New Jersey Statutes 23:5-1. Open season for certain fish; penalty
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:5-1
- Code: means the State Fish and Game Code. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
- Open season: means the date and time of year when wildlife may be captured, taken, killed, or had in possession. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. Black bass, Oswego bass, white bass, rock bass, calico bass or crappie, except during such period as prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, except from June fifteenth to November thirtieth, or
b. Trout or landlocked salmon, except during such period as prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, except from April fifteenth to July fifteenth, and from September first to September thirtieth; provided, however, no person shall catch, take, kill or have in their possession any trout or landlocked salmon mentioned in this paragraph on the first day of any open season before eight ante meridian, or
c. Pike perch, pike or pickerel, except during such period as prescribed by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provisions in said code, except from May twentieth to November thirtieth and from the first Saturday in January to the last Sunday in January, or
Angle in the streams stocked with trout with fly, bait or lure during such period as prohibited therefor by the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of such provision in said code, between the first day of March and April fourteenth, both dates inclusive;
Under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each fish so unlawfully caught, taken, killed or had in possession or for the attempt to catch, take or kill any such fish, or for any other violation of this section.
Amended by L.1939, c. 327, s. 1; L.1946, c. 47, p. 105, s. 1; L.1947, c. 48, p. 165, s. 1; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1820, s. 67, eff. April 1, 1949.