New Jersey Statutes 23:10-21.1. Illegal apparatus used for fishing; confiscation
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:10-21.1
- Code: means the State Fish and Game Code. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
- fish and game warden: means a conservation police officer. 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
Any seine, gill, drift, anchor or sink net, fixed net, trap, pot, pound, set line, fyke, weir or other apparatus for the taking of fish found in use in any of the waters of this State, in which the use thereof is in violation of any law or any provision of the State Fish and Game Code, the ownership of which is not known, shall be forfeited and any fish and game warden may seize the same and if the same is claimed within thirty days, the warden shall proceed in relation thereto in the manner provided in section 23:10-21 of the Revised Statutes, and, if it is unclaimed within said time, he shall turn the same over to the Division of Fish and Game in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development, which division may dispose thereof at its discretion.
L.1952, c. 70, p. 396, s. 1, eff. April 23, 1952.