Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:3-76

  • Conservation police officer: means any sworn, salaried member of the Bureau of Law Enforcement in the division holding the titles of Conservation Police Officer I, II, or III, and includes the titles of Supervising Conservation Police Officer and Chief of the Bureau of Law Enforcement. 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
  • 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
2. a. No person over the age of 16 shall at any time hunt, pursue, kill, take, possess, or attempt to take with a firearm, bow and arrow, or any other method any ducks, geese, brant, or other waterfowl without procuring a New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp, as hereinafter provided, in addition to any other licenses or permits required under Title 23 of the Revised Statutes.

b. The stamp issued pursuant to this act shall be designated the New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp, shall be required to be in the possession of any person engaged in hunting, pursuing, killing, taking, possessing, or attempting to take with a firearm, bow and arrow, or any other method any ducks, geese, brant, or other waterfowl, and shall be exhibited upon the request of any conservation police officer, deputy conservation police officer, or other law enforcement official.

c. This section shall not apply to any person engaged in hunting, pursuing, killing, taking, possessing, or attempting to take captive-reared mallard ducks, properly marked in accordance with federal regulations, on a commercial shooting preserve.

L.1983, c.504, s.2; amended 1992, c.210, s.1; 2019, c.407, s.11.

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