New Jersey § 23:4-2

§ 23:4-2.

No person shall capture, kill, injure, destroy or have in possession: a. In any one day more than the number of quail, male English or ring-necked pheasant,

partridge, ruffed grouse, gray squirrels or rabbits permitted by the respective provisions

of the State Fish and Game Code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said

code, more than ten quail, two male English or ring-necked pheasant, three partridge,

three ruffed grouse, six gray squirrels or six rabbits; b. During the open season therefor more than the number of English or ring-necked

pheasants or raccoons permitted by the respective provisions of the State Fish and

Game Code, or, in the absence of any such provision in said code, more than thirty

English or ring-necked pheasants or more than fifteen raccoons-- Under a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each bird, squirrel, raccoon or rabbit

captured, killed, injured, destroyed or had in possession in excess of the number

permitted by the respective provisions of said code, or, in the absence of any such

provision in said code, in excess of the number permitted by this section. No provision of the State Fish and Game Code prescribing bag limits or possession

limits for quail, male English or ring-necked pheasant, partridge, ruffed grouse,

gray squirrels, rabbits or raccoons and nothing in this section shall apply to a proprietor

of a hotel, restaurant or cafe having in possession at his hotel, restaurant or cafe

at any time any game raised on licensed game preserves tagged or marked in accordance

with law, or to any rabbit during the open season and for a period of ten days immediately

succeeding the open season.