N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25A-2.7

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

Section 7:25A-2.7 - Direct market harvest records required

(a) All oyster dredge vessel license holders shall provide to the Division weekly direct market harvest reports on forms supplied by the Division. Weekly reports shall include the following information:

1. The oyster dredge vessel name and oyster dredge vessel license number;

2. The harvest dates and, for each date, the numbers of bushels harvested, the corresponding tag numbers and the name of the seed bed harvested in accordance with a chart supplied by the Division;

3. For each harvest date, the designated landing site at which the direct market harvest oysters were landed and the dealer to whom the oysters were sold; and

4. The name and signature of harvester attesting to the validity of the report (see N.J.A.C. 7:25A-1.13).

(b) Weekly direct market harvest reports shall be submitted to:

Delaware Bay Office

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Fish and Wildlife

1672 E. Buckshutem Road

Millville, New Jersey 08332

(c) Weekly oyster harvest reports must be received by the Division no later than five business days after the end of the week during which oysters were harvested.

(d) If the holder of an oyster dredge vessel license has harvested his or her total season allocation, the license holder shall submit a final weekly report indicating that the total allocation has been utilized.

(e) The renewal of an oyster dredge vessel license is specifically conditioned on compliance by the licensee with all the requirements of this subchapter. The Department shall not renew an oyster dredge vessel license for a licensee who has not filed the required weekly reports in a timely fashion, as specified in this section.

(f) Disclosure of information provided in an individual's weekly harvest report submitted to the Division is subject to the limitations and requirements of N.J.S.A. 23:2B-9.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25A-2.7