New Jersey § 23:2a-4
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 23:2a-4, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23:2a-4.
a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the diamondback terrapin
shall be designated as a nongame indigenous species and shall be subject to the laws,
rules, and regulations governing the importation, care, possession, and breeding of
that type of animal in the State. b. Any diamondback terrapin, including any nest or egg thereof, shall be protected
by the Department of Environmental Protection, any other State agency, and any local
governmental entity in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongame species
of reptile indigenous to the State that is protected by “The Endangered and Nongame
Species Conservation Act,” P.L.1973, c. 309 ( C.23:2A-1 et seq. ), any other applicable State law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. c. The commissioner shall investigate populations, distribution, habitat needs, limiting
factors, and other biological and ecological data concerning the State's diamondback
terrapin population to determine management measures necessary for their continued
ability to sustain themselves successfully. On the basis of such determinations, the commissioner shall develop management programs
which shall be designed to insure the continued ability of the State's diamondback
terrapin population to perpetuate themselves successfully.
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