used exclusively for such purposes and activities as the Division of Fish, Game and Shellfisheries deems to be in best interest of the wildlife resources of the State. Not less than 24% of the "hunters' and anglers' license fund" shall annually be spent for law enforcement purposes by the Division of Fish, Game and Shellfisheries. This fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other State moneys and shall be disbursed by the State Treasurer on vouchers certified to by the division.
Amended by L.1947, c. 163, p. 720, s. 2; L.1953, c. 334, p. 1889, s. 1; L.1954, c. 60, p. 411, s. 2; L.1960, c. 107, p. 597, s. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; L.1971, c. 125, s. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; L.1975, c. 116, s. 4, eff. June 3, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-12 - Hunters' and anglers' license fund

23:3-12. Hunters' and anglers' license fund
The "hunters' and anglers' license fund" shall be a fund which shall be kept separate and apart from the receipts of the board and all other state moneys, and shall be disbursed by the state treasurer on vouchers certified to by the board.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-12.1 - "Shellfisheries Management Account" established

23:3-12.1. "Shellfisheries Management Account" established
There is established within the "hunters' and anglers' license fund" created pursuant to the provisions of R.S.23:3-11 and R.S.23:3-12, a separate and dedicated account to be known as the "Shellfisheries Management Account." This account shall be credited with all revenues from permit and landing fees collected pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1950, c.310 (C.50:2-6.3), and shall be allocated to the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife in the Department of Environmental Protection, to support shellfish management and enforcement programs and to enhance the productivity of the shellfish resource of this State.
L.1991,c.79,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-12.2 - "Oyster Resource Development Account."

23:3-12.2 "Oyster Resource Development Account."
8. a. There is established within the "hunters' and anglers' license fund," created pursuant to the provisions of R.S.23:3-11 and R.S.23:3-12, a separate and dedicated account to be known as the "Oyster Resource Development Account." This account shall be credited with all revenues received from oysters landed from the Delaware River, Delaware Bay and their tributaries, including, but not limited to, all fees collected pursuant to R.S.50:1-18, R.S.50:3-2, and section 4 of P.L.1945, c.39 (C.50:3-20.13), and as provided in subsection c. of this section. The moneys in the account shall be allocated to the Division of Fish and Wildlife within the Department of Environmental Protection and shall be disbursed only for the enhancement and management of the oyster resource in the Delaware Bay in the amounts and manner prescribed by the commissioner, after consultation with the Delaware Bay Section of the Shellfisheries Council.
b. 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 necessary to administer the "Oyster Resource Development Account," established pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
c. Upon the adoption of the rules and regulations pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the Department of Environmental Protection shall repeal subchapter 4 of chapter 25A of Title 7 of the New Jersey Administrative Code establishing the "oyster cultch program" and the "Oyster Cultch Fund." The balance of the moneys remaining in the "Oyster Cultch Fund" upon the date of the repeal of the rules and regulations establishing the fund shall be deposited in the "Oyster Resource Development Account," established pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
L.1996, c.112, s.8; amended 2007, c.338, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-13 - Annual returns to division

23:3-13. Annual returns to division
On or before January tenth in each year the clerk of each county and of each municipality, and each agent, shall send to the office of the division of all return stubs of licenses issued during the preceding year ending December thirty-first, all unused license blanks and unused buttons or tags and all return stubs of license blanks spoiled during that year.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 712, s. 6; L.1951, c. 226, p. 801, s. 10; L.1952, c. 172, p. 548, s. 3, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-14 - Penalty for failure to make return or report

23:3-14. Penalty for failure to make return or report
A county or municipal clerk or an agent who shall fail or neglect to make a return or report required by this article within the time herein limited therefor shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 713, s. 7; L.1951, c. 226, p. 802, s. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-15 - Failure to turn over moneys by clerk, warden or magistrate; misdemeanor

23:3-15. Failure to turn over moneys by clerk, warden or magistrate; misdemeanor
A county or municipal clerk or an agent who fails to turn over any moneys collected for licenses, and a magistrate who fails to turn over any moneys collected as a penalty, at the time and in the manner required by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 713, s. 8; L.1951, c. 226, p. 802, s. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-16 - Licenses and buttons or tags to be issued promptly

23:3-16. Licenses and buttons or tags to be issued promptly
Every county clerk and municipal clerk and designated agent shall issue licenses and buttons or tags in accordance herewith immediately upon proper application therefor and payment of the fee herein prescribed.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 713, s. 9; L.1951, c. 226, p. 802, s. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-17 - Registrars of licenses

23:3-17. Registrars of licenses
In a municipality having an executive officer known as the registrar of licenses, the registrar shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties vested in the clerk of the municipality by this article. The registrar shall be entitled to the fees provided for the issuance of the licenses, as provided herein.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-18 - Antedating license a misdemeanor

