New Jersey Statutes 23:3-1b. “Free fishing” days
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:3-1b
- 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
The Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, after consultation with the Fish and Game Council, shall select two days in any given 12-month period, and consecutively thereafter, during which any person who has an actual and bona fide domicile in this State may fish in any of the waters of this State without procuring the license required pursuant to R.S. 23:3-1 et seq. or the special trout stamp required pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1952, c. 328 (C. 23:3-57), except if the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection determines that emergency conditions exist during any given 12-month period which make “free fishing” days ill-advised.
L. 1985, c. 352, s. 1, eff. Nov. 8, 1985.