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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 4 - ENDANGERED, NONGAME AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 7:25-4.15 - Protection of animal and welfare of public

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Individuals applying for a permit to possess endangered wildlife species must supply a written description of the housing and caging facilities for the species requested. A summary must be submitted of a continuous feed source available for the specific diet of the animals. Department personnel will inspect the completed facilities and determine if the facilities are suitable for the animal. Facilities must be constructed to prevent the possible escape of the animal.
(b) The housing facilities must be constructed to prevent public access to and contact with the animal, including all animals used for exhibition purposes. The animal may not be kept as a pet, for hobby purposes or in situations which, in the judgment of the Department, could adversely affect or provide no net benefit to the health of the animal or the welfare of the species. The individual must demonstrate to the satisfaction of Division personnel that the security of the housing and caging facilities protects the animal and the public.
(c) Qualified veterinarian service must be readily available to the animal at all times.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 4 - ENDANGERED, NONGAME AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 7:25-4.16 - Violations

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Any person violating any provision of these rules and regulations will be subject to the penalties imposed by 23:2A-1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 4 - ENDANGERED, NONGAME AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 7:25-4.18 - Endangered and Nongame Species Advisory Committee

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(a) The Endangered and Nongame Species Advisory Committee (committee) shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Commissioner. Prior to the making of any said appointments, the Commissioner shall consult with the committee as to their recommendations.
1. Members shall be reflective of various public groups concerned with, and supportive of, the endangered and nongame species program established by P.L. 1973, c.309, codified at 23:2A-1 to -13, and shall possess special knowledge, expertise, and/or interest relating to endangered and nongame species of New Jersey. Member affiliation shall be as follows:
Affiliation
Number of Members
i.
Academic/research communities
4
ii.
Public health/veterinary medicine
1
iii.
Qualified non-profit organization (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at § 501(c)(3)) with strong interest in promoting the nonconsumptive use of wildlife
3
iv.
Public at large (that is, not in the capacity of an organizational representative)
3
2. Of the 11 members to be appointed by the Commissioner, initially, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, three for a term of two years, three for a term of three years, and three for a term of four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms of four years. All appointed members shall serve, after the expiration of their terms, until their respective successors are appointed. Any vacancy occurring in the appointed membership of the committee, by expiration of term or otherwise, shall be filled by the Commissioner in the identical manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term only, notwithstanding that the previous incumbent may have held over and continued in office as aforesaid.
3. The Commissioner may remove any member of the committee for cause upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
4. The committee shall select its chairperson from its membership, subject to the approval of the Commissioner, for a term of four years, and consecutive terms shall be permitted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 4 - ENDANGERED, NONGAME AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 7:25-4.19 - Criteria for possession of wild-caught bird species for breeding, zoological, scientific or educational purposes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No permit shall be issued for the purpose of selling any wild-caught bird. Except as provided in this subchapter, a person issued a permit to possess wild bird species shall possess only birds bred from captive parent birds and eggs produced from captive parent birds. To preserve the genetic integrity of species of regulated birds, distinct species of birds shall not be cross-bred with other different species of birds to produce hybrid birds.
(b) In addition to meeting the general criteria in 7:25-4.7, every person applying for a permit to possess individuals of a species of wild-caught bird shall meet each and every of the following criteria:
1. Education and background, as follows:
i. A person applying for a permit to possess individuals of species of birds which have been wild-caught, or their eggs, primarily for breeding purpose, including those persons designated by institutions or businesses as those responsible for breeding birds, shall affirmatively demonstrate that he or she possesses extensive and thorough experience in breeding the species which is the subject of the application, or of a closely related species.
ii. A person applying for a permit to possess individuals of species of birds which have been wild-caught or their eggs primarily for zoological, scientific or educational purposes which include breeding only as a secondary purpose, including those persons designated by institutions or businesses as those responsible for breeding and handling birds, shall demonstrate that he or she possesses a thorough knowledge of the handling, care and breeding of the species which is the subject of the application, or of a related bird species. As a condition for the issuance of the permit the Division may require that the applicant be supervised by an aviculturalist approved by the Department. In the case of scientific or educational projects of limited duration, the applicant shall identify the final disposition of the bird(s);
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 4 - ENDANGERED, NONGAME AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 7:25-4.20 - Birds which must be banded; criteria for identifying and marking birds; permitted alterations of appearance; miscellaneous

