New Jersey Statutes 23:9-17. Interference with or injury to nets; fine
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:9-17
- 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
No person shall, by boat, anchor, dredge, or otherwise, in the Delaware river above or below Trenton falls, willfully and without reasonable cause, interfere with, break, damage or destroy any drifting gill net or hauling seine or nets of any description being lawfully used. No person shall, in the Delaware river below Trenton falls, drift a gill net over the waters of a shore fishery while the hauling seine is being used. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of twenty dollars.