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. The holder of a Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Vessel License or a Menhaden Purse
Seine Fishing Vessel Operator's License, issued pursuant to R.S.23:3-51 , and the holder of a Menhaden Landing License, issued pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2013, c. 74 ( C.23:3-51.3 ), shall not throw overboard, or otherwise release from a vessel or its nets into
the waters of the State: (1) any quantity of dead fish, except during the course
of fishing operations; or (2) any refuse, litter, or garbage of any kind. b. Whenever any fish, fish parts, refuse, litter, or garbage of any kind is released
during, or as a result of, a menhaden fishing or landing operation, in violation of
the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the holder of a Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Vessel License , a Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Vessel Operator's License, or a Menhaden Landing License, as the case may be, shall report the release to the
department as soon as possible and initiate a cleanup of the release within 24 hours
thereof, at the licensee's expense, if the release is likely to impact the shoreline. c. In the event that a licensee fails to initiate a cleanup, in accordance with the
provisions of subsection b. of this section, within 24 hours after a release begins,
the department may conduct or arrange for the cleanup of the release. However, the licensee shall be liable to pay all costs associated with the cleanup,
including any administrative costs incurred by the department. Costs imposed pursuant to this subsection may include the costs associated with
damages to, or the cleanup of, marine and estuarine waters of the State, or the State's
beaches, shorelines, and marshes.
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Section 23:3-51 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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