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Regulated birds possessed under a permit issued prior to January 17, 1995 shall be exempt from banding until the bird is sold or otherwise transferred to a different person. All other regulated birds shall not be possessed until such time as an application to possess the bird, accompanied by proper documentation, is made to the Department and the bird is banded in accordance with this subchapter. Department denial of an application to possess regulated bird(s) shall result in the forfeiture of the bird(s) to the Department without compensation to the applicant.
(b) The natural appearance of any bird shall not be altered by any person in any way for any purpose, except as follows:
1. Seamless or butt-end bands as provided in this section;
2. Subcutaneous coded identification as provided in this section;
3. Clipped flight feathers of wing; or
4. Surgical or other medical procedure mandated in writing by a licensed veterinarian to preserve the life or health of the bird.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.3 - Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), European hare (Lepus europeus), chukar partridge (Alectoris graeca), Hungarian partridge (Perdix perdix), and bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus)

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(a) The annual season for hunting cottontail rabbit, black-tailed jackrabbit, white-tailed jackrabbit, and European hare with shotgun, bow and arrow, or air gun shall begin the last Saturday in September and conclude the Saturday after the third Monday of the following February, inclusive; except the season shall be closed during the six-day firearm deer season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)  and on the Wednesday immediately following the six-day firearm deer season. The annual season for hunting chukar partridge and Hungarian partridge with shotgun or bow and arrow shall begin on the Saturday following the first Monday in November and conclude the third Monday of the following February, inclusive; except the season shall be closed during the six-day firearm deer season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)  and on the Wednesday immediately following the six-day firearm deer season. The annual season for hunting quail with shotgun or bow and arrow at Greenwood Forest WMA and Peaslee WMA shall begin on the Saturday following the first Monday in November and conclude the following January 31, inclusive; except the season shall be closed during the six-day firearm deer season as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.27(a)  and on the Wednesday immediately following the six-day firearm deer season. Hunting for quail in all other portions of the State is prohibited at all times except on properly licensed semi-wild and commercial preserves in accordance with (e) below.
1. No person shall at any time liberate quail for any purposes, including dog training, and hunting, in the following State wildlife management areas:
i. Buckshutem WMA, Cumberland County;
ii. Dix WMA, Cumberland County;
iii. Egg Island WMA, Cumberland County;
iv. Fortescue WMA, Cumberland County;
v. Millville WMA, Cumberland County;
vi. New Sweden WMA, Cumberland County;
vii. Nantuxent WMA, Cumberland County; and
viii. Stafford Forge WMA, Ocean County.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.4 - Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

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(a) There is a closed season on ruffed grouse.
(b) (Reserved)
(c) (Reserved)
(d) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:4-1 and 23:4-2 and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.7 - Wild turkey (Meleagris gallapavo)

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(a) The duration of the Fall Either Sex Wild Turkey Hunting Season for Turkey Hunting Areas 1 through 22 shall include a hunting period "N" of seven consecutive days excluding Sunday beginning on the Saturday before the last Monday in October and ending on the following Saturday. The hunting periods for all Spring Wild Turkey Gobbler Seasons shall be as set forth in (a)1 through 6 below as follows:
1. Hunting Period A: A period of five consecutive days beginning the fifth Monday before Memorial Day;
2. Hunting Period B: A period of five consecutive days beginning the fourth Monday before Memorial Day;
3. Hunting Period C: A period of five consecutive days beginning the third Monday before Memorial Day;
4. Hunting Period D: Two periods of five consecutive days, one beginning the second Monday before Memorial Day, and the other beginning the Monday before Memorial Day;
5. Hunting Period E: A period of four days including the fifth, fourth, third and second Saturdays before Memorial Day;
6. Hunting Period Y, exclusively applicable to youth hunters 10 to 16 years of age: The sixth Saturday before Memorial Day, as designated in (
o
) below. If no turkey is harvested on this special youth spring turkey hunting day, the Y permit may be used for the duration of the Spring Wild Turkey Gobbler season until a bird has been harvested, as defined in (d) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.8 - Mink (Mustela vison), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and nutria (Myocaster coypus) trapping only

