N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-6.23

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

Section 7:25-6.23 - Special limited fishing licenses

(a) The Director of the Division may issue a permit to organizations that provide care for disabled persons authorizing those disabled persons to fish in a specified body of water, on a designated date, provided they are escorted by the staff of the organization, without a license or stamp as required by Title 23 of the New Jersey Statutes. This permit allows the taking of any species at any location at any time, subject to the following requirements. For the purposes of this section, an "organization that provides care for the disabled" shall mean a governmental or licensed private care facility that is responsible for the physical or mental developmental health of persons who have a lifelong need of supervised care. "Disabled person" shall mean a person who has a condition that substantially limits one or more of the major life functions such as caring for themself, or limited mental development that prevents a person's caring for themself, seeing, hearing, or speaking.

(b) Applications shall be made to the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries, PO Box 400, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0400. Applications, in the form of a letter of request, shall be submitted at least 21 days prior to the event upon the organization's letterhead stationery. Applications shall contain the date or dates of the proposed event, the body of water involved, the number of disabled persons who will be authorized by the permit, and the number of care providers. Angling under the authority of this permit shall be in accordance to season, size, creel limit and equipment restrictions. The permit shall be issued when the Director determines that the event will provide a natural resource educational experience for disabled persons consistent with the goals of the Division.

New Rule, R.1997 d.538, effective 12/15/1997 (operative January 1, 1998).
See: 29 N.J.R. 3217(a), 29 N.J.R. 5289(a).
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.2004 d.451, effective 12/6/2004 (operative January 1, 2005).
See: 36 N.J.R. 3463(b), 36 N.J.R. 5400(a).
Amended by R.2010 d.013, effective 1/4/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 3004(a), 42 N.J.R. 63(a).
In (b), substituted "08625-0400" for "08625 0400" and inserted ", in the form of a letter of request,".