New Jersey Statutes 23:5-45.1. Daily limit for taking striped bass
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:5-45.1
- 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
- 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
b. A person shall not fillet, or remove the head or tail, or parts thereof, of any striped bass at sea, except this subsection shall not apply to striped bass that have been filleted under authority of, and in accordance with, a special permit therefor which may be issued by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to an inspected vessel licensed to accommodate 15 or more passengers.
c. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, by public notice placed in the New Jersey Register, shall establish management measures for striped bass in and upon the marine waters and other waters of the State, which management measures shall be consistent with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Upon the approval of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, these management measures shall provide for the taking in one day, or the possession at any time, of striped bass in addition to the two striped bass permitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section and shall include the size and quantity limits and the areas and the seasons for the taking of such additional striped bass.
The department shall monitor the catch provided for in this subsection and provide for its discontinuance as necessary to keep the State in compliance with the allowances of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
L.1987, c.83, s.1; amended 1987, c.416; 1988, c.137, s.1; 1989, c.82, s.1; 1990, c.5, s.2; 1991, c.43, s.1; 1994, c.26, s.2; 1995, c.107, s.2; 2000, c.27; 2004, c.152; 2005, c.340; 2015, c.45, s.2; repealed, 2015, c.45, s.3.