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(a) Mink, muskrat and nutria are to be taken by trapping only.
(b) The annual mink, muskrat, and nutria trapping season is as follows:
1. Northern Zone: 6:00 A.M. on November 15 through the following March 15, inclusive.
2. Southern Zone: 6:00 A.M. on December 1 through the following March 15, inclusive.
3. Trapping Zone Boundaries: Trapping zones shall be defined as follows: That section of New Jersey situated North (or South) of a line starting at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and the Pennsylvania border at Trenton, then Northeast along Route 1 to its intersection with Route 287 in Middlesex County, then east along Route 287 to its intersection with the New York State line at Staten Island.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.11 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), fisher (Martes pennanti), and coyote (Canis latrans) trapping only

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(a) The trapping of raccoon, red fox, gray fox, Virginia opossum, striped skunk, long-tailed weasel, short-tailed weasel and coyote shall be permitted as fur bearing animals under the authority of a proper and valid trapping license.
(b) The annual season for trapping raccoon, red fox, gray fox, Virginia opossum, striped skunk, long-tailed weasel, short-tailed weasel and coyote with cage traps, enclosed foothold traps and live capture cable restraints shall begin at 6:00 A.M. on November 15 and conclude the following March 15, inclusive, except on State Fish and Wildlife Management Areas, enumerated in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.33(a)2. There is no open season for fisher.
(c) The annual season for trapping raccoon, red fox, gray fox, Virginia opossum, striped skunk, long-tailed weasel, short-tailed weasel and coyote with cage traps, and enclosed foothold traps on State Fish and Wildlife Management Areas specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.33(a)2  shall begin at 6:00 A.M. on November 15 and conclude the following March 15, inclusive. The annual season for trapping these species with live capture cable restraints on State Wildlife Management Areas specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.33(a)2  shall begin at 6:00 A.M. on January 1 and conclude March 15, inclusive. There is no open season for fisher.
(d) Special Permits: The Division in its discretion may issue a special permit for trapping of raccoon, red fox, gray fox, coyote and opossum.
(e) There shall be no daily or season bag limit for any species enumerated in this section having an open season.
(f) Farmers or their agents may trap fox and coyote by lawful procedures at any time when found destroying poultry, crops or property subject to State law and local ordinances.
(g) Any person including a farmer trapping a coyote shall report said harvest via the AHRS no later than 8:00 P.M. of the day of harvest. Should the trapper be unable to access the AHRS by the designated time, the trapper shall immediately report the harvest of a coyote by telephone to the nearest Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement regional office and shall register that harvest via AHRS the next day.
(h) Authority: The authority of the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:3-1, 23:4-1, 23:4-2, and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.12 - General trapping

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(a) All traps set or used in this State must bear a durable and legible tag with the name and address of the person setting, using and maintaining the traps. A Division-issued trap identification number or Conservation Identification Number (CID) may be used in lieu of a name and address.
(b) No trap of any kind shall be permitted to remain set on any property at the close of the trapping season. It shall be illegal to possess, in the woods or fields of this State, any body gripping killer-type trap with a jaw spread greater than six inches except under permit for the trapping of beaver or otter.
(c) No person shall set, use, or maintain any type of body gripping killer-type trap for the purpose of trapping any muskrat or other furbearing animal in this State unless such trap is completely submerged underwater. This shall not preclude the setting of body gripping killer-type traps in tidal waters of this State for the purpose of taking muskrats, whereby the traps may be exposed above the surface of the water due to the ebb and flow of the tide, and provided that all such traps shall be completely submerged at mean high tide.
(d) No body gripping killer-type traps with a jaw spread larger than six inches shall be used or set in this State except for the trapping of beaver or otter. No body gripping killer-type traps with a jaw spread larger than 10 inches shall be used, set, or maintained at any time in this State for the purpose of trapping any animal. Jaw spread shall be measured across the trigger of a set trap to the inner edges of the jaws.
(e) Steel-jaw leghold type trap:
1. Effective October 27, 1985, and thereafter, no person in this State shall:
i. Manufacture, sell, offer for sale, possess, import or transport an animal trap of the steel-jaw leghold type;
ii. Take or attempt to take any animal by means of a trap of the steel-jaw leghold type; or
iii. Use a steel-jaw leghold type trap.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.14 - Special regulation limiting use of shotguns and shotgun shells containing lead pellets

