New Jersey § 23:4-42
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 23:4-42, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23:4-42.
a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, no person shall hunt for, pursue, shoot at, take, kill, wound or
attempt to take, kill or wound a deer of any description prohibited by the provisions
of the State Fish and Game Code, or hunt for, pursue, shoot at, take, kill, wound
or attempt to take, kill or wound any wild deer at any time except during the period
permitted by the State Fish and Game Code, or kill in any one year more than the number of deer permitted by the State Fish and Game Code. b. The owner or lessee of any land, a portion of which is under cultivation, or the
authorized agents of the owner or lessee having on their person a written permit issued
by the division and countersigned by the owner or lessee may kill any deer that may
be found on that land during the period covered by the permit. If requested by the owner or lessee of the land, the period covered by the permit
issued to the owner or lessee, or authorized agent thereof, shall also include the
entire months of February and March. The carcass of a deer killed under such permit shall become the property of the
division and may be removed and disposed of in the manner it directs. For the purpose of this section, “ land under cultivation ” shall mean (1) pasture fields that are seeded with cultivated grass or that have been so seeded within the prior 12 months, or (2) land on which planted crops are growing or were growing within the prior 12 months. The division may require the owner or lessee of the land to provide evidence of
deer damage within the prior 12 months as a condition of issuing a permit pursuant
to this subsection .
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 23:4-42
What does New Jersey Statutes § 23:4-42 cover?
Section 23:4-42 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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