New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 25 - DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RULES › Subchapter 6 - 2022-2025 FISH CODE › Section 7:25-6.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Baitfish" means the following species:
1.
Alewife (landlocked form)
Alosa pseudoharengus;
2.
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata, greater than six inches in length;
3.
Banded Killifish
Fundulus diaphanus;
4.
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus;
5.
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis;
6.
Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas;
7.
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum;
8.
Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas;
9.
Margined Madtom
Noturus insignis;
10.
Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus; and
11.
Tadpole Madtom
Noturus gyrinus.
"Brook Trout Conservation Zone" means all waters within the northwest region of the State, delineated by Interstate 287 to the east, Route 202 to the south, the New York/New Jersey border to the north, and extending to, but not including, the Delaware River to the west.
"Closed season" shall mean a period of time during which the taking of one or more species of fish is not permitted.
"Closed waters" means those waters in which angling is not permitted, particularly in reference to time.
"Code" means the State Fish Code.
"Creel or possession limit" means the total number of fish that are legally retainable. Most normally this is expressed on a daily basis.
"Creeled trout" shall mean any trout which a fisherman has in his possession.
"Director" means Director of the Division.
"Division" means the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
"Fathom" shall mean a unit of measure equal to six feet.
"Foodfish" for the purpose of 7:25-6.11 only, means the following species:
1.
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata;
2.
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima;
3.
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas;
4.
Bowfin
Amia calva;
5.
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus;
6.
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio;
7.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus;
8.
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum;
9.
White Catfish
Ameiurus catus;
10.
White Perch
Morone americana;
11.
White Sucker
Catostomus commersoni;
12.
Yellow Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis;
13.
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens; and
14.
Any other marine fish species that is legal for taking with net in marine waters, except Striped Bass, Alewife and Blueback Herring.
"Indigenous fish" means the following species and all hybrids and strains thereof, including the young or eggs of any such species:
1.
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
2.
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
3.
Banded Killifish
Fundulus diaphanus
4.
Blueback Herring
Alosa aestivalis
5.
Bullhead, Brown
Ameiurus nebulosus
6.
Bullhead, Yellow
Ameiurus natalis
7.
Catfish, White
Ameiurus catus
8.
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
9.
Creek Chubsucker
Erimyzon oblongus
10.
Dace, Blacknose
Rhinichthys atratulus
11.
Dace, Longnose
Rhinichthys cataractae
12.
Darter, Shield
Percina peltata
13.
Darter, Swamp
Etheostoma fusiforme
14.
Darter, Tessellated
Etheostoma olmstedi
15.
Eastern Mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
16.
Eastern Mudminnow
Umbra pygmaea
17.
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis
18.
Hogchoker
Trinectes maculatus
19.
Hogsucker, Northern
Hypentelium nigricans
20.
Lamprey, American Brook
Lampetra appendix
21.
Lamprey, Sea
Petromyzon marinus
22.
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
23.
Madtom, Margined
Noturus insignis
24.
Madtom, Tadpole
Noturus gyrinus
25.
Minnow, Cutlips
Exoglossum maxillingua
26.
Minnow, Eastern Silvery
Hybognathus regius
27.
Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
28.
Perch, Pirate
Aphredoderus sayanus
29.
Perch, White
Morone americana
30.
Perch, Yellow
Perca flavescens
31.
Pickerel, Chain
Esox niger
32.
Pickerel, Redfin
Esox americanus
33.
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
34.
Quillback
Carpiodes cyprinus
35.
Sculpin, Slimy
Cottus cognatus
36.
Shad, American
Alosa sapidissima
37.
Shad, Gizzard
Dorosoma cepedianum
38.
Shad, Hickory
Alosa mediocris
39.
Shiner, Bridle
Notropis bifrenatus
40.
Shiner, Comely
Notropis amoenus
41.
Shiner, Common
Luxilus cornutus
42.
Shiner, Golden
Notemigonus crysoleucas
43.
Shiner, Ironcolor
Notropis chalybaeus
44.
Shiner, Satinfin
Cyprinella analostana
45.
Shiner, Spotfin
Cyprinella spiloptera
46.
Shiner, Spottail
Notropis hudsonius
47.
Shiner, Swallowtail
Notropis procne
48.
Stickleback, Fourspine
Apletes quadracus
49.
Stickleback, Threespine
Gasterosteus aculeatus
50.
Stickleback, Ninespine
Pungitius pungitius
51.
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
52.
Sturgeon, Atlantic
Acipenser oxyrinchus
53.