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No person shall have in possession or use in hunting waterfowl and coot or any snipe, rail or gallinules any shotgun shell containing lead shot or lead pellets or have in possession or use any shotgun containing lead shot in New Jersey including all territorial waters.
1. Only shotgun shells containing steel pellets not larger than T(.200 inch) or bismuth pellets or other non-toxic shot authorized by Federal regulations not larger than T(.200 inch) and only shotguns containing steel pellets, bismuth pellets or other non-toxic shot authorized by Federal regulations not larger than T(.200 inch) shall be used for hunting waterfowl, coot or any snipe, rail or gallinule.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.15 - Crow (Corvus spp.)

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(a) Duration for the season for hunting the crow shall be Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from the second Monday in August through the third Saturday in March or as otherwise prescribed by the Code of Federal Regulations by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the current hunting season inclusive, except closed during the six-day firearm deer season, as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:25-7.27(a).
(b) There is no daily bag limit. There is no season limit.
(c) The hours for hunting crows shall be sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, except on opening day of pheasant season, as specified in 7:25-5.2(d), when the hours are 8:00 A.M. to 1/2 hour after sunset.
(d) Hunting methods shall be in accordance with Federal regulations as adopted by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.16 - General falconry rules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following rules govern the taking, possession, training, transfer, marking, and housing facilities of raptors, the classification of permittees, and the use of raptors for falconry, to take, kill, or pursue wild birds or wild animals.
1. Definitions: The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
i. Falconry: The sport of hunting with trained raptors--including the training of raptors. The use of raptors to hunt, take, kill, pursue to attempt to take wild game animals.
ii. Raptors: Live birds of the family Accipitrididae, other than the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) or of the family Falconidae or the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) of the family Strigidae.
iii. Take: To trap or capture, or attempt to trap or capture, a raptor for the purpose of falconry.
iv. Facilities: Equipment and shelters necessary to protect, house and train raptors.
v. Nestlings or eyasses: Young raptors not yet capable of flight.
vi. Passage birds: Raptors in their first year of life.
vii. Permit Year: All permits expire on June 30 of the third calendar year after issue.
viii. Transfer: To convey, carry, remove or send from one person, place, or position to another.
ix. Sponsor: A holder of a general or master falconry permit who has accepted the responsibility for the conduct and training of an apprentice falconer.
x. Endangered, threatened: Includes all raptors appearing on a U.S. Department of Interior or N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife list of endangered, threatened or rare species.
xi. Captive bred: Raptors hatched and raised in captivity by breeders with necessary Federal permits.
xii. Hacking-back: Return of a captive raptor to the wild through the gradual process, eliminating any dependency on man.
xiii. Imping: The replacement of broken or damaged wing or tail feathers by affixing previously molted feathers to the damaged feather.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.17 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) hunting

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(a) Except as noted in (c) below, the season of hunting raccoons and Virginia opossum shall begin on October 1, annually (except in years when October 1 is a Sunday in which case the season shall begin on October 2) and shall conclude on the following March 1, inclusive. The hours for hunting are one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, except on opening days hunting may begin at one hour after sunset.
(b) There shall be no daily bag limit. There shall be no season limit.
(c) A person shall not hunt for raccoon or opossum with dogs and firearms or weapons of any kind during the six day firearm deer season as set forth in 7:25-5.27(a)  or on the Wednesday of shotgun permit deer season, immediately following the six-day firearm deer season as set forth in 7:25-5.29(d).
(d) A person shall not train a raccoon or opossum dog other than during the period from September 1-30, inclusive, and from March 2-May 1, inclusive. The training hours are one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
(e) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:4-1, 23:4-2, 23:4-12, 23:4-24 and 23:4-25 and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.18 - Woodchuck (Marmota monax) hunting

