New Jersey § 23:3-51
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 23:3-51, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23:3-51.
a. A person who violates any provision of R.S.23:3-51 , R.S.23:3-52 , or P.L.2013, c. 74 ( C.23:3-51.2 et al.) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 73 of P.L.1979, c.
199 ( C.23:2B-14 ). In addition to those penalties, if a licensee: (1) falsifies or misrepresents any
information contained in a report submitted pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2013, c. 74 ( C.23:3-51.6 ) or section 10 of P.L.2013, c. 74 ( C.23:3-51.8 ); (2) fails to report a release as required by section 12 of P.L.2013, c. 74 ( C.23:3-51.10 ); or (3) fishes in, or allows a purse seine or shirred net to drift into, any restricted
fishing area, as prohibited by subsection g. of R.S.23:3-51 , the licensee shall be subject to the following periods of license suspension: (1) a 30-day suspension of their license for a first offense; (2) a 60-day suspension of their license for a second offense; and (3) a 180-day suspension of their license for a third or subsequent offense. b. (1) If a license is suspended pursuant to subsection a. of this section, and, for
three years thereafter, the licensee does not commit another offense warranting suspension
of their license, the initial offense warranting license suspension shall be removed
from consideration in determining an applicable term of license suspension for any
offense committed by the licensee after that three-year period. (2) The forgiveness of prior offenses provided for by this subsection shall apply
only to those determinations that pertain to the calculation of applicable license
suspension periods. All prior offenses shall be taken into account in the calculation of any monetary
penalties provided for by P.L.2013, c. 74 ( C.23:3-51.2 et al.). c. A license suspension imposed pursuant to this section shall be applicable to both
the licensee and the licensed vessel, if any, and shall be carried out during the
normal season of fishing operations, which extends from May 15 through October 15
of each year. If the duration of a license suspension period is not completed during the current
year's normal season of fishing operations, the balance of the license suspension
shall be made up during the following year's normal season of fishing operations.
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