New Jersey Statutes 50:2-6.1. License required for taking surf clams; exceptions, regulations
Such licenses shall grant the privilege of gathering surf clams by dredging, but only in the Atlantic Ocean, but not in the Delaware Bay north and west of the COLREGS demarcation line which runs from Cape May Point Lighthouse in Cape May, New Jersey to Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse at Cape Henlopen, Delaware or in the Sandy Hook Bay west of a line from the west point of Sandy Hook to Roamer Shoal Lighthouse. No boat or vessel shall be licensed under P.L.1950, c.310 (C. 50:2-6.1 et seq.) unless its bona fide owner is an individual or entity legally domiciled or incorporated in this State.
The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations regarding the issuance procedures of such licenses.
The commissioner may issue permits for surf clam research, inventory and educational projects. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the activities of those projects.
L.1950, c.310, s.1; amended 1975, c.398, s.1; 1979, c.199, s.32; 1991, c.79, s.1; 2007, c.338, s.30.