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(a) Duration for the hunting of woodchucks with a rifle including a muzzleloading rifle shall begin on March 1 (except in years when March 1 is a Sunday in which case the season shall begin on March 2) and conclude on the Wednesday before the opening of the fall bow and arrow deer season specified in 7:25-5.25(a)1, inclusive. Licensed hunters may also take woodchuck with shotgun or bow and arrow or by means of falconry during the regular woodchuck rifle season and during the upland game season established in 7:25-5.3, 5.4, and 5.5.
(b) The hours for the hunting of woodchuck shall be sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
(c) No person shall hunt a woodchuck with a rifle without a proper and valid rifle permit issued by the division.
(d) There shall be no rifle hunting for woodchuck on the State Fish and Wildlife Management Areas, and State Parks, Forests and Recreation Areas.
(e) There shall be no bag limit.
(f) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:4-1, 23:4-13 and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.19 - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), and coyote (Canis latrans) hunting

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(a) The duration of the red fox, gray fox, and coyote hunting season is as follows:
1. Bow and Arrow Only: Begins concurrently with the white-tailed deer fall bow season, as specified in 7:25-5.25(a)1, and concludes the Friday following the first Monday in November, inclusive.
2. Firearm or Bow and Arrow: Beginning on the Saturday following the first Monday in November and concluding the following March 15, inclusive.
3. Notwithstanding (a)1 and 2 above, coyote may be taken by licensed turkey hunters when encountered incidental to hunting turkey in accordance with 7:25-5.7. Turkey hunters may not have coyote calls or coyote decoys in their possession or take any action intended to attract coyote for take.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.20 - Dogs

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(a) A person shall not exercise or train dogs on State Fish and Wildlife Management Areas May 1 to August 31, inclusive, except on portions of various wildlife management areas designated as dog training areas, and there shall be no exercising or training of dogs on any Wildlife Management Area on the Friday following the first Monday in November, the day preceding the opening of the regular small game season, enumerated in 7:25-5.3(a).
(b) This section shall not preclude a properly licensed field trial association from conducting a field trial or from handling and working dogs during the period of time covered by the field trial license on the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, only.
(c) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:4-25 and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.21 - Squirrel (Sciurus spp.), raccoon (Procyon lotor), opossum (Didelphis virginianus), skunk (Mephitis mephitis), weasel (Mustela spp.), woodchuck (Marmota monax), coyote (Canis latrans), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) damage

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(a) Property owners and occupants of dwellings suffering damage from squirrel, raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, woodchuck, gray fox, red fox and coyote, or their agents designated in writing, may control these animals by lawful procedures at any time subject to State law and local ordinances. Persons controlling coyotes under this provision shall notify one of the Regional Law Enforcement Offices within 24 hours.
(b) Farmers or their agents may control squirrels, raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, woodchuck, gray fox, red fox and coyotes, by lawful procedures at any time when found destroying livestock, crops or poultry, subject to State law and local ordinances. Farmers or their agents controlling coyotes under this provision shall notify one of the Regional Law Enforcement Offices within 24 hours.
(c) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:4-1 and 23:4-9 and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.24 - Bow and arrow, general provisions

