New Jersey Statutes 23:13-4. Failure of resident to comply; violations, penalties
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:13-4
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
- Wildlife: means any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, or other wild animal or any part, product, egg, or offspring or the dead body or parts thereof. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
4. a. When the Division of Fish and Wildlife receives notice that a resident of the State has failed to comply with the terms of a citation issued for a wildlife violation in a participating state, the division shall send written notice to that person of their non-compliance. The written notification from the division shall provide a 30-day period to allow the person to comply with the issuing state’s order to comply. If a resident’s citation from the participating state remains outstanding or out of compliance 30 calendar days after the date of the division’s notification, the person shall be in violation of the compact and subject to a penalty of $50, and an additional $10 for each month thereafter that the citation remains outstanding or out of compliance. In addition to the penalties prescribed, all licenses and privileges to take or possess wildlife shall be suspended until such time that the division receives notice from the issuing state that the citation has been satisfied and a disposition for the matter has been recorded.
b. In addition to the suspension provision set forth in subsection a. of this section, a violation of the compact as described in that subsection shall be considered in evaluating suspensions for accumulation of violations in R.S.23:3-22.
L.2016, c.101, s.4.