23:3-18. Antedating license a misdemeanor
A clerk or agent who antedates a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 713, s. 10; L.1951, c. 226, p. 802, s. 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-19 - Records open to public

23:3-19. Records open to public
All records of a county or municipal clerk or agent referring to a license issued under this article shall be open, at all times, to public inspection.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 714, s. 11; L.1951, c. 226, p. 802, s. 15, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-20 - Penalty for violations of article

23:3-20. Penalty for violations of article
A person who at any time alters, disfigures or changes in any manner, or loans or transfers to another, a license or button or tag issued under this article, gives false information or makes any misrepresentation to the clerk or agent to whom application is made for a license hereunder, or who violates any provision of this article for the violation of which a penalty is not herein otherwise provided, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense, and upon conviction the license and button or tag issued to him, if any, shall be revoked by the court or magistrate before whom the conviction is secured. The court or magistrate shall send the license and button or tag marked "revoked," to the office of the division, and any license issued to a person whose license has been revoked during the year for which the license was issued shall be void. A person who shall fail or neglect to perform a duty imposed on him by this article shall be liable to a penalty of $20.00 for each failure. No penalty fixed by this section shall apply to an offense which is a misdemeanor under this article.
Amended by L.1947, c. 159, p. 714, s. 12; L.1951, c. 226, p. 802, s. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1952; L.1975, c. 116, s. 5, eff. June 3, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-21 - Procuring license wrongfully; penalty

23:3-21. Procuring license wrongfully; penalty
A person not entitled hereunder to a residents' license who procures the same shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Amended by L.1950, c. 78, p. 137, s. 1, eff. April 25, 1950.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-21.1 - Pointed, metal tipped arrow, prohibition under certain circumstances.

23:3-21.1 Pointed, metal tipped arrow, prohibition under certain circumstances.
1. Any person who directly or indirectly sells, gives or furnishes to a minor under 16 years of age, other than the holder of a valid bow and arrow hunting license or an apprentice bow and arrow license issued pursuant to R.S. 23:3-4, any pointed or metal tipped arrow, except one designed solely for target use, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
L.1958, c.27, s.1; amended 2015, c.83, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-21.2 - Shooting pointed, metal tipped arrow, prohibited under certain circumstances.

23:3-21.2 Shooting pointed, metal tipped arrow, prohibited under certain circumstances.
2. Any minor under 16 years of age, other than one who is the holder of a valid bow and arrow hunting license, or the holder of an apprentice bow and arrow license under the personal supervision of the holder of a regular resident's or nonresident's bow and arrow license, who shall shoot any pointed or metal tipped arrow, including such as is designed solely for target use, except in the presence, and under the personal supervision, of an instructor or an adult is guilty of juvenile delinquency.
L.1958, c.27, s.2; amended 2015, c.83, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-22 - Subsequent convictions; penalty

23:3-22. Subsequent convictions; penalty
If a person shall, within 5 years after conviction of any violation of the fish and game laws of this or any other State or of any provision of the State Fish and Game Code of this State, be again convicted of another violation of the fish and game laws of this or any other State or of any provision of the State Fish and Game Code of this State, any fishing license or hunting license or bow and arrow license held by the person so convicted shall be void upon such conviction and it shall be the duty of such person to surrender the same to the Division of Fish and Game for cancellation. A license issued to such person within a period of 2 years from the date of such second conviction, except as otherwise provided by law, or of 3 years from the date of his third or subsequent conviction, shall be void. If he shall be convicted of fishing or hunting under any license so made void, or without a license, during any such period, he shall be punished by a penalty of $100.00 for each offense.
Amended by L.1948, c.123, p.841, s.1; L.1948, c.448, p.1805, s.43; L.1955, c.96, p.545, s.1; L.1957, c.196, p.700, s.1; L.1959, c.195, p.777, s.1, eff. Jan. 21, 1960.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals › Section 23:3-22.1 - Appeal to council by aggrieved person

23:3-22.1. Appeal to council by aggrieved person
Any person aggrieved by the voiding of a fishing license, hunting license, bow and arrow license, or any other license held by that person for a second conviction of a violation of the fish and game laws of this or any other State, or of any provisions of the State Fish and Game Code of this State, or for conviction of negligently causing injury or death to another by gunfire, bow and arrow, or other weapon, may appeal to the Fish and Game Council for an order restoring such license. If the council, after hearing shall, in its discretion, determine that by reason of the minor nature of the violations involved, or of other extenuating circumstances, such license should be restored, it shall direct the director to cause to be endorsed upon said license that the same has been restored and to return such license to said person, but only if the person first completes, 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). Thereafter said license shall be in full force and effect and licenses may be issued to such person notwithstanding said hunting accident or said second conviction, but said conviction shall be counted as a second conviction in determining a third or subsequent conviction.
L.1955,c.96,s.2; amended 1957,c.196,s.2; 1990,c.29,s.1.