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(a) A bow means longbow, recurved bow, compound bow, or crossbow. A crossbow means a device capable of propelling an arrow by means of traverse limbs and a string, mounted on a stock of at least 25 inches in length, and having a working safety. Cocking levers and other devices may be used on crossbows. Hand-held releasing devices are permitted.
(b) No person shall use a bow and arrow for deer hunting during the permit muzzleloader or permit shotgun seasons. Nothing in this section shall preclude a properly licensed person from hunting with a bow and arrow when other seasons run concurrent and in the same deer management zones as the six-day firearm, permit muzzleloader or permit shotgun seasons or on any additional days if declared open. A bow and arrow may be used to harvest antlered deer during the six-day firearm season only if the hunter has a current and valid firearm license in addition to a current and valid archery license, or a current and valid all-around license. If an antlered deer is harvested with a bow and arrow during the six-day firearm season, the antlered transportation tag for the six-day firearm season from a firearm or all-around license must be used. Bow and arrow hunting is not permitted between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise during other seasons. Deer shall not be hunted for or taken on Sunday except on wholly enclosed preserves that are properly licensed for the propagation thereof, or on Wildlife Management Areas or private property during the prescribed seasons.
(c) During the seasons for taking deer, bear, coyote, fox, woodchuck or turkey with bow and arrow (as listed elsewhere in this subchapter), all arrows used for taking deer, bear, coyote, fox, woodchuck or turkey must be fitted with an edged head of the following specifications:
1. Minimum width shall be 3/4 inch.
2. Minimum length--None.
3. Cutting edges shall be of well-sharpened metal only.
4. Arrows fitted with heads other than specified in (c)1 through 3 above may be carried in the woods and fields during the Upland Game Season or other seasons which overlap with the Bow and Arrow Deer Season, in addition to arrows specified for deer. It is legal to carry blunt or judo tips in the field for the purpose of discharging crossbows. It is unlawful to hunt with any device propelled by any means that is used for the purpose of injecting or delivering any type of drug into an animal. Whenever a crossbow is in or upon a motor vehicle, it shall be uncocked.
5. All bows, except compounds and crossbows, must have a minimum draw pull weight of 35 pounds at the archers draw length. Compound bows must have a minimum peak weight of 35 pounds. Crossbows must have a minimum draw pull weight of 75 pounds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.25 - White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fall bow season

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Duration of the fall bow season is as set forth at (a)1 and 2 below. Legal hunting hours shall be 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
1. Opening the fourth Saturday prior to the last Friday in October through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 0, 1, 2, and 3; and in Zone 54.
2. Opening the second Saturday in September through the last Friday in October, in zones in Regulation Sets 4 through 8; and in Zones 37, 39, 53, 66, and 68.
3. A special youth deer hunting day with bow and arrow will be held on the Saturday prior to the opening day of the fall bow season as specified in (a)1 above. The season will be open in all zones that are open for the fall bow season. Youth hunters must possess a current and valid youth bow license or be less than 16 years of age on the season date and qualified to hunt without a license under the farmer license exemption. All youth hunters must be under the direct supervision of a non-hunting adult (21 years of age or older), who must possess a proper and valid bow license. Direct supervision means the youth hunter and the supervising adult are together at the same location. The youth hunter may not hunt independently of the supervising adult. Any bow and edged arrowhead approved for deer hunting may be used. Legal hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset EST. All other hunting requirements for the fall bow season shall apply, except as noted in (b)3 below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.27 - White-tailed deer six-day firearm season

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Duration for this season will be the second Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Saturday, inclusive with shotgun, muzzleloader rifle, or bow and arrow, exclusively. Bow and arrow hunters participating in the six-day firearm season must possess a current and valid firearm license in addition to a current and valid archery license, or an all-around license; deer taken during this season will be tagged with the six-day transportation tag from either the firearm or all-around license.
1. A special youth deer hunting day with shotgun or muzzleloader rifle will be held on the second Saturday preceding the opening of the Permit Muzzleloader season, as specified in 7:25-5.28(d)2. Youth hunters must possess a current and valid youth firearms license or be less than 16 years of age on the season date and qualified to hunt without a license under the farmer license exemption. Possession of a proper and valid rifle permit is also required if a muzzleloading rifle is used. All youth hunters must be under the direct supervision of a non-hunting adult (21 years of age or older), who must also possess a proper and valid firearm license and a rifle permit, if the youth hunter is using a muzzleloading rifle. Direct supervision means the youth hunter and the supervising adult are together at the same location. The youth hunter may not hunt independently of the supervising adult. Any firearm and ammunition approved for deer hunting may be used. Legal hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset EST. All other hunting requirements for the six-day firearm season shall apply, except as noted in (b)3 below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.29 - White-tailed deer shotgun permit season