Sturgeon, Shortnose
Acipenser brevirostrum
54.
Sucker, White
Catostomus commersonii
55.
Sunfish, Banded
Enneacanthus obesus
56.
Sunfish, Blackbanded
Enneacanthus chaetodon
57.
Sunfish, Bluespotted
Enneacanthus gloriosus
58.
Sunfish, Mud
Acantharchus pomotis
59.
Sunfish, Redbreasted
Lepomis auritus
60.
Trout, Brook
Salvelinus fontinalis
"In-season stocking period" shall mean April 9, 2018, through May 25, 2018, for the 2018 trout season, April 8, 2019, through May 24, 2019, for the 2019 trout season, April 13, 2020, through May 29, 2020, for the 2020 trout season, and April 12, 2021, through May 28, 2021, for the 2021 trout season.
"Natural bait" means any bait that in its live, preserved or original form would be consumed by fish.
"Open waters" (all sections except 7:25-6.9 ) means those waters in which angling is permitted, particularly in reference to time.
"Open waters" (7:25-6.9 ) means those waters not covered with ice.
"Opening day" shall mean 8:00 A.M. on April 7, 2018, for the 2018 trout season, 8:00 A.M. on April 6, 2019, for the 2019 trout season, 8:00 A.M. on April 11, 2020, for the 2020 trout season, and 8:00 A.M. on April 10, 2021, for the 2021 trout season.
"Oswego bass" or "black bass" shall mean largemouth and smallmouth bass.
"Possession" means all fish, live or dead, under the control of the fisherman. No more than the daily creel limit of any fish for one person may be held on a stringer or in a container. On board containers, in boats, may only contain the combined daily creel limit of any fish for each legal fisherman aboard.
"Potentially dangerous fish" means the following species:
1.
Asian Swamp Eel
Monopterus albus
2.
Bighead Carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
3.
Brook Stickleback
Culaea inconstans
4.
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
5.
Grass Carp (diploid)
Ctenopharyngodon idella
6.
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
7.
Snakeheads
Channa spp.
8.
Oriental Weatherfish
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
9.
Silver Carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
10.
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
"Pre-season closure" shall be the period from the period from midnight March 18, 2018, to 8:00 A.M. on April 7, 2018, for the 2018 trout season, the period from midnight March 17, 2019, to 8:00 A.M. on April 6, 2019, for the 2019 trout season, the period from midnight March 22, 2020, to 8:00 A.M. on April 11, 2020, for the 2020 trout season, and the period from midnight March 21, 2021, to 8:00 A.M. on April 10, 2021. Unless otherwise specified, this closure applies to all waters, both public and private, stocked with trout.
"Private fishing club" shall mean an incorporated or unincorporated organization that as an organization owns or leases a section of a river for the purposes of fishing that is not open to the general public.
"Set line" means a line(s) to which a hook(s) is attached placed in freshwaters of the State for the purpose of taking fish or turtles, that is secured to shore, or to a fixed or buoyant object, except as permitted when ice fishing. All rods, reels, or hand lines not under immediate control will be considered unattended and considered a set line. In accordance with 23:5-13, set lines are prohibited in any State water inhabited by Pickerel, Pike, Pike Perch, Black Bass, Oswego Bass, White Bass, Calico Bass, Perch, or Trout.
"Size limit" means the legal length of fish and may be expressed as a minimum size or a maximum size of a fish that may be retained. Length shall be the maximum total length.
"Snagging" means the hooking of fish other than inside the mouth, through the action of the fisherman.
"Trout" shall include the following species and all hybrids and strains thereof:
1.
Atlantic (landlocked) Salmon
Salmo salar
2.
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
3.
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
4.
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
5.
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
"Unattended" means user not available for questioning by officer at the time of inspection.
"Warmwater fish" includes the following species and all hybrids and strains thereof:
1.
Banded Sunfish
Enneacanthus obesus
2.
Blackbanded Sunfish
Enneacanthus chaetodon
3.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
4.
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
5.
Bluespotted Sunfish
Enneacanthus gloriosus
6.
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
7.
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
8.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
9.
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
10.
Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
11.
Mud Sunfish
Acantharchus pomotis
12.
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
13.
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
14.
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
15.
Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus
16.
Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
17.
Redfin Pickerel
Esox americanus americanus
18.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
19.
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
20.
Walleye
Sander vitreus
21.
White Catfish
Ameiurus catus
22.
White Perch
Morone americana
23.
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis; and
24.
White Sucker
Catostomus commersoni
25.
Yellow Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
26.
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens