N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-10.6

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:25-10.6 - Game animals and game birds for which a permit is required for possession

(a) A permit shall be required for possession of game animals including the following mammals:

1. Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus);

2. Whitetail jackrabbit (Lepus townsendi);

3. Blacktail jackrabbit (Lepus californicus);

4. European hare (Lepus europaeus);

5. Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis);

6. Woodchuck (Marmota monax);

7. Beaver (Castor canadensis);

8. River otter (Lutra canadensis);

9. Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus);

10. Nutria (Myocaster coypus);

11. Mink (Mustela vison);

12. Weasel (Mustela spp.);

13. Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana);

14. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis);

15. Raccoon (Procyon lotor);

16. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes);

17. Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus);

18. Coyote (Canis latrans);

19. Black bear (Ursus americanus);

20. Bobcat (Felis rufus);

21. Whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus).

(b) A permit shall be required for possession of the following game birds:

1. Family Anatidae:

i. Geese;

ii. Brant;

iii. Tundra swans; and

iv. Whistling, dabbling, diving, and sea ducks;

2. Family Rallidae:

i. Rails;

ii. Moorhens;

iii. Coots; and

iv. Mud hens;

3. Family Charadriidae:

i. Plovers;

ii. Surf birds; and

iii. Shorebirds;

4. Family Scolopacidae:

i. Sand pipers;

ii. Woodcock;

iii. Snipe;

iv. Curlews; and

v. Tattlers;

5. Family Meleagrididae:

i. Wild turkeys;

6. Family Tetraonidae:

i. Grouse; and

ii. Prairie chickens;

7. Family Phasianidae:

i. Pheasants;

ii. Partridges; and

iii. Quails;

8. Family Columbidae:

i. Mourning dove; and

9. Family Corvidae:

i. Common crow.

(c) The division may issue a permit for the possession of the mammals or birds listed in (a) and (b) above provided the applicant has satisfactorily met the criteria contained within N.J.A.C. 7:25-10.8.

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