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Director with the approval of the Council may authorize the issuance of shotgun permit season permits for the taking of deer anywhere within the State or at any State or Federal installation.
(b) If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during this season, additional days of shotgun permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director, in consultation with the Council. Such authorization and the dates thereof shall be announced by press and radio.
1. If the yearly antlered or antlerless harvest in any deer management zone is above or below the stated buck goal by 15 percent, the Council may, upon consultation with the Director, move a deer management zone into a more liberal or more conservative regulation set for subsequent deer seasons, as is determined to be appropriate to provide for harvests which will meet the stated goals, as specified in (r) below. The appropriate regulation set will be determined by estimating the resulting harvest of antlered or antlerless deer under various regulation sets having varying season lengths and/or bag limits. Such regulation set changes will be made by publication of a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register, as well as by posting notice on the Division's website and in the Hunting Digest which summarizes hunting season dates and regulations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.31 - White-tailed deer permit shotgun season and permit muzzleloader season, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Zone 38)

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This section applies only to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. (Zone 38).
(b) Nothing in this section shall affect the validity or operation of any other section of this Code.
(c) Duration of the Great Swamp Permit Shotgun Season and Permit Muzzleloader Season shall take place concurrently from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset on the following dates: November 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2019; and October 31 and November 4, 5, 6, and 7, 2020; and November 6, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2021; and November 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10, 2022; and November 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2023; and November 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2024, or as may otherwise be designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. If the anticipated harvest of deer has not been accomplished during the season, one or more days of shotgun and muzzleloader permit deer hunting may be authorized by the Director. Such authorization and date thereof would be announced by press and radio.
(d) Bag Limit: Two deer, one antlered and one antlerless, or two antlerless, may be taken provided that the hunter has the appropriate antlered season permit in addition to the Zone 38 antlerless season permit. All tagging and registration regulations apply.
(e) Great Swamp permit shotgun season permits and permit muzzleloader season permits are valid only in designated portions of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and are not transferable.
(f) Method: The taking of the designated bag limit of deer with a Great Swamp (Zone 38) permit shotgun season permit or permit muzzleloader season permit will be permitted in designated areas of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. A total of 200 Great Swamp, shotgun permit season permits and 200 muzzleloader permit season permits will be issued. Daily hunter quotas, hunt procedures and hunting methods in this area shall be provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(g) Procedures for applying for a Great Swamp permit shotgun season permit and a permit muzzleloader season permit will be the same as outlined in 7:25-5.28 and 5.29. Applicants for the Great Swamp Permit Shotgun Season Permit and Permit Muzzleloader Season Permit must indicate Zone 38 on the application in the space reserved for deer management zone number.
(h) All hunters shall comply with the instructions of State conservation officers, State deputy conservation officers, other Division personnel and instructions of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel.
(i) Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:10-5, 25:4-42, 23:4-43, 23:4-47, 23:4-48, 13:1B-30 et seq. and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.33 - Pheasants and quail stamp designated areas

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A person, attempting to hunt for, pursue, kill, take or attempt to take with a firearm or bow and arrow, or possess any pheasant or quail on any Division-stocked Wildlife Management Area or Federal property must be in possession of a valid "pheasant and quail" stamp.
1. No person shall at any time hunt for, pursue, kill, take or attempt to take with a firearm or bow and arrow, or have in possession any pheasant or quail in the following designated wildlife management areas unless such person has first procured and has in possession a valid special "pheasant and quail" stamp.
2. Designated wildlife management areas:
Assunpink
Manahawkin
Berkshire Valley
Manasquan River
Black River
Medford
Clinton
Millville
Colliers Mills
Nantuxent
Dix
Peaslee
Flatbrook-Roy
Pequest
Fort Dix
Port Republic
Glassboro
Rockport
Greenwood (including Winslow
Stafford Forge
Pasadena-Howardsville)
Tuckahoe
Heislerville
Walpack
Mad Horse
Whittingham
And Federal property:
Delaware River Gap National Recreation Area.
3. Any person subject to this section, while engaged in hunting for small game with firearms on Wildlife Management Areas enumerated in this section, shall wear a cap of fluorescent hunter's orange meeting the specifications set forth in 23:4-13.1.
4. Authority: The authority for the adoption of the foregoing section is found in 23:3-61.1, 23:3-61.2, 23:3-61.3, 23:3-61.4, and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.34 - Controlled hunting-hunting restrictions on wildlife management areas

