New Jersey § 23:2a-6

§ 23:2a-6.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1973, c. 309 ( C.23:2A-6 ), section 6 of P.L.2016, c. 6 ( C.23:2A-6.1 ), or any other State law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to

the contrary, unless such activity is otherwise prohibited by federal law, a person

may possess, transport, import, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship wildlife,

or part or product thereof: (1) for purposes related to the conduct of biomedical

research at a facility licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant

to the federal “Animal Welfare Act,” 7 U.S.C. s.2131 et seq., or at a facility conducting biomedical research in compliance with the “Public Health

Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” issued by the United

States National Institutes of Health; (2) in accordance with the terms of any federal

permit or permit issued under the laws or regulations of another state, if the wildlife,

or part or product thereof, enters the State from another state or from a point outside

the territorial limits of the United States, and is transported across the State destined

for a point beyond the State; or (3) in the course of undertaking any law enforcement

activities pursuant to federal or State law, or other mandatory duties required by

federal or State law, if the person is an employee or agent of the federal government,

the State government, or a bi-state authority.