Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:3-1c

  • Fishing: means the possession of an instrument used to take fish in a condition that makes the instrument readily usable, while in a place or in proximity thereto where fish may be found. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • Hunting: means the possession of an instrument used to take wildlife in a condition that makes the instrument readily usable, while in a place or in proximity thereto where wildlife may be found. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • 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
9. The division is authorized to charge a $2.00 nonrefundable application fee, in addition to any other permit or license fees authorized by law, for each permit or license, as follows:

duplicate hunting and fishing; falconry; beaver; otter; turkey; coyote; special season Canada goose; special season deer; rifle; semi-wild hunting preserve; commercial fishing preserve; commercial shooting preserve; senior citizen fishing; senior citizen clamming; field trial; horseback riding on wildlife management area; daily use permit for wildlife management area; clubhouse rental; fire on wildlife management area; fish stocking by clubs; lake lowering; alewife (for bait); carp and suckers; fish basket for eels, catfish, carp, and suckers; game animals and game birds – individual hobby, scientific holding, zoological, propagation and sale, animal exhibitor, animal theatrical agency, and fur farming; salvage – recover carcass; special purpose; scientific collecting – fish; crab pot (recreational); crab pot (commercial); menhaden netting; food fish netting; and commercial fish netting.

The amounts remitted to the State Treasury for these application fees shall be deposited to the credit of the “hunters’ and anglers’ license fund.”

L.1986,c.198,s.9; amended 1999, c.282, s.4.