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No wildlife management areas have been selected for limited hunter density.
(b) Authority: 13:1B-30, 23:4-1, 23:4-12, 23:7-9 and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.35 - Special wildlife salvage permit

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Special permits known as scientific salvage permits may be issued by the Director for the salvage and possession of accidentally killed or naturally dead wildlife other than migratory birds and nongame birds and endangered wildlife species that are named on the State of New Jersey and the federal lists of each endangered species.
(b) The special permits may be issued to properly accredited persons associated with educational or scientific institutions for strictly educational or scientific purposes only. In the event that the permittee separates from the educational or scientific institution, the special permit shall become void. Specimens collected by the permittee will remain with the educational or scientific institution. If the educational or scientific institution does not want to retain the specimen collection or ceases to exist, the permittee shall contact the Division for proper disposition of specimens.
(c) The scientific salvage permit issuance fee shall be $ 7.00 to defray expenses attending granting the permit and the permit shall be valid until revoked for cause and shall not be transferable. The permittee shall submit an annual report of activities by January 31 to the Division. The report shall include the species and number of specimens collected, the date of acquisition of each specimen and the disposition of each specimen. Failure to submit an annual report of activities by the due date shall result in permit revocation.
(d) Upon proof that a holder of the special salvage permit has killed, injured, destroyed or attempted to kill, injure or destroy with any weapon, trap, cable restraint or other device of any kind any wild animal, except as provided by N.J.S.A. Title 23 or the proper Game Code, or has in possession any species of wildlife other than those named in this permit or other wildlife possession permit, the special permit shall become void and the permit holder shall be subject to the penalties provided by law.
(e) Authority: 13:1B-30, 23:4-50, 23:4-1, 23:4-12, 23:2A-1 et seq., and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.37 - Special permit to inhibit wildlife reproduction

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No person shall administer or otherwise employ the use of fertility control materials and/or methodologies including, but not limited to, those which result in contraception, contragestation and/or sterilization to any species of free ranging wildlife without first procuring a permit approved by the Council and issued by the Division under this section. No person shall employ any physical alteration or device that would alter the reproduction potential of any free-ranging wildlife species without first procuring a permit as required. The possession of such unauthorized materials or devices in the field shall be considered the attempt to take wildlife contrary to the provisions of the code. Prior to submission of an application, applicants must first obtain any necessary Federal permits. Each permit applicant must provide a written proposal describing the fertility control procedure, the credentials of the person(s) who will administer the contraceptive procedure, the purpose or intent of the procedure and an assessment of environmental impacts. The Division in cooperation with the Department of Animal Science, Cook College-Rutgers University and other scientists who may be selected by the Division will review each application and determine whether or not a permit is granted based on the overall justification and need for conducting such procedures, the qualifications of the person(s) administering the procedure and the anticipated environmental impacts affecting both wildlife and humans and the probability of success in controlling free-ranging wildlife populations. The permit shall identify the time, place and methodology to be utilized and any special conditions established by the Council.
(b) The authority for the adoption of the foregoing subsection is found in 13:1B-30, 23:4-1, 23:4-11, 23:4-42, 24:4-488, and other applicable statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.38 - Fish and Game Law Enforcement Region Headquarters

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Northern Region Office--Clinton WMA Region Office, 26 Rt. 173 West, Hampton, N.J. 08827, (908) 735-8240.
(b) Central Region Office--Assunpink WMA, 1 Eldridge Road, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 (609) 259-2120.
(c) Southern Region Office--Winslow WMA, 220 Blue Anchor Road, Sicklerville, NJ 08081, (856) 629-0555.
(d) DEP Action Line, 1-877-WARN DEP (927-6337).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 5 - 2020-2021 GAME CODE › Section 7:25-5.39 - Severability

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If any provision of this Code adopted hereunder or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this Code and the application of such provisions to persons and circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.