New Jersey § 23:9-8
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 23:9-8, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23:9-8.
No person shall fish for food fish in the Delaware river below Trenton falls with
any device, method or means, except as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game
Code, or if none are so prescribed then excepting by the following devices and under
regulations and restrictions hereinafter described, to wit: A seine, a gill net,
an eelpot, or fyke net, each without wings, a parallel net, or stake net at the edge
of low water, and rods and lines, or hand lines, otherwise known as dipsey or throw
lines, each having not more than 3 hooks. No person shall fish for food fish above Trenton falls with any device, method or
means except as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are
so prescribed in said code, then excepting the following devices and under regulations
and restrictions hereinafter described, to wit: A seine, an eelpot or a fyke net,
each without wings, and rods and lines or hand lines, otherwise known as dipsey or
throw lines, each having not more than 3 hooks. The number of rods and lines or hand lines shall not exceed such number as shall be
prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so prescribed then they
shall not exceed 3 of 1 or other device named. Any person who shall use or employ any method or device for catching food fish other
than such as shall be prescribed in the State Fish and Game Code, or if none are so
prescribed then other than those named in this section, or shall use or employ any
device prescribed in said code or named in this section contrary to the regulations
or restrictions hereinafter mentioned, as the case may be, shall be subject to a fine
of $20.00.
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What does New Jersey Statutes § 23:9-8 cover?
Section 23:9-8 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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