Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:5-13

  • 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
No person shall put, place, use or maintain in any of the waters of this State inhabited by pickerel, pike, pike perch, black bass, Oswego bass, white bass, calico bass, perch or trout, a set line, or use upon a line for the taking of fish in these waters a contrivance having more than nine hooks, or more than three burrs of three hooks attached thereto, under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.

Amended by L.1952, c. 103, p. 444, s. 1, eff. April 28, 1952.

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