N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-6.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:25-6.18 - Wanton waste of fish prohibited; tagging and marking of fish

(a) Fish, of any species, taken, by any means, which are purposely killed, become part of the fisherman's daily creel or possession limit and must be removed from the waters from which they were taken, and adjacent lands, pursuant to 23:5-28. This section shall not apply to those fish which are released while still alive, by the angler, and subsequently die as a result of stress or hooking mortality.

(b) No person may tag or mark and release fish without first obtaining a special permit issued by the Division after a determination that the action will provide information that will be beneficial to the management of the fisheries resource and will not detract from any studies being planned or conducted by the Division or other scientific or educational organization. "Educational or scientific organization" means a governmental unit or a private institution that provides environmental or natural resource education to its students or a governmental unit or private institution whose primary service is the evaluation of environmental or natural resource conditions.

1. Required permit information shall be as follows:

i. The permittee's name;

ii. The permittee's address;

iii. The species of fish to be tagged or marked;

iv. The type of tag or mark to be used;

v. The location in which the marked fish will be released; and

vi. The purpose of the tagging or marking of fish.

2. Applications shall be directed to:

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries

PO Box 394

Lebanon, NJ 08833-0394

3. The permittee shall agree to:

i. Submit a report of the results of the tagging study to the Division;

ii. Display permittee's name and address or phone number on fish tags;

iii. Notification of, and permission from, the owner of the waterbody named in the application or the administering agency if that waterbody is publicly owned; and

iv. Comply with any local ordinances or other State laws or regulations.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-6.18

Amended by R.1998 d.541, effective 11/16/1998 (operative January 1, 1999).
See: 30 N.J.R. 2552(a), 30 N.J.R. 4037(b).
Recodified the former section as (a); and added (b).
Amended by R.2000 d.462, effective 11/20/2000 (operative January 1, 2001).
See: 32 N.J.R. 2532(a), 32 N.J.R. 4103(b).
Amended by R.2001 d.73, effective 3/5/2001.
See: 32 N.J.R. 4435(a), 33 N.J.R. 874(a).
Amended by R.2010 d.013, effective 1/4/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 3004(a), 42 N.J.R. 63(a).
Section was "Wanton waste of fish prohibited".