New Jersey § 23:10-20
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 23:10-20, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23:10-20.
23:10-20. A member of the Fish and Game Council and any conservation police officer may, without warrant search and examine any boat, conveyance, vehicle, fish
box, fish basket, game bag, game coat , or other receptacle for game and fish, when he has reason to believe that a provision
of this Title, or any law supplementary thereto, or the State Fish and Game Code has
been violated, and shall seize and take possession of any firearms, bows and arrows,
shells or cartridges, fishing rods and reels, fishing lines, knives, lights, slingshots,
traps, spears, spear guns , or any other article or equipment that has been illegally used or any bird, animal
or fish unlawfully caught, taken, killed, had in possession or under control, shipped
or about to be shipped. A court, upon receiving proof of probable cause for believing in the concealment
of a bird, animal or fish so unlawfully caught, taken, killed, had in possession or
under control, shipped or about to be shipped, shall issue a search warrant and cause
a search to be made in any place, and to that end, may, after demand and refusal,
cause any building, inclosure , or car to be entered, and any apartment, chest, box, locker, crate, basket , or package to be broken open and its contents examined by a member of the Fish and
Game Council or any conservation police officer. All firearms, bows and arrows, shells or cartridges, fishing rods and reels, fishing
lines, knives, lights, slingshots, traps, spears, spear guns , or any other article or equipment that has been illegally used and seized by a member
of the council or any conservation police officer shall be returned to the defendant when and if the case has been dismissed,
if he has been found not guilty, or if he has been convicted and has paid the penalty
and costs imposed, if any. The member of the council or conservation police officer shall not be liable for damages by reason of any such search or the seizure
of any nets or fishing, hunting or trapping apparatus in accordance herewith.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 23:10-20
What does New Jersey Statutes § 23:10-20 cover?
Section 23:10-20 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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