New Jersey Statutes 23:4-2. Bag limit; penalty
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:4-2
- Code: means the State Fish and Game Code. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
- Open season: means the date and time of year when wildlife may be captured, taken, killed, or had in possession. 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
- 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
a. In any one day more than the number of quail, male English or ring-necked pheasant, partridge, ruffed grouse, gray squirrels or rabbits permitted by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, more than ten quail, two male English or ring-necked pheasant, three partridge, three ruffed grouse, six gray squirrels or six rabbits;
b. During the open season therefor more than the number of English or ring-necked pheasants or raccoons permitted by the respective provisions of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, more than thirty English or ring-necked pheasants or more than fifteen raccoons–
Under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each bird, squirrel, raccoon or rabbit captured, killed, injured, destroyed or had in possession in excess of the number permitted by the respective provisions of said code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, in excess of the number permitted by this section.
No provision of the State Fish and Game Code prescribing bag limits or possession limits for quail, male English or ring-necked pheasant, partridge, ruffed grouse, gray squirrels, rabbits or raccoons and nothing in this section shall apply to a proprietor of a hotel, restaurant or cafe having in possession at his hotel, restaurant or cafe at any time any game raised on licensed game preserves tagged or marked in accordance with law, or to any rabbit during the open season and for a period of ten days immediately succeeding the open season.
Amended by L.1939, c. 168, p. 519, s. 2; L.1948, c. 448, p. 1807, s. 45.