N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-24.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 7:25-24.5 - Lease applications for new ground(a) Lease applications for new ground shall be submitted in person, on forms provided by the Department, to: Nacote Creek Shellfish Office
P.O. Box 418, Route 9
Port Republic, New Jersey 08241-0418
(609) 441-3284
(b) An application for a shellfish lease for new ground may be submitted by any person who must meet the statutory requirements for leasing specified at N.J.S.A. 50:1-23 through N.J.S.A. 50:1-31, who, in the five years prior to making application, has not been convicted of violation of N.J.S.A 50:4-3 or N.J.S.A. 58:24-3 or of any administrative rule promulgated pursuant to those statutory provisions, and who also satisfies the following requirements:1. Holds a valid New Jersey Commercial Shellfish License; or2. Holds a valid New Jersey Shellfish Certificate.(c) The biological survey fee for a lease of new ground is $ 15.00 per application, payable upon application.(d) Except pursuant to (e) below, no single lease application for new ground shall cover more than two acres.(e) An application for a single lease of new ground of more than two acres will be accepted only for those lots located within the interior of a block of leased lots, containing more than two acres but less than three acres, which have already been mapped by the Department as of September 18, 1989.(f) An individual may have only a single lease application for new ground pending at any time. Once an individual's application is denied by the Council or granted by the Council and approved by the Commissioner, that individual may submit an additional lease application for new ground.(g) Applications for leases of new ground in areas classified as Prohibited, Special Restricted, or Seasonal Special Restricted, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:12, will not be accepted.(h) Applications for leases of new ground in areas classified as Approved or Seasonal, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:12, will be accepted subject to the provisions of this subchapter and N.J.S.A. 50:1-23.N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-24.5
Amended by R.1991 d.132, effective 3/18/1991.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 37(a), 23 New Jersey Register 848(b).
Specification of prior violations of shellfish laws and administrative rules as basis for denial